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Emma Roberts Thanks the ‘Gays and Whoever Else’ for This Viral Meme

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Emma Roberts gave credit where credit was due by thanking “gays and whoever else” for turning a video of the American Horror Story star into a viral meme.
It all started with Roberts posting a *cough* candid *cough* video of herself on the beach to her Instagram. In the video, Roberts is flipping her hair, giggling, and sticking out her tongue — and honestly looking gorgeous — to the song “Happiness is a Butterfly” by Lana Del Rey. Basically, it was begging for memeification, and the “gays and whoever else” came through, quickly making it go viral.
\u201cNobody:\n\nThe movie detective\u2019s dead wife in a home video: https://t.co/jbte0FZaU1\u201d— Philip J. Ellis \u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc8e Preorder LOVE & OTHER SCAMS (@Philip J. Ellis \u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc8e Preorder LOVE & OTHER SCAMS) 1627338829
\u201cmarie antoinette when the people were begging for bread https://t.co/0XeQMkIxV7\u201d— rio (@rio) 1627409517
\u201cEmma Roberts is me when someone asked if I was gay in middle school\u201d— RitualRyann (@RitualRyann) 1627433539
None— Al (@Al) 1627668947
Roberts caught wind of her video blowing up and responded to fans through Instagram Stories. She posted a section from her video, writing, “Me going viral after 30. Thank you gays and whoever else,” which just kickstarted a whole new round of memes.
\u201cEmma Roberts thanks the \u201cgays and whoever else\u201d for making a video she shared on Instagram go viral on social media.\u201d— Film Updates (@Film Updates) 1627418466
None— Mark. (@Mark.) 1627438141
\u201cemma roberts really said:\u201d— m \ud83c\udf43 (@m \ud83c\udf43) 1627415492
\u201cEmma Roberts has unfollowed DaBaby after his recent homophobic comments.\u201d— a! (@a!) 1627511307
To this you can’t help but say: Thank you for the laughs, gays — and, you know, whoever else.
Rachel Shatto, Editor in Chief of PRIDE.com, is an SF Bay Area-based writer, podcaster, and former editor of Curve magazine, where she honed her passion for writing about social justice and sex (and their frequent intersection). Her work has appeared on Dread Central, Elite Daily, Tecca, and Joystiq. She's a GALECA member and she podcasts regularly about horror on the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Network. She can’t live without cats, vintage style, video games, drag queens, or the Oxