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Inside You There Are Two Wolves is the name of a proverb which began being parodied towards the end of 2018 and through the beginning of 2019. In the original proverb, a grandfather says there are two wolves fighting inside him, an evil one and a good one. His grandson asks, "who will win?" The grandfather replies, "The one you feed." In parodies, the story is often simplified to "There are two wolves inside you. One is X. The other is X. You are X."

Origin

The proverb's origins are murky. It has been attributed to Christian pastor Billy Graham in 1978, as well as the Cherokee Native American tribe (shown below).[1]

Two Wolves A Cherokee Legend An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.' He continued, "The other is good -he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you -and inside every other person, too." The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf wll win?" The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

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On November 14th, 2018, Facebook user Scorty Pippin posted a parody to Facebook page Useless, Unsuccessful, and/or Unpopular Memes.[5] The following daym Reddit user BreadCheese reposted a parody of the proverb in /r/comedyheaven,[3] gaining over 42,000 points (shown below, left). On December 16th, 2018, Tumblr user unclefather[2] posted an object labeling meme to make the punchline, "You have depression." The post gained over 121,000 notes (shown below, right).

dws me INSIDE OF EACH OF US ARE TWO WOLVES ONE IS NAMED TOBY THE OTHER IS NAMED TOBY BOTH WOLVES ARE NAMED TOBY
Inside Each of Us Are Two Wolves The other has depression One has depression You Have Depression

The format continued to see use into 2019. On March 22nd, 2019, an example posted to /r/SuddenlyGay by user avib101[4] gained over 480 points (shown below, left). Parodies saw an uptick following the June 5th, 2019 Nintendo Direct about Pokémon Sword and Shield, which announced the two new legendary Pokémon Zacian and Zamazenta, which are both wolves. Twitter user @FizzyDog_ parodied the "You Are Gay" edit with the Pokémon, gaining over 450 retweets and 800 likes (shown below, right).

INSIDE YOU THERE ARE TWO WOLVES ONE IS GAY THE OTHER ONE IS GAY YOU ARE GAY
Inside you are two wolves One is gay The other is gay You are gay

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INSIDE OFYOU THERE ARE TWO RATS in 814, at the death of CHARLEMAGNE SASCOTEANT SLES Seale of Miles 100 IRELAND Boundap TISH KINGDO THE OTHER HAS THE PLAGUE ONE HAS THE PLAGUE KINAD RB lgariahs AL Dunube tS Baika RLATIC SEA CORSICA dr RACE Rome Cunstantinople Boaorus INieres Toledo Naples SARDINIA RDOV AS I EASTE RN E M T M YOU HAVE THE PLAGUE LLPCATES CO., N.Y. 40 Greenwr Long
INSIDE YOU THERE ARE TWO WOLVES one is a pizza hut the other is a taco bell you are a combination pizza hut and taco bell
INSIDE YOU THERE ARE TWO WOLVES you should probably see a doctor, the recommended amount of wolves inside you is zero
of Inside Each us is Two Wolves The cther is gccd. One is evil. It is It is: joy. peace, anger, envy, love, hope, serenity, jealousy, scrrow, humility, kindness, regret greed. benevolence, arrcgance, empathy self-pity, euilt. generosity, truth, resentment, infericrity. @Quirky_Crafter compassiorn and lies, false pride. faith. superiority and ego. Which Wolf Wins? The One You Feed The Most.
count von teese Seguir @countvonroo There are two wolves inside of you. One has depression and the other is gay. Traducir Tweet
INSIDE YOU THERE ARE TWO WOLVES THE OTHER ONE IS WRONG ONE IS WRONG YOU ARE WRONG @FelixTheObjectivist

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[1] First People – Two Wolves

[2] Tumblr – unclefather

[3] Reddit – /r/comedyheaven

[4] Twitter – @FizzyDog_

[5] Facebook – Useless, Unsuccessful, and/or Unpopular Memes



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Inside You There Are Two Wolves

Updated Jan 22, 2021 at 10:11AM EST by Matt.

