An internet meme that is so niche becomes viral every once in awhile can be very hard to explain to your social media friends.
This is the latest example. ‘yassification’Trend on Twitter
You may be wondering what exactly this meme is. This is simply a way to transform ordinary photos of culture icons into gorgeous overly photoshop smokeshows.
A viral tweet with a Toni Colette photo in it went viral. Hereditary Got ‘yassified’—the meme has evolved with countless iterations of historical, pop culture, and political figures following in Colette’s footsteps.
Naturally, the meme’s name refers to the slang word. ‘yass.’ (See: ‘Yas Queen.’)
Online, the glamour photos are hysterical. The genius @YassifyBot is responsible for many viral edits. Lin-Manuel Miranda was their latest work. Squid GamesJames Charles, an influencer, and many other people.
“I do not know who these people are. I’m not a robot I just bought a month of faceapp pro,” reads the Twitter account’s bio.
Celebrities are not safe. ‘yassified’— take a look for yourself.
“When’s this joke gonna be over you guys I’m so exhausted my small delicate feminine fingers hurt from all the slay button pressing,”Twitter joke @YassifyBot TBH at this rate, we don’t see the meme dying down anytime soon.
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