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I'm Not Reading That is a catchphrase and meme format based on a screenshotted Twitter conversation where someone refuses to read a link when offered information. It's used as a simulated conversation between two people or entities where one of them is knowingly violating a certain law. When told that the person is breaking a law, and then linked the law that is being broken, the catchphrase is said by the offending party. The original tweet was posted in mid-2020, becoming an exploitable in the following months and years where users swap the people engaging in a discussion alongside their text.

Origin

On June 16th, 2020, Twitter[1] user @TheRocketRalph replied to a since-deleted tweet by @skaijackson, pointing out that doxxing is a crime. Twitter user @BarstoolSyria then asked to see that law, whereupon @bambooney linked an online copy of a legal text[2] defining the criminal act of stalking, which includes provisions for the usage of electronic communications to cause substantial emotional distress. @BarstoolSyria then replied that they refused to read the text provided. A screenshot of the interaction was uploaded to iFunny[3] three days later (shown below), spawning the format.

Rocket Ralph - BLM (see pinne.. 3h v Do you realize that doxxing is a crime 1 ♡ 273 Nate @BarstoolSyria · 3h Please show me the law president stupid j moron @ba. 3h v law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18.. 1 27 1 ♡ 177 Nate @BarstoolSyria · 3h I'm not reading that 22 ifunny.co 8

Do you realize that doxxing is a crime
Please show me the law
law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18…
I'm not reading that

Spread

The format continued to spread to new sites and platforms in the following months and years. On June 19th, 2021, the format was used on Reddit for the first time on the subreddit /r/MemeTemplatesOfficial,[4] gaining only 95 upvotes in six months (below, left). Much more traction was gained by a version[5] at /r/AnimalCrossing, also on that same day, gaining 68,100 upvotes in six months (below, right).

Aang @TheLastAirbender Do you realize that killing people is a crime 1 27 2 ♡ 273 Kyoshi @AvatarKyoshi Please show me the law 1 Roku @TheAvatarRoku law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18.. 1 27 1 ♡ 177 Kyoshi @AvatarKyoshi I'm not reading that 22 27 4 8.
Tom Nook @NooksCranny Do you realize that selling fake art is a crime 1 27 2 273 Redd @JollyRedd Please show me the law 1 Isabelle @DatBitchlsabelle law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18.. 1 ♡ 177 Redd @JollyRedd I'm not reading that 22 8

Almost a year later, the format reemerged into popularity, particularly on /r/HistoryMemes.[6][7][8] This is most prominently seen in the meme by Redditor[6] EUEagleHawk, in which Hitler is denying that it is against the law to invade Czechoslovakia, which gained 6,400 upvotes in three months (shown below).

Chamberlain @British PM You can't just invade Czechoslovakia 27 2 ♡ 273 Adolf Hitler @Reichskanzler Please show me the law 1 Chamberlain @British PM law.cornell.edu/munichagreement 1 177 Adolf Hitler ®reichskanzler I'm not reading that 22 t7 4 8 EUEagleHawk

Examples

Rocket Ralph - BLM (see pinne.. · 3h Do you realize that doxxing is a crime 27 2 273 Nate @BarstoolSyria · 3h Please show me the law 1 president stupidj moron @ba. · 3h v law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18. 1 271 177 Nate @BarstoolSyria · 3h I'm not reading that O 22 27 4 8
Mobius Do you realize that stabbing is a crime 273 Loki Please show me the law Mobius law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18.. O 177 Loki I'm not reading that O 22 8.
Pope Clement VII Do you realize that divorcing your wife is a crime 1 27 2 273 King Henry VIII Please show me the law 1 27 Pope Clement VII law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18.. 27 1 O 177 King Henry VII I'm not reading that O 22 27 4
USA @InGodWeTrust You can't shoot at combat medics 1 27 2 273 Jаpan @Dai Nippon Teikoku Please show me the law 1 27 USA @InGodWeTrust law.cornell.edu/genevaconvention... 1 27 1 177 Jаpan I'm not reading that @Dai Nippon Teikoku Q 22 27 4 ♡ 8
Kass @mizzkassE · 2h Do you realize that intentionally infecting someone with covid by not following the mask guidelines is a crime? 273 A Tip yao @currsorsmells · 6h Replying to @mizzkassE Please show me the law A Tip Kass @mizzkassE · 2h law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18. 177 A Tip yao @currsorsmells · 2h I'm not reading that 3 A Tip :
Pompey The Great You can't use your troops to march on Rome to avoid prosecution. 1 27 2 273 Julius Caesar Please show me the law 1 Pompey The Great law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18. 177 Julius Caesar | I'm not reading that O 22 8

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I'm Not Reading That meme format and catchphrase with the original tweet from Bar Stool Sports Syria.

