About

Some Of Y'all Lack, also known as Ethel Cain Fries, refers to a cryptic phrasal template meme that uses many interpretations like, "Some of y'all lack common sense," or, "Some of y'all lack class and seasoning," phrases alongside images of celebrities and items that should be more recognized or valued by the mainstream audience. The trend started on X in March 2021 after a user posted a picture of American rapper Common and a photo of cents with the caption "Some of y'all lack [common sense]." The meme resurfaced in mid-April 2025, after an Ethel Cain fan uploaded an image of the singer paired with a photo of French fries. The meme gained traction as a Stan Twitter catchphrase, having a similar usage as the Onika Burger meme, working mostly about the funny and semi-nonsensical nature of the original tweet.

Origin

On March 30th, 2021, X^[4] user @gonorrheapills posted a picture of American rapper and actor Common alongside an image of cents with the caption, "Some of y'all lack [common sense]." The post (seen below) amassed over 66,000 likes and 17,000 reposts in four years.

Spread

On April 15th, 2025, X^[1] user @cornyloser tweeted the "Preachers Daughter" album cover of American singer Ethel Cain and a photo of a bag of French fries, captioning it, "Some of ya'll lack." The cryptic post amassed over 4 million views and 99,000 likes in three days (seen below).

The phrasal template was popularized on X over the next few days, sparking many variations in which fans added two images of something they consider "common sense," but not everyone likes or knows about it.

For instance, on April 16th, 2025, X^[2] user @rmjroan posted an image of the singer Chappell Roan and a Caesar salad picture, adding the caption, "some of y’all lack," which amassed roughly 4 million views and 79,000 likes in a day.

On the same day, X^[3] user posted a picture of the singer Ariana Grande and the Jiaozi Chinese dumpling. The post (seen below) received more than 847,000 views and 13,000 likes in a day.

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