Description[]
Me Gusta is a 2010 minimum 4-pane meme character from Rage Comics used to display a mildly disturbing and at the same time as a funny face. The face is mostly used for awkward ways to like something or something perverted. There are several spin-offs for this meme, such as No Me Gusta (English: "I do not like it") and Me Gusta Mucho (English: "I like_____"). Me Gusta can be translated from Spanish, although considered ironic and sounds similar, as "I like it". In later usages, the definition has since broadened to describe a more general state of being disturbed and/or pleased at the same time. The original illustration was created by May Oswald in early 2010.
History[]
The first instance of Me Gusta was posted on 4chan on 2010, two years after the start of Rage Comics and was also a part of them. The character was first featured in a four-panel comic with a cat reacting to being pet. It was first used by May Oswald, formerly known by DeviantArt username "Matt", who uploaded her artwork to 4chan and Reddit on March 18, 2010. The drawing was also uploaded to her personal Tumblr blog and DeviantART account. Later during the Know Your Meme's interview, it was revealed that she actually made the character herself.
Eventually, she revealed herself as the creator of the Me Gusta face in a Reddit thread, as well as an Ask Me Anything (AMA) thread on March 8, 2011. said "I drew a ugly face known as Me Gusta. I'm sorry, Internet."
During the Know Your Meme's interview with May Oswald on May 6, 2021, she revealed that the original post to 4chan was a carefully constructed effort to get the meme to go viral by numerously posting the face from various accounts and IP addresses. She stated below:
| “ | Here was the plan. Oftentimes, when a new Rage Face was coming out in 4chan at that time, how the thread would happen is that there would just be the face, and then with the colorful language of 4chan, there would be the equivalent of, "Hey, new Rage Face just dropped. See what you guys can make of it." So my intention was to do the exact same thing, "Hey, new Rage Face just dropped." Post the image. But what I came in with was that I had made about two or three example comics to kind of get it out there with sort of what I was intending this face to be used for. | ” |
| May Oswald during the interview of Know Your Meme | ||
Web usage[]
In December 2010, the single topic blog Me Gusta Face was launched to curate the comics. As of May 2012, the series ranked in the "Fuck Yeah" tier on Meme Generator and thousands of "Me Gusta" rage comics can be found on Tumblr, Memebase and on Reddit's popular r/f7U12 subreddit.
Counterparts[]
No Me Gusta[]
No Me Gusta is a variation of Me Gusta. It is used as a symbol of awkward dislike. There is a scene in which the Powerpuff Girls character bubbles states the words "no me gusta" then proceeds to have a face resembling the NO face.
Me Gusta Mucho[]
"Me Gusta Mucho" is a variation of Me Gusta with the mouth changed to a smile. It is used to show extreme pleasure as opposed to simple pleasure.
External links[]
- Reddit -- Insert's user page
- Reddit -- My 'Me Gusta' Visa Card Arrived! Cashiers get a kick out of it. Even met a Redditor with it. / 3/8/2011
- Reddit – As requested: I made Me Gusta. Ask me anything. / 3/8/2011
- Tumblr -- Apparently I started the Me Gusta meme. / Posted on April 21st, 2010
- Deviant Art -- ME GUSTA. / 3/18/2010
- Reddit -- Me Gusta / 3/18/2010
- Reddit -- I don't get the Me Gusta face. / 3/22/2010
- Memegenerator -- Me Gusta
- Tumblr -- tagged "me gusta"
- Memebase -- Me Gusta category
- Reddit -- F7U12
- Tumblr – Me Gusta Comics
- Know Your Meme – May Oswald Interview
- Know Your Meme - Me Gusta
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