Shocked Cat + Peter Griffin Explain Colonial Lesbian Cat-Eating Myth Meme

This is a two-panel collage meme. The top panel features the viral 'shocked cat' reaction image with bold text: 'Lesbians... EAT WHAT!?' The bottom panel uses Peter Griffin from the animated sitcom *Family Guy*, paired with a detailed text block explaining the joke's origin. The humor stems from framing an absurd, unsubstantiated colonial American Puritan myth—about devil-worshipping women (falsely linked to lesbians) performing rituals involving eating cats, nudity, and cat blood—as a shocking reveal to the cat. The meme also leans into the popular trope of using Peter Griffin to overexplain joke context, adding a layer of self-referential humor about meme culture.

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Shocked Cat

Lesbians... EAT WHAT!?

Peter Griffin

You see, the joke here is that back in the days of colonial America, there was a myth about how devil worshipping women would perform a Satanic ritual where they would eat cats and make out while naked and covered in the feline's blood. Hence, the cat is shocked to hear that lesbians supposedly eat cats. There was no evidence of these rituals occurring, yet the fearmongering from hardcore Puritan Christians was prevalent. This meme is a nice nod to a lesser-known example of fearmongering during colonial

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Explanatory text about colonial Puritan myth linking lesbians to cat-eating rituals

Overview

This is a two-panel collage meme. The top panel features the viral 'shocked cat' reaction image with bold text: 'Lesbians... EAT WHAT!?' The bottom panel uses Peter Griffin from the animated sitcom Family Guy, paired with a detailed text block explaining the joke's origin. The humor stems from framing an absurd, unsubstantiated colonial American Puritan myth—about devil-worshipping women (falsely linked to lesbians) performing rituals involving eating cats, nudity, and cat blood—as a shocking reveal to the cat. The meme also leans into the popular trope of using Peter Griffin to overexplain joke context, adding a layer of self-referential humor about meme culture.

Origin notes

The top panel uses the 'Confused Cat at Dinner Table' (Shocked Cat) meme, which originated as a viral real-life cat photo, widely used for reaction content online. The bottom panel features Peter Griffin from Family Guy, a character frequently utilized in memes to provide overly detailed, deadpan explanations of jokes. This specific remix meme was likely created using basic image editing software like Photoshop or a mobile meme maker, and circulated on platforms like Reddit, Twitter/X, or Tumblr—spaces where meme remixes and niche historical joke content are popular. The myth referenced is a lesser-known example of Puritan-era fearmongering against marginalized groups, repurposed here for comedic effect.