Woman Clapped Back At Critics With Optical Illusion Outfit
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THIS WOMAN GOT CRITICIZED FOR HER LOOKS, AND THE NEXT DAY SHE CLAPPED BACK WITH A UNIQUE OUTFIT
Overview
This is a split-panel meme featuring an optical illusion trick from a content creator. The right panel shows an attractive young woman sitting in a streaming studio chair, wearing a simple black halter dress and a gaming headset. The left panel, labeled 'The Next Day', shows what looks like a completely different person: a figure covered entirely in black clothing and black face paint, sitting in the same pose in an identical chair in the same studio set. In reality, this is the same woman using an all-black outfit and face paint to create the illusion of two separate people, as a response to people criticizing her appearance. The meme has a pun on the phrase 'clapped back' -- the phrase means responding to criticism, but the joke implies people would happily 'clap' (appreciate/cheer for) both versions of the woman anyway.
Origin notes
This meme was originally created by social media creator Nathanistic, who has cross-platform accounts on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook as marked in the top watermark. It was later reposted to 9Gag, with the original repost title being 'Not gonna lie, I'll clapped both version too'. It follows the popular viral trend of optical illusion body paint and outfit tricks created by online content creators.