You Gotta Hit Them With the Stare
Added by Philipp • Updated 4 months ago by Philipp
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Type: Image Macro, Reaction, Catchphrase,
Tags: you gotta hit em with the stare, when says something so, the nordic stare, staring animals, you gotta hit them with that stare, give them the stare,
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About • Origin • Spread • Various Examples • Search Interest • External References • |
About
You Gotta Hit Them With the Stare is a catchphrase used in a series of reaction image macros of people staring captioned with the phrasal template "The X Stare: When Y Says Something So Z You Gotta Hit Them With the X Stare." Spawned by a version of The Fluoride Stare meme, the format gained virality on iFunny in December 2022.
Origin
The "You Gotta Hit Them With the Stare" meme format derived from the Fluoride Stare memes, circulated within conspiracy theory communities online since 2016.
On April 15th, 2016, the Facebook[1] group Flat Earth Matters shared a meme that had text in Impact font reading, "When You Mention Flat Earth And All You Get Back Is That Fluoride Stare" (shown below, left). The post gained over 650 reactions and 1,500 shares in six years. On April 21st, 2022, Instagram[2] page welding_irony posted a version that gained over 2,900 likes in two years (shown below, right).
![Fluoride Stare Meme (original) WHENYOU MENTION FLAT EARTH AND ALL YOU GET BACK IS STARE COF ES fb.com/fematters THAT FLUORIDE STARE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/363/851/0e1.jpg)
![Fluoride Stare (meme) WHEN THE WOODWORKERS I HIT YOU WITH. FOLLOW @WELDING IRONY Ambass the Sala THE FLUORIDE STARE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/363/874/160.jpg)
The phrase "they hit you with the fluoride stare" spawned the snowclone. Prior to June 13th, 2022, an unknown user posted the earliest meme within the format, an image macro featuring American religious leader Joseph Smith (shown below). On June 13th, Twitter[3] user @BronzeAgeRetard made the earliest found repost of the image, used as a reaction to another post.
![The Nordic Stare (Censored) THE NORDIC STARE: WHEN A N SAYS SOMETHING SO SWARTHY THAT YOU GOTTA HIT THEM WITH THAT NORDIC STARE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/556/955/95f.jpg)
Spread
In the second half of 2022, the image saw spread online, used as a reaction on Twitter[4][5] and other sites.
In November 2022, the image spawned a phrasal template image macro format on iFunny. On November 16th, iFunny[6] user NewDixieParty posted the earliest found derivative meme based on the format that received over 30 smiles in four months (shown below, left). On December 6th, 2022, Twitter[7] gimmick account @NoContextVarg posted a Varg Vikernes meme that received over 110 retweets and 1,700 likes in three months (shown below, right).
![The Appalachian Stare THE APPALACHIAN STARE MAYBERRY WHEN A YANKEE SAYS SOMETHING SO NORTHERN YOU GOTTA HIT EM WITH THE APPALACHIAN STARE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/556/418/6a0.jpg)
![The Varg Vikernes Stare THE NORDIC STARE: WHEN AN R SAYS SOMETHING SO SWARTHY THAT YOU GOTTA HIT THEM WITH THAT NORDIC STARE](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
More versions of the meme, many referencing video games and other subcultures, went viral in late 2022 and early 2023. For example, on January 15th, 2023, iFunny[8] user PeshySoddle posted a version previously posted by now-defunct TikTok[9] account @sun.and.steelv11, with the image garnering over 5,000 smiles in two months (shown below, left). On March 3rd, iFunn[9]y user Sectionalism posted a The Elder Scrolls meme that received over 430 smiles in three weeks (shown below, right).
![The Hunter Gatherer Stare THE HUNTER GATHERER STARE WHEN THE NEOLITHIC FARMER SAYS SOMETHING SO GRAIN FED, YOU GOTTA HIT THEM WITH THE HUNTER GATHERER STARE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/556/430/9bf.jpg)
![That Altmer Stare PULM SERENA THAT ALTMER STARE TALET WHEN A NEBARRA SAYS SOMETHING SO DAEDRIC THAT YOU GOTTA HIT THEM WITH THAT ALTMER STARE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/556/439/473.jpg)
Various Examples
![That Chosen Stare THAT CHOSEN STARE WHEN A CATTLE ASS GENTILE SAYS SOMETHING SO ANTISEMITC THAT YOU GOTTA HIT EM WITH THE CHOSEN STARE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/556/429/afc.jpg)
![The Manlet Stare THE MANLET STARE WHEN A TALLOID SAYS SOMETHING SO LANKY YOU GOTTA HIT EM WITH THE MANLET STARE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/556/428/729.jpg)
![Honningbrew Stare WWE WHEN YOU MENTION TH THAT EVERY RACE OF CYRO- NORDIC MAN IS REPRESENTED WITHIN THE TALOS OVERSOUL fb.co AND ALL YOU GET BACK IS THAT HONNINGBREW STARE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/556/421/1d5.jpg)
![That Deep iFunny Stare THAT DEEP IFUNNY STARE WHEN A FEATURE CREATURE SAYS SOME NORMIE S--- YOU GOTTA HIT EM WITH THE DEEP IFUNNY STARE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/556/447/fdb.jpg)
![The White Woman Stare THE WHITE WOMAN STARE WHEN AN 80 IQ SWARTHOID CALLS YOUR HOME COOKED MEAL UNDERSEASONED AND YOU JUST GOTTA HIT EM WITH THE WHITE WOMAN STARE](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![The Orthodox Stare When a heretic says the most dumb opinion and you gotta hit them with the Orthodox (true doctrine as opposed to heterodox or heretical doctrines and their adherents) stare Casa ADIT KURZE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/556/433/55f.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Facebook – Flat Earth Matters
[2] Instagram – welding_irony
[3] Twitter – @BronzeAgeRetard
[4] Twitter – @purplerainblue
[5] Twitter – @AniaKoniec
[6] iFunny – NewDixieParty
[7] Twitter – @NoContextVarg
[8] iFunny – PeshySoddle
[9] TikTok – @sun.and.steelv11
[9] iFunny – Sectionalism
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