Introduction

The F--- X, All My Homies Hate Y meme is a popular snowclone format that humorously expresses loyalty to alternatives over a referenced target, often using a specific image.

Background

The meme format revolves around the phrase 'F--- X, All My Homies Use Y' and its variant 'F--- X, All My Homies Hate Y.' It is based on a widely shared photograph of six men wearing sagging pants and making hand signs, which first emerged on Instagram in October 2017 and gained significant traction in early 2019.

How It Began

The photograph featuring six African American men in sagging pants performing gang hand signs has an unclear origin. It began circulating online on January 17, 2011, appearing in various humor collections on platforms like Urod, AcidCow, Trinixy, and Reddit. The first notable meme using this image was posted on December 9, 2017, by Instagram user nonhomo, who captioned it 'F--- Google, All My Homies Use DuckDuckGo,' garnering over 3,200 likes shortly afterward.

Internet Reaction

The meme format saw a significant rise in popularity starting in early 2019. On January 6, 2019, the image was reposted on platforms like Instagram and Reddit, with Redditor darknep's repost receiving over 8,500 upvotes in six months. The first recaptioned version of the meme appeared before January 23, 2019, and was shared on subreddits such as /r/PewdiepieSubmissions and /r/me_irl. In the subsequent year, the meme spread across various social media communities, peaking in September 2019, as seen in a widely upvoted post by Redditor OutSubsystem on /r/DeepFriedMemes that gained over 17,100 upvotes within a month.