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Confessing to Being a Pokemon Card Reseller Instead of Coming Out as Queer

This crude MS Paint-style 2-panel comic meme follows a subversive joke structure. In the first panel, a nervous-looking man tells a group he has something important to confess, then reveals he works as a Pokemon cards reseller. The second panel shows two people in the group who are surrounded by confetti, holding a large 'GAY IS OKAY!' banner: one holds a small pride flag and wears a shirt reading 'i <3 trans', the other holds a gift box, both looking disappointed and confused. The humor comes from subverting expectations: the group was fully prepared to support an LGBT coming out, only to receive a confession of the generally fandom-frowned-upon act of reselling Pokemon cards, implying that being a Pokemon card reseller is considered more embarrassing or unacceptable in this context than being queer.
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guys... i have some thing i need to confess
I am Pokemon cards reseller
GAY IS OKAY!
i <3 trans

Overview

This crude MS Paint-style 2-panel comic meme follows a subversive joke structure. In the first panel, a nervous-looking man tells a group he has something important to confess, then reveals he works as a Pokemon cards reseller. The second panel shows two people in the group who are surrounded by confetti, holding a large 'GAY IS OKAY!' banner: one holds a small pride flag and wears a shirt reading 'i <3 trans', the other holds a gift box, both looking disappointed and confused. The humor comes from subverting expectations: the group was fully prepared to support an LGBT coming out, only to receive a confession of the generally fandom-frowned-upon act of reselling Pokemon cards, implying that being a Pokemon card reseller is considered more embarrassing or unacceptable in this context than being queer.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the RSS feed of the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, where it was originally shared. It uses a common expectation-subversion meme trope paired with crude, accessible MS Paint art, which is a popular format for relatable, humorous memes on Reddit and other English-language social media platforms.

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