How Does It Feel To Be On The Other Side Of A Meme?

Mirrored reversed text that reads 'HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A MEME?' when flipped to a normal reading orientation

This meta meme features Sesame Street puppet characters Bert and Ernie looking directly at the viewer. All overlaid text is mirrored/reversed, as if it is written to be legible from the perspective of the two puppets rather than the person viewing the image. The text, when flipped, reads 'HOW DOES IT FEEL' at the top, and 'TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A MEME?' at the bottom. The joke plays on flipping the usual viewer-meme dynamic, implying that Bert and Ernie are looking at you as the meme, which aligns with the original title 'You are the meme'. Bert has a wide-eyed, neutral to slightly intense expression, while Ernie smiles cheerfully behind him, with party balloons visible in the background of the original Sesame Street scene.

This meme originates from Reddit meme communities, as confirmed by the provided source metadata. It uses a classic still of Bert and Ernie from the children's television series Sesame Street as the base template, edited to reverse all overlaid text to create the perspective flip gag. It circulates as a meta joke about meme culture, playing on the common experience of seeing the same recognisable characters used repeatedly in memes by inverting the point of view.