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They Just Look At You Like This or People Don't Even Say X Anymore is a catchphrase used in a series of phrasal template and image macro memes in which an image of someone staring in confusion or with a concerned look is paired with a variation of the caption, "People don't even X anymore, they just look at you like this."

The earliest known version of the meme features an image of rapper Boosie Badazz and was posted by X / Twitter user @jossehtx in March 2020. The meme became increasingly popular over the following years through variants like the People Don’t Even Ask To Hit Your Vape Anymore They Just Look at You Like This meme. Some of the most popular versions of the meme use an image of Brendan Fraser crying from The Whale. This image was popularized alongside the meme throughout 2026.

Origin

On March 12th, 2020, X^[1] user @jossehtx posted an image of Boosie Badazz eating with a confused look on his face under the caption, "people don’t even say 'bless you' anymore, they just look at you like this😭," garnering over 96,000 likes and 36,000 reposts in six years. This is the earliest known version of the meme.

Spread

On September 27th, 2021, Redditor bruhguacamole made a post to the /r/okbuddyretard^[2] subreddit sharing a meme that shows Chris Pratt's face under the caption, "People don't even say 'bless you' anymore, they just look at you like this," garnering over 4,700 upvotes in five years.

On December 19th, iFunny^[3] user LowIQ posted a version of the meme using a Traumatized Mr. Incredible image that gained over 20,000 Smiles in five years.

On April 30th, 2024, X^[7] user @awshuqs posted a People Don’t Even Ask To Hit Your Vape Anymore They Just Look at You Like This meme using the Ugly Duckling Pointing at Himself format, garnering over 2.8 million views and 59,000 likes in two years.

On January 30th, 2026, X^[4] user @PanasonicDX4500 posted a version of the meme using a frame from The Whale, writing, "republicans don’t even defend trump being in the epstein files anymore they just look at you like this," garnering over 234,000 likes in eight months.

On May 17th, Redditor KJ_DiamondMiner made a post to the /r/TheBoys^[5] subreddit, a subreddit for the TV series The Boys, writing, "The Boys fans don't even try to defend the show anymore, they just look at you like this," garnering over 19,000 upvotes in four months. The meme featuers an edit of Brendan Fraser as Homelander.

On September 27th, X^[6] user @MeinGottNiles posted a version of the meme that depicts Brendan Fraser as The Laughing Cow, referencing The Not Laughing Cow marketing campaign and memes, garnering over 53,000 likes in two days.

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