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Boys huh? Misunderstanding pun meme with Homelander

This meme consists of a short text conversation followed by a reaction image. The text reads: 'bro: I like boys', 'me: which episode's your favorite?', 'bro: episode?', 'me:'. The image under 'me:' is a close-up shot of the character Homelander from the live-action series *The Boys* giving a blank, awkward, unamused stare. The joke is a pun-based misunderstanding: the speaker assumes 'boys' refers to the popular superhero TV show *The Boys*, while the 'bro' means he is romantically/sexually attracted to men, leading to an awkward moment of realization for the speaker.
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bro: I like boys
me: which episode's your favorite?
bro: episode?
me:

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A pun-based conversation about a misunderstanding of the phrase 'I like boys' paired with a Homelander reaction shot

Overview

This meme consists of a short text conversation followed by a reaction image. The text reads: 'bro: I like boys', 'me: which episode's your favorite?', 'bro: episode?', 'me:'. The image under 'me:' is a close-up shot of the character Homelander from the live-action series The Boys giving a blank, awkward, unamused stare. The joke is a pun-based misunderstanding: the speaker assumes 'boys' refers to the popular superhero TV show The Boys, while the 'bro' means he is romantically/sexually attracted to men, leading to an awkward moment of realization for the speaker.

Origin notes

This meme was originally posted on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, sourced via RSS with the original title 'Boys huh?'. It uses the widely circulated Homelander awkward stare reaction template taken directly from footage of the Amazon Prime original series The Boys, a popular source for reaction memes across social media platforms.

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