GagBase Logo Explore

Don't shoot the messenger: Consent regret debate meme

This is a two-panel variant of the viral "Woman Yelling at Cat" meme. The left panel, captioned "women:", features a scene from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills where cast member Taylor Armstrong is visibly angry, yelling, and pointing aggressively while being held back by fellow cast member Kyle Richards. The right panel, captioned "Me who said regretting a consent given in the past does not make it void:", features the popular Smudge the Cat sitting at a dinner table with a confused, unbothered expression. The meme humorously depicts the poster being angrily confronted by women for stating the opinion that consent given in the past cannot be retroactively invalidated solely because someone later regrets the interaction.
Make

Overview

This is a two-panel variant of the viral "Woman Yelling at Cat" meme. The left panel, captioned "women:", features a scene from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills where cast member Taylor Armstrong is visibly angry, yelling, and pointing aggressively while being held back by fellow cast member Kyle Richards. The right panel, captioned "Me who said regretting a consent given in the past does not make it void:", features the popular Smudge the Cat sitting at a dinner table with a confused, unbothered expression. The meme humorously depicts the poster being angrily confronted by women for stating the opinion that consent given in the past cannot be retroactively invalidated solely because someone later regrets the interaction.

Origin notes

This meme is a derivative edit of the widely circulated "Woman Yelling at Cat" meme template, which originates from two separate sources: a 2011 episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and a 2018 viral photo of the cat Smudge. This specific edited iteration was shared on Reddit as a meme with the original title "Don't shoot the messenger".

Similar memes

This is a two-panel meme using the viral "Woman Yelling at a Cat" template to make a nuanced point about consent discourse. The left panel shows two cast members from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, with an enraged Taylor Armstrong screaming and pointing, labeled as "some* women:". The right panel shows the confused, unbothered Smudge the Cat sitting at a dinner table, labeled as "Me who said regretting a consent given in the past does not make it void:". A fine print disclaimer at the bottom clarifies that the statement does not mean consent cannot be withdrawn mid-activity, explicitly stating that people should stop if their partner says no during sexual activity. The meme humorously depicts an argument about distinguishing between regret for past consensual acts and non-consensual activity due to withdrawn consent.

There, I Fixed It: Consent Regret Meme

This is a two-panel meme usin…

This two-panel meme uses the iconic 'Woman Yelling at Cat' template to satirize the stark contrast between online discourse on Reddit and real-life social interactions. The left panel features an angry, yelling woman (from *The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills*) paired with text representing the cynical, frustrated tone of some Reddit users: 'Redditors: "this person sucks and society sucks too!!!!"'. The right panel shows Smudge the Cat, looking confused and uncomfortable at a dinner table, paired with text depicting polite, casual in-person conversations: 'People irl: chill and friendly "hi how are you doing today I hope you are doing well"'. The joke highlights how online spaces can foster negative, unfiltered rants, while offline interactions tend to be more reserved and polite, with the cat's confused expression mirroring the dissonance between these two modes of communication.

Reddit vs IRL: Online Ranting vs Offline Politeness Meme

This two-panel meme uses the …

A two-panel meme comparing 'The world for 6 years' with 'Me just wanting to exist.' The left panel shows an angry woman aggressively pointing, representing the world's challenges, while the right panel features the 'Salad Cat' meme template with a cat sitting at a table with salad, representing someone just wanting to exist peacefully. Created using Mematic.

The World vs Me Just Wanting to Exist

A two-panel meme comparing 'T…

This meme is a satirical remix of the iconic Nyan Cat internet meme, using two contrasting visual versions to play on gender-based stereotypes about the phrase 'Smell this'. The top section features a menacing, demonic black cat with a waffle body, surrounded by red smoky clouds and floating skulls, paired with the text **When a man says 'Smell this'**. This implies that when a man uses this phrase, it typically refers to something unpleasant, gross, or shocking, exaggerated by the dark, threatening visuals. The bottom section shows a cheerful, cute white cat with a pink frosted pop-tart body, flying through space trailing a bright rainbow, paired with **When a woman says 'smell this'**. This implies that when a woman uses this phrase, it usually refers to something pleasant, like a new fragrance, baked treat, or nice scent, emphasized by the warm, friendly visuals. The joke relies on exaggerated gender stereotypes to create a humorous contrast between the two scenarios, using the recognizable Nyan Cat format to make the observational joke more relatable to internet users.

When He Says 'Smell This' vs She Says 'Smell This' Nyan Cat Meme

This meme is a satirical remi…

This is a two-panel meme using the popular 'Woman Yelling at Cat' format. The left panel shows two cast members from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, with Taylor Armstrong angrily yelling and pointing, paired with the text 'It's Hantavirus' above it. The right panel features the viral Smudge the Cat sitting at a dinner table with an unimpressed expression, paired with the text 'Hentaivirus' above it. The joke relies on a common typo/wordplay where internet users misread the name of the real rodent-borne Hantavirus as 'Hentaivirus', a portmanteau combining Hantavirus with 'hentai' (anime pornography), implying that the cat (representing many internet users) is more interested in the lewd pun than the actual public health topic.