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Related Explainer: Where Does The 'Inside You There Are Two Wolves' Meme Come From?

About

Inside You There Are Two Wolves is the name of a proverb which began being parodied towards the end of 2018 and through the beginning of 2019. In the original proverb, a grandfather says there are two wolves fighting inside him, an evil one and a good one. His grandson asks, "who will win?" The grandfather replies, "The one you feed." In parodies, the story is often simplified to "There are two wolves inside you. One is X. The other is X. You are X."

Origin

The proverb's origins are murky. It has been attributed to Christian pastor Billy Graham in 1978, as well as the Cherokee Native American tribe (shown below).[1]


Two Wolves A Cherokee Legend An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.' He continued, "The other is good -he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you -and inside every other person, too." The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf wll win?" The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

Spread

On November 14th, 2018, Facebook user Scorty Pippin posted a parody to Facebook page Useless, Unsuccessful, and/or Unpopular Memes.[5] The following daym Reddit user BreadCheese reposted a parody of the proverb in /r/comedyheaven,[3] gaining over 42,000 points (shown below, left). On December 16th, 2018, Tumblr user unclefather[2] posted an object labeling meme to make the punchline, "You have depression." The post gained over 121,000 notes (shown below, right).


dws me INSIDE OF EACH OF US ARE TWO WOLVES ONE IS NAMED TOBY THE OTHER IS NAMED TOBY BOTH WOLVES ARE NAMED TOBY Inside Each of Us Are Two Wolves The other has depression One has depression You Have Depression

The format continued to see use into 2019. On March 22nd, 2019, an example posted to /r/SuddenlyGay by user avib101[4] gained over 480 points (shown below, left). Parodies saw an uptick following the June 5th, 2019 Nintendo Direct about Pokémon Sword and Shield, which announced the two new legendary Pokémon Zacian and Zamazenta, which are both wolves. Twitter user @FizzyDog_ parodied the "You Are Gay" edit with the Pokémon, gaining over 450 retweets and 800 likes (shown below, right).


INSIDE YOU THERE ARE TWO WOLVES ONE IS GAY THE OTHER ONE IS GAY YOU ARE GAY Inside you are two wolves One is gay The other is gay You are gay

Various Examples


INSIDE OFYOU THERE ARE TWO RATS in 814, at the death of CHARLEMAGNE SASCOTEANT SLES Seale of Miles 100 IRELAND Boundap TISH KINGDO THE OTHER HAS THE PLAGUE ONE HAS THE PLAGUE KINAD RB lgariahs AL Dunube tS Baika RLATIC SEA CORSICA dr RACE Rome Cunstantinople Boaorus INieres Toledo Naples SARDINIA RDOV AS I EASTE RN E M T M YOU HAVE THE PLAGUE LLPCATES CO., N.Y. 40 Greenwr Long INSIDE YOU THERE ARE TWO WOLVES one is a pizza hut the other is a taco bell you are a combination pizza hut and taco bell INSIDE YOU THERE ARE TWO WOLVES you should probably see a doctor, the recommended amount of wolves inside you is zero of Inside Each us is Two Wolves The cther is gccd. One is evil. It is It is: joy. peace, anger, envy, love, hope, serenity, jealousy, scrrow, humility, kindness, regret greed. benevolence, arrcgance, empathy self-pity, euilt. generosity, truth, resentment, infericrity. @Quirky_Crafter compassiorn and lies, false pride. faith. superiority and ego. Which Wolf Wins? The One You Feed The Most. count von teese Seguir @countvonroo There are two wolves inside of you. One has depression and the other is gay. Traducir Tweet INSIDE YOU THERE ARE TWO WOLVES THE OTHER ONE IS WRONG ONE IS WRONG YOU ARE WRONG @FelixTheObjectivist

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External References

[1] First People – Two Wolves

[2] Tumblr – unclefather

[3] Reddit – /r/comedyheaven

[4] Twitter – @FizzyDog_

[5] Facebook – Useless, Unsuccessful, and/or Unpopular Memes

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