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Secretly Supported Tom Instead of Jerry Meme

This is a single image meme featuring a promotional still of Rami Malek as his character Elliot Alderson from the TV show Mr. Robot, wearing a black hoodie and staring intently at the viewer with a serious, brooding expression. The top overlaid text reads 'I may look normal but', and the bottom text delivers the punchline: 'I used to support Tom instead of Jerry in childhood.' The joke plays on the common cultural consensus that Jerry the mouse is the sympathetic protagonist of the *Tom and Jerry* cartoons, so supporting the cat Tom is framed as an unexpected, almost 'edgy' secret that contrasts with a person's normal outward appearance, leaning into the secretive, anti-establishment vibe of the Mr. Robot character.
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I may look normal but
I used to support Tom instead of Jerry in childhood.

Overview

This is a single image meme featuring a promotional still of Rami Malek as his character Elliot Alderson from the TV show Mr. Robot, wearing a black hoodie and staring intently at the viewer with a serious, brooding expression. The top overlaid text reads 'I may look normal but', and the bottom text delivers the punchline: 'I used to support Tom instead of Jerry in childhood.' The joke plays on the common cultural consensus that Jerry the mouse is the sympathetic protagonist of the Tom and Jerry cartoons, so supporting the cat Tom is framed as an unexpected, almost 'edgy' secret that contrasts with a person's normal outward appearance, leaning into the secretive, anti-establishment vibe of the Mr. Robot character.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the RSS feed of the X.com (formerly Twitter) account @WholesomeMeme, which shares lighthearted, relatable meme content. The base image is a widely used meme template taken from promotional material for the TV series Mr. Robot, typically used to reveal a seemingly unusual or controversial personal opinion that clashes with a person's regular outward presentation.

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