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It was so traumatic

The meme features a pre-existing viral reaction image of a man with his face illuminated by bright blue light, looking extremely horrified and distressed as he stares up at a ham sandwich on a sesame seed bun held above him. The sandwich is labeled with the name 'KATY PERRY' in bold white capital text, while the man's face is labeled 'RUBY ROSE' in the same text style. The joke plays on the widely publicized former romantic relationship between the two celebrities Katy Perry and Ruby Rose, using the man's horrified reaction to imply that being in a relationship with Katy Perry was a traumatic experience for Ruby Rose, matching the original post title 'It was so traumatic'.
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Overview

The meme features a pre-existing viral reaction image of a man with his face illuminated by bright blue light, looking extremely horrified and distressed as he stares up at a ham sandwich on a sesame seed bun held above him. The sandwich is labeled with the name 'KATY PERRY' in bold white capital text, while the man's face is labeled 'RUBY ROSE' in the same text style. The joke plays on the widely publicized former romantic relationship between the two celebrities Katy Perry and Ruby Rose, using the man's horrified reaction to imply that being in a relationship with Katy Perry was a traumatic experience for Ruby Rose, matching the original post title 'It was so traumatic'.

Origin notes

This meme was originally posted on Reddit in meme sharing communities, with the official original title 'It was so traumatic'. It is a remixed edit of a pre-existing popular reaction meme of a man looking terrified at food held over his face, with added text labels referencing celebrities Katy Perry and Ruby Rose to make a joke about their past public relationship.

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