About

Yes Chad, also known as Nordic Gamer, refers to a drawn image of a blond man with blue eyes often wearing a SteelSeries headset, usually captioned "Yes." The image is a subformat of Nordic / Mediterranean 4chan meme and originated on Twitter in early August 2019. The image has been used as a reaction and an exploitable on Twitter, 4chan and other online platforms, usually used to debase those attempting to mock or bully a person for their personal traits or interests.

Origin

On August 1st, 2019, Twitter user @yachs_91 posted an image combining an instance of Grayons meme and a variation of Nordic / Mediterranean exploitable (shown below).^[1] The tweet gained over 230 retweets and 930 likes in one day.

Spread

In the following days, the image received notable spread on Twitter as an exploitable and a reaction, with some instances of the meme also spreading to 4chan. For example, on August 2nd, 2019, Twitter user @C0atThe posted a meme based on the exploitable which gained over 30 retweets and 170 likes (shown below, left).^[2] On August 27th, 2019, Twitter user @joerogarn posted a variation of the meme which gained over 540 retweets and 2,400 likes (shown below, right).^[3]

In the following weeks, more variations of the meme appeared on Twitter, 4chan, Reddit and other platforms, with the original image used both as a reaction and an exploitable.

Trad Girl

Trad Girl is a female Wojak variation meant to represent traditional values which often appears alongside Nordic in Yes Chad memes.

Various Examples

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Search Interest

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