I hate gay halloween meme

I Hate Gay Halloween refers to a catchphrase and phrasal template meme that began making a yearly resurgence in late October in the early s. The trend shows LGBTQ+ internet users making jokes about how they "Hate Gay Halloween," followed by an example of a niche or obscure costume that would most likely only land with another gay person. The "I Hate Gay Halloween" Meme Is The Most Absurdly Funny Meme Of The Year No offense, but gay people do Halloween better.

'I hate gay Halloween:' How queer people's creative, niche costumes became the funniest new meme. "I Hate Gay Halloween ” memes combine the catchphrase with photos of niche Halloween costumes worn by members of the LGBTQ community. If you’re a procrastinating queer who’s waited until the last possible minute to choose a costume, let this compilation of our favorite “Gay Halloween” memes serve as guidance.

The “gay Halloween” trend is

In gay world, Halloween is the one night a year when "chronically online" people can dress as a ghost, cowboy or fashion designer Queen of Melrose explaining how her grandmother converted from Catholicism to Jehovah's Witnesses at a dysfunctional family dinner. In the internet's latest trend, people are showing off their hyper-specific Halloween costumes of niche pop culture references. These elaborate outfits honor a wide range of material including viral memes, song lyrics, reality TV scenes, celebrity interviews, AI generated images and objects in films.

There are truly no limits. On X, formerly Twitter, posts open with the same signature phrase, "I hate gay Halloween, what do you mean you're" followed by the description of the costume, a photo of the costume and a reference. For Dylan Guerra, a year-old New York based writer and director, finding the perfect costume to wear to his friend's gay costume party is a mission.

His initial concept, fusing Marvel's " Madame Web " with " Survivor " contestant Amanda Kimmel, failed to come into fruition on time for his party. Instead, Guerra found a raggedy green wig in his closet that reminded him of the fiasco Willy Wonka experience in Scotland that went viral earlier this year. And so he dressed as the female Oompa Loompa performer.

Finding the right pockets of cultural intersections that we can laugh at in what I think is the best holiday. Even through posts like Guerra's, which garnered nearly , likes on X, have become extra popular on social media this year, niche costumes are nothing new. Gabe Bergado, a year-old editor and comedian from California, always goes all out for the holiday. He explained that while the concept of "gay Halloween" has long existed, he's thrilled to see it spiral into a new life form.

This year, he embodied the father in the viral video of a baby excited for a trip to the Four Seasons Resort Orlando. Whether it's reconceptualizing two ideas or subverting popular internet moments, Bergado said he values seeing other people's creativity. Like, what do you mean you're a nurse or a witch," Bergado said mentioning another popular post. Queer couples are also getting in on the trend including Motti, a year-old comedian based in New York, who goes only by their first name.

While their redhead girlfriend Britt Migs already planned on being pop star Chappell Roan , Motti wanted a costume that would compliment hers. So they decided to be a passenger seat, referencing a lyric from the singer's track "Casual. They began crafting the costume since early August and once the "gay Halloween" posts gained traction, it was clear how the couple would share it with the world.

People put a lot of thought into it and we're like pulling out really niche references. Some spend months planning out the perfect "gay Halloween" costumes, but Holly West had less than a day to put a costume together for a party she was invited to at the last minute. The year-old theme park performer from western Ohio quickly opted to be the young girl wearing purple glitter in the viral video on former platform Vine. Using the right shades of eyeshadow and glitter as well as an Oscar worthy impression of the child, West nailed the look.

Despite it taking a while for guests to figure out what her costume was, her X post received over 3. She explained that the trend of niche costumes has grown so popular because the creativity of queer people. Home U. Show Caption. Hide Caption. Facebook Twitter Email. Share your feedback to help improve our site!