Hantavirus vs Hentaivirus Woman Yelling at Cat Meme

This is a two-panel meme usin…

A split-panel meme consisting of two distinct visuals with overlaid text. The left panel features two women from the reality TV show 'The Real Housewives,' where one woman with long blonde hair is yelling while being held back, and another woman with dark hair is aggressively pointing forward. Above this panel is the text: 'you can't just start using outdated memes again.' The right panel shows a white cat sitting at a dinner table with a salad in front of it, looking indifferent. Above this panel is the text: 'me who don't know what meme reset is and just like old memes better.' The meme humorously portrays a debate over the trend of reviving outdated memes, contrasting an opponent's frustration with a neutral party's preference for old memes.

Debate Over Using Outdated Memes with Cat Reaction

A split-panel meme consisting…

A two-panel meme featuring a person with long blonde hair. The left panel displays the text 'What did you say?' alongside a confused expression, while the right panel shows the text 'Me acting like I heard it, because I'm ashamed to ask again' with a forced smile. This meme humorously portrays a common ADHD experience where one might fail to hear someone and pretend to have understood to avoid asking for repetition, highlighting relatable social anxiety in such situations.

My ADHD brain

A two-panel meme featuring a …

A three-panel meme featuring a real cat with increasingly intense facial expressions. The top panel displays the text '*UNCUMS*', the middle panel '*RECUM*', and the bottom panel the escalated '*CUMMING INTENSIFIES*'. The cat's open mouth and strained expression create a comedic visual parallel to the escalating text, which uses wordplay on 'cum' to imply building intensity or reaction. The layout follows a common reaction meme format where text and visual intensity increase across panels.

Cat Cumming Intensifies Reaction Meme

A three-panel meme featuring …

This is a two-panel meme using the popular 'Woman Yelling at Cat' format. The left panel is overlaid with text reading 'You said my teeth are like the stars', and shows an angry, shouting blonde woman pointing aggressively while being held back by a second woman. The right panel is overlaid with text reading 'They come out at night', and shows a neutral, unimpressed white cat (Smudge the Cat) sitting at a dinner table in front of a plate of vegetables. The joke relies on a pun subverting romantic expectations: the speaker initially thinks their partner is complimenting their teeth as bright, beautiful stars, but the punchline reveals the comparison refers to dentures or removable teeth that are only taken out at night, creating a humorous anti-romantic punchline that aligns with the original post's title 'Ah, romance isn't dead after all'.

Ah, romance isn't dead after all

This is a two-panel meme usin…

This is a two-panel relatable meme. The top panel features a neutral, unamused orange and white tabby cat sitting upright on a black office chair, as a person's hand holds a microphone up to the cat, with overlaid text reading "You should talk more!", representing the common encouragement quiet people receive to speak up more in social settings. The bottom panel uses the same base setup, but the cat's eyes are edited to look glossy and tearful, with overlaid text reading "No one listens when I talk", expressing the frustrating, sad experience of being told to speak more only to have others ignore you when you do share your thoughts.

Sad Life: People Tell You To Talk More But No One Listens

This is a two-panel relatable…

This is a pun-based meme using the popular 'Woman Yelling at Cat' format. The top of the image displays a real store sign for Tito's Pizza, where the letter 'o' in 'Tito's' is replaced with a graphic of a red tomato, creating a visual that can be misread as 'Tit's Pizza'. The left panel shows a yelling woman (Taylor Armstrong from *The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills*) pointing aggressively, labeled 'Titos Pizza', representing the official, intended reading of the store name. The right panel shows the unimpressed Smudge the Cat sitting at a dinner table, labeled 'Tit's Pizza', representing the crude, suggestive alternative reading of the sign. The meme's original title 'Le Tits now' is a phonetic pun on the phrase 'Let's now', leaning into the crude double meaning of the sign's visual design.

Le Tits Now Tito's Pizza Pun Meme

This is a pun-based meme usin…

The image is a meme featuring SpongeBob SquarePants from the animated series. SpongeBob is depicted in a relaxed pose, holding a newspaper with partially visible text 'BiKiT' and a pink teacup, while wearing a pink blanket over his shoulder. His expression is amused and slightly smug. Above the image, there is a text overlay that reads: 'That one girl saying "kill all men" while she promotes women's rights'. The meme humorously critiques contradictory behavior, implying hypocrisy in advocating for women's rights while making extreme, violent statements about men.

SpongeBob Reads About Contradictory Feminist Statements

The image is a meme featuring…