About

"I'm a Top" "I'm a Bottom" is a phrasal template meme following the structure, "'I'm a top,' 'I'm a bottom,' ok?? I'm a X? I'm Y?" Memes using a similar format first started appearing online in mid-2022 in the form of image macros referencing the Radiohead song "Creep." The meme was further popularized as a text-based format on X / Twitter in late October 2024.

Origin

On September 23rd, 2022, X^[1] user @literallymecats posted an image macro of a cat under the caption, "'I'm a top' 'I'm a bottom' ok well I'm a creep I'm a weirdo," garnering over 34,000 likes in two years. This is the earliest known example of the meme.

Spread

The format continued to spread over the following months. On September 28th, 2022, X^[2] user @DMbuttstuff posted an image macro using the same caption as the original over an image of the members of Radiohead, garnering over 17,000 likes in two years.

The meme saw a significant increase in use as a text-based format on X in 2024, peaking in interest that October. On August 5th, 2024, X^[3] user @rivkahreyes posted, "'I’m a top' 'I’m a bottom' ok??? I am unwritten can’t read my mind I’m undefined :)" garnering over 790 likes in two months.

On October 16th, X^[4] user @toraostar posted a version referencing the My Name Is Giovanni Giorgio meme that gained over 2,600 likes in a week.

On October 19th, 2024, X^[5] user @RealSawamura posted a version of the meme referencing the Metal Gear song "Snake Eater," garnering over 15,000 likes in five days.

On October 23rd, X^[6] user @beesballgame posted a version of the meme reading, "'I’m a top' 'I’m a bottom' I don’t think you guys really understand how baseball innings work but that’s okay," garnering over 18,000 likes in a day. That day, the meme was included in Digg's^[7] weekly meme review piece.

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