About

I Judge Guys By Their X is a phrasal template and image macro meme of a woman's selfie joking about what she judges guys for by adding realistic standards, most notably the catchphrase "I Judge Guys by Their Ability to Be Funny without Making Fun of Women or Minorities." The image macro became popularized as an exploitable in 2020, particularly on Twitter / X and Tumblr, where the text was altered via recaptioning.

Origin

The earliest known upload of the "I judge guys by their" meme was posted on X^[1] by user @viiaofficial on November 17th, 2020. The post features a young woman's selfie paired with the recaption "I judge guys by their ability to be funny without making fun of women or minorities." The post (seen below) received roughly 12 likes in four years and is unlikely to be the original post since it's recaptioned.

Spread

The image became popularized as an image macro meme throughout 2021 and 2023, typically being used in recaption jokes about women's expectations towards men. For example, on February 28th, 2021, Tumblr user @ohdearanotherdoggedcontender^[2] posted a version of the meme (seen below, left), recaptioning it as "I judge Bloodborne fans by how they treat the doll," which amassed over 1,900 likes in three years.

On November 1st, Tumblr user @USURATONKACHI^[3] posted a version of the meme recaptioning it as "I judge everyone by how they treat Sasuke," which garnered more than 1,900 likes in three years.

Various Examples

Search Interest

External References