About

Mama a Girl Behind You, also known as Mommy, Mama, a Girl Behind You or Mommy a Girl Behind You, refers to a viral video of a woman in a yellow top and pants being filmed by her kid who tells her, "Mommy, mama, a girl behind you," concerning a Snapchat filter showing a mini person dancing next to her. The original video was posted by Facebook user Keirra Denee' Smith in 2018. Her child was her son with the original caption reading, "When your son suppose to take your picture." In later years, many mistook the son for a daughter. In 2024, the video then resurfaced on TikTok, spawning a TikTok meme and trend in which users reenacted the video or used its sound in skits. The meme trended mostly within FlopTok circles, amassing edits within the subculture.

Origin

On July 18th, 2018, Twitter / X^[1] user @krystalsoboujee posted a screen recording of a Facebook video originally shared by user Keirra Denee' Smith 22 hours before. The video was originally taken on Snapchat with a captioned reading, "When your son suppose to take your picture." In the video, Smith is seen in yellow clothes being filmed by her son who says, "Mommy, mama, a girl behind you," concerning a filter that showed a little avatar dancing next to her.

Per the screen recording, the original Facebook video had amassed over 688,000 views and 3,200 reactions in a day. The tweet from @krystalsoboujee received over 189,000 likes in six years (shown below). The original Facebook post is currently undiscovered.

"mama a girl behind you" 🤣🤣😭💀💀 pic.twitter.com/HYljS3Vssv

— krystal please. (@krystalsoboujee) July 18, 2018

Mommy, mama, a girl behind you.
What are you…?

Spread

In the following years, the video was reposted en masse, evident in a repost shared by X^[2] user @erincsulli on May 10th, 2020, that amassed over 3,400 likes in four years. On February 13th, 2024, TikToker^[3] @cropitycrop posted the video, amassing over 3.6 million plays and 456,900 likes in seven months.

On August 26th, 2024, TikToker^[4] @happygigglybunny posted an edit with the video, gaining roughly 5.6 million plays and 1.5 million likes in nine days (shown below).

Going into late August and early September 2024, TikTokers evolved the trend. For instance, on August 27th, TikToker^[5] @oomovies posted a FlopTok edit that used the video, amassing over 452,100 plays and 127,300 likes in eight days (shown below).

TikTokers began reenacting the original video as well. For instance, on August 31st, 2024, TikToker^[6] @bezinhe posted a reenactment, gaining over 1.3 million plays and 187,200 likes in five days (shown below).

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