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About

I'm Not Reading That is a catchphrase and meme format based on a screenshotted Twitter conversation where someone refuses to read a link when offered information. It's used as a simulated conversation between two people or entities where one of them is knowingly violating a certain law. When told that the person is breaking a law, and then linked the law that is being broken, the catchphrase is said by the offending party. The original tweet was posted in mid-2020, becoming an exploitable in the following months and years where users swap the people engaging in a discussion alongside their text.

Origin

On June 16th, 2020, Twitter[1] user @TheRocketRalph replied to a since-deleted tweet by @skaijackson, pointing out that doxxing is a crime. Twitter user @BarstoolSyria then asked to see that law, whereupon @bambooney linked an online copy of a legal text[2] defining the criminal act of stalking, which includes provisions for the usage of electronic communications to cause substantial emotional distress. @BarstoolSyria then replied that they refused to read the text provided. A screenshot of the interaction was uploaded to iFunny[3] three days later (shown below), spawning the format.


Rocket Ralph - BLM (see pinne.. 3h v Do you realize that doxxing is a crime 1 ♡ 273 Nate @BarstoolSyria · 3h Please show me the law president stupid j moron @ba. 3h v law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18.. 1 27 1 ♡ 177 Nate @BarstoolSyria · 3h I'm not reading that 22 ifunny.co 8

Do you realize that doxxing is a crime
Please show me the law
law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18…
I'm not reading that

Spread

The format continued to spread to new sites and platforms in the following months and years. On June 19th, 2021, the format was used on Reddit for the first time on the subreddit /r/MemeTemplatesOfficial,[4] gaining only 95 upvotes in six months (below, left). Much more traction was gained by a version[5] at /r/AnimalCrossing, also on that same day, gaining 68,100 upvotes in six months (below, right).


Aang @TheLastAirbender Do you realize that killing people is a crime 1 27 2 ♡ 273 Kyoshi @AvatarKyoshi Please show me the law 1 Roku @TheAvatarRoku law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18.. 1 27 1 ♡ 177 Kyoshi @AvatarKyoshi I'm not reading that 22 27 4 8. Tom Nook @NooksCranny Do you realize that selling fake art is a crime 1 27 2 273 Redd @JollyRedd Please show me the law 1 Isabelle @DatBitchlsabelle law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18.. 1 ♡ 177 Redd @JollyRedd I'm not reading that 22 8

Almost a year later, the format reemerged into popularity, particularly on /r/HistoryMemes.[6][7][8] This is most prominently seen in the meme by Redditor[6] EUEagleHawk, in which Hitler is denying that it is against the law to invade Czechoslovakia, which gained 6,400 upvotes in three months (shown below).


Chamberlain @British PM You can't just invade Czechoslovakia 27 2 ♡ 273 Adolf Hitler @Reichskanzler Please show me the law 1 Chamberlain @British PM law.cornell.edu/munichagreement 1 177 Adolf Hitler ®reichskanzler I'm not reading that 22 t7 4 8 EUEagleHawk

Examples

Rocket Ralph - BLM (see pinne.. · 3h Do you realize that doxxing is a crime 27 2 273 Nate @BarstoolSyria · 3h Please show me the law 1 president stupidj moron @ba. · 3h v law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18. 1 271 177 Nate @BarstoolSyria · 3h I'm not reading that O 22 27 4 8 Mobius Do you realize that stabbing is a crime 273 Loki Please show me the law Mobius law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18.. O 177 Loki I'm not reading that O 22 8. Pope Clement VII Do you realize that divorcing your wife is a crime 1 27 2 273 King Henry VIII Please show me the law 1 27 Pope Clement VII law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18.. 27 1 O 177 King Henry VII I'm not reading that O 22 27 4
USA @InGodWeTrust You can't shoot at combat medics 1 27 2 273 Jаpan @Dai Nippon Teikoku Please show me the law 1 27 USA @InGodWeTrust law.cornell.edu/genevaconvention... 1 27 1 177 Jаpan I'm not reading that @Dai Nippon Teikoku Q 22 27 4 ♡ 8 Kass @mizzkassE · 2h Do you realize that intentionally infecting someone with covid by not following the mask guidelines is a crime? 273 A Tip yao @currsorsmells · 6h Replying to @mizzkassE Please show me the law A Tip Kass @mizzkassE · 2h law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18. 177 A Tip yao @currsorsmells · 2h I'm not reading that 3 A Tip : Pompey The Great You can't use your troops to march on Rome to avoid prosecution. 1 27 2 273 Julius Caesar Please show me the law 1 Pompey The Great law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18. 177 Julius Caesar | I'm not reading that O 22 8

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