People Accuse You Of Being A Bot Just For Having A Different Opinion
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The meme humorously depicts the common online experience of being wrongfully accused of being an automated bot simply for holding an unpopular opinion
Overview
This is a two-panel reaction meme using the iconic 'Woman Yelling at a Cat' template. The left panel shows two women from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, with one screaming angrily and pointing aggressively, paired with the caption 'That guy is definitely a bot!'. The right panel shows Smudge the unimpressed white cat sitting at a dinner table, paired with the caption 'Me who just has a very different opinion'. The joke highlights the common frustrating online experience where users are falsely accused of being automated bots solely for holding an opinion that differs from the majority in a discussion thread.
Origin notes
This meme was shared on Reddit as a user-created edit. The underlying template is the extremely popular 'Woman Yelling at Cat' meme, which combines a 2011 clip of Taylor Armstrong yelling on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (left panel) and a 2018 viral photo of a cat named Smudge originally posted on Tumblr (right panel). The original Reddit poster added custom captions to highlight the common experience of being called a bot online for having an unpopular opinion, and noted in their post title that they do not understand why this happens so often, adding that they are 'just different'.