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Kid vs adult reaction to seeing the Spider-Man actress

This is a three-panel collage reaction meme. The top panel features Zendaya (who played MJ in the Spider-Man film franchise) giving a half-salute with a sarcastic smile, with the word 'sarcasm' placed next to her, and overlaid text reading 'When I saw her in the spider man movie'. The bottom left panel shows Steve Harvey laughing loudly with his mouth wide open, labeled '*Me as a kid*', referencing that the viewer had no romantic interest in the actress when they were younger. The bottom right panel shows a blurry shot of Steve Harvey looking stunned and holding his hand over his mouth, labeled '*Me now*', referencing that as an adult, the viewer now finds the actress very attractive. The 'sarcasm' label on the top panel is an ironic joke, as the reaction shown in the bottom panels is completely genuine, not sarcastic.
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A relatable joke about finding the Spider-Man actress attractive as an adult, when you did not care about her as a child

Overview

This is a three-panel collage reaction meme. The top panel features Zendaya (who played MJ in the Spider-Man film franchise) giving a half-salute with a sarcastic smile, with the word 'sarcasm' placed next to her, and overlaid text reading 'When I saw her in the spider man movie'. The bottom left panel shows Steve Harvey laughing loudly with his mouth wide open, labeled 'Me as a kid', referencing that the viewer had no romantic interest in the actress when they were younger. The bottom right panel shows a blurry shot of Steve Harvey looking stunned and holding his hand over his mouth, labeled 'Me now', referencing that as an adult, the viewer now finds the actress very attractive. The 'sarcasm' label on the top panel is an ironic joke, as the reaction shown in the bottom panels is completely genuine, not sarcastic.

Origin notes

This meme was distributed via RSS feed from the X.com (formerly Twitter) account @WholesomeMeme. It is a remix of two widely used existing meme templates: the sarcastic Zendaya salute template, and the Steve Harvey 'me as a kid vs me now' reaction template, edited together to create a relatable joke about changing romantic preferences as people age.

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