What She Says, What She Means

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What She Says, What She Means is a series of posts on Tumblr which juxtapose the phrase "I'm fine" with a humorous translation describing the statement's implicit meaning. The posts are often used to make joke confessions regarding a specific fandom.

Origin

On March 31st, 2013, Tumblr user andogynous^[1] submitted a post with text "What she says: I'm fine, really. / What she means: Please come to Brazil" (shown below). Within three years, the post gained over 34,700 notes.

andogynous WHAT SHE SAYS: i'm fine. really. WHAT SHE MEANS: Please come to Brazil 34,741 notes Follow

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On September 3rd, 2013, Tumblr user ichikun^[5] published a post with a similar setup, in which the translation "what she means" describes a feeling of uneasiness towards the ending of the 2001 Hayao Miyazaki animated film Spirted Away. Within two years, the posted garnered upwards of 219,000 notes.

ichikun Follow what she says: i'm fine what she means: i will never achieve true closure and happiness unti i know for a fact that chihiro and haku found each other again after the events of spirited away 抓erally this has plagued my mind for years #shut up 219,565 notes

On November 8th, 2014, the stevebuscemi4prez Tumblr blog posted a variation of the joke praising actor Steve Buscemi, which received more than 83,000 notes over the next year.

stevebuscemi4prez Follow what she says: i'm fine what she means: i hate how people always make fun of steve buscemi because of the way he looks. he's such a sweet man and when he was younger he was so shy and anxious and didn't think he was good at anything. then he became a firefighter and he always does what he can to help in disasters like 9/11 and hurricane sandy and he's been married and been a dad for 20+ years and like he's done nothing problematic and he stays humble in such an un-humble business and he doesn't care about fame or popularity all he wants to do is what he loves and help people and inspire people and it physically pains me when people can say anything mean about him because he's done nothing wrong oh my god i'm going to cry #steve buscemi #my whole life summed up #mine 83,789 notes

On January 16th, 2015, Tumblr user aobasyellowsocks-official^[6] published a "what she says" post^[3] referencing The Brady Bunch-inspired "skule" meme (shown below). On January 18th, the Meme Documentation Tumblr reblogged the post.

Follow aobasyellowsocks-official What she says: I'm fine What she means: that's funny, I've never heard of a George Glass at our sküle #idk Why I did this #George glass #sure jam 810 notes 荆an Brady #sküle #ive never he

On April 29th, Tumblr user homuratrash^[2] published a "what she says" post featuring a verbose description of a Spongebob Squarepants episode. In the next three months, the post gained over 125,000 notes (shown below, left). On June 3rd, Tumblr user kotoricchi^[4] posted an example containing a referencing a moderator for the Tumblr blog SFRJ-News (shown below, right). In one month, the post received upwards of 10,100 notes.

homuratrash Follow what she says I'm fine what she means In the sixteen years since the release of the Spongebob episode, "Tea at the Treedome, " and simultaneously, the introduction of Sandy Cheeks, only one thing has baffled me. Sandy is clearly rather intelligent, as we can plainly see, and later, confirm, in the episode, "Chimps Ahoy," where we discover she works for the company Treedome Enterprises. She is an accomplished scientist and inventor, not to mention she is musically and athletically skilled. She must have gone to a prestigious school, and she ostensibly knows much about marine life, as she must have studied it extensively before she was assigned to her treedome in Bikini Bottom. That all said, it begs the question: how is she not imediately aware of Spongebob's need of water for survival? In "Tea at the Treedome, "she invites her new friend to her treedome, but it does not occur to her that he is a sea creature and needs a constant supply of water, much like she requires air? It just does not add up. And she is not one to miss social cues, either, so why does she fail to notice Spongebob's growing discomfort, and eventual aesperaτ!on? It nas been 16 years ana 1 nave not received closure on this gaping plot hole #yotrixster mode sucks ass ttit #its almost 3 am #spongebob #sb #i actually 125,237 notes

kotoricchi Follow what she says im fine what she means: mod sonic just got rid of the backbone of the entire blog. mod knuckles was here to keep her friends together and orderly. she was doing so well. she was gotten rid of purely because of mod sonic's vicious need of being in charge. the entire blog is going to fall to pieces. will another mod be introduced? we've already lost silver, tails, tikal, shadow, and now knuckles. five mods have been lost in four days. this is anarchy. mod sonic only cares for his girlfriend and his supposed affair with mod sally were these mods even friends in the first place? what Is real justice? #sfrj #1 cant believe this blog 10,150 notes

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External References

^[1] Tumblr – andogynous

^[2] Tumblr – homuratrash

^[3] Tumblr – Meme Documentation

^[4] Tumblr – kotoricchi

^[5] Tumblr – ichikun

^[6] Tumblr – abobayellowsocks-official

^[7] Tumblr – stevebuscemi4prez

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