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Just missing Santa… Kanye West's Absurd Betrayal List

This is a two-panel comedy meme. The top header text reads "Kanye West posts list of everyone he feels betrayed by:". The left panel shows a fake edited screenshot of a tweet from Kanye West's verified account @kanyewest, which first reads "I AM IN PAIN THAT NO ONE PERSON CAN FIX", followed by a long list titled "THE BETRAYAL" of supposed people who betrayed him. The list mixes real public figures Kanye has had public feuds with (including Kim Kardashian, Donald Trump, LeBron James, Pete Davidson), completely unrelated historical figures, fictional characters (Curious George, Patrick Star), and the out-of-place entry "Adolf" referencing Adolf Hitler. The right panel features a popular reaction meme: a man in a formal suit gestures dismissively with an outstretched hand, next to a peeking, confused and skeptical-looking Curious George, which highlights the absurdity of the fictional children's book monkey being included on the supposed betrayal list, mocking how unhinged and nonsensical Kanye West's public social media posts are perceived to be.
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Kanye West posts list of everyone he feels betrayed by:; I AM IN PAIN THAT NO ONE PERSON CAN FIX; THE BETRAYAL: Kim Kardashian, IShowSpeed, Diddy, Ty $, Harriet Tubman, North West, Pusha, Freddie Gibson, Cudi, Curious George, Donald Trump, Pete Davidson, Patrick Star, LeBron James, King Von, Playboi Carti, James Murray, Adolf

Overview

This is a two-panel comedy meme. The top header text reads "Kanye West posts list of everyone he feels betrayed by:". The left panel shows a fake edited screenshot of a tweet from Kanye West's verified account @kanyewest, which first reads "I AM IN PAIN THAT NO ONE PERSON CAN FIX", followed by a long list titled "THE BETRAYAL" of supposed people who betrayed him. The list mixes real public figures Kanye has had public feuds with (including Kim Kardashian, Donald Trump, LeBron James, Pete Davidson), completely unrelated historical figures, fictional characters (Curious George, Patrick Star), and the out-of-place entry "Adolf" referencing Adolf Hitler. The right panel features a popular reaction meme: a man in a formal suit gestures dismissively with an outstretched hand, next to a peeking, confused and skeptical-looking Curious George, which highlights the absurdity of the fictional children's book monkey being included on the supposed betrayal list, mocking how unhinged and nonsensical Kanye West's public social media posts are perceived to be.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit, as specified in the provided source information, originally posted under the title "Just missing Santa…", a joke that the list of random, unrelated entries is so absurd it is only missing Santa Claus to be even more ridiculous. It is a remixed meme that combines the trend of parodying Kanye West's well-documented history of erratic, unhinged public rants and grievance lists posted on social media, and the popular Curious George confused reaction meme format. The meme was created using the Mematic mobile meme editor, as visible from the watermark at the bottom left of the left panel.

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