I Feel This on an Emotional Level
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About
“I feel this on an emotional level” is an expression used to convey one's extreme emotional connection or feeling of empathy with an image or text post, in a similar vein to the use of the words this^ and feels.
Origin
The phrase was first used by Tumblr user oomshi[1] on May 30th, 2013, to describe his connection to an image of a man despairing over his spilled McDonald's meal. As of June 2014, the post has gained over 270,000 notes.
Spread
In late 2013, the phrase spread to other social media platforms. On November 3rd, 2013, Twitter user zachsnacks[7] tweeted the phrase to describe his relationship to an image set from the film The Adams Family. In less than a year the tweet gained over 500 favorites.
On December 6th, 2013, Twitter user ryanisnasty[6] used the phrase to respond to a tweet sent out by Fall Out Boy member Pete Wentz.[5]
On December 16th, 2013, Tumblr user amberawesomesauceinhiding[8] published a post featuring the phrase to relate to a tired looking Bart from The Simpson's. As of June 2014, the post has gained over 160,000 notes.
On January 21st, 2014, Tumblr user armins-blog[2] published a post featuring the phrase relating to Attack on Titan. As of June 2014, it has gained over 8,000 notes.
On February 15th, 2014, Tumblr user aphnetherlands[4] published a post featuring the phrase relating to annoying siblings. As of June 2014, it has gained over 2,000 notes.
On April 7th, 2014, Tumblr user hellkatsally[9] published a post featuring the phrase in response to a tweet by musician Jack Barakat. As of June 2014, it has gained over 7,000 notes.
On May 13th, 2014, Tumblr user dreambiglivebigger1[3] published a post featuring the phrase as a response to one of singer Marina Diaminda's tweets. As of June 2014, the post has gained over 42,000 notes.
On May 27th, 2014, kisslng[10] added the phrase to a photo of two police officers posing with some anti-police graffiti. As of June 2014, the post has gained over 1.2 million notes.
Notable Examples
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External References
[1] Tumblr- seksnalozku
[3] Tumblr – dreambiglivebigger1
[4] Tumblr – aphnetherlands
[6] Twitter- ryanisnasty
[7] Twitter- zachsnacks
[8] Tumblr- amberawesomesauceinhiding
[9] Tumblr- hellkatsally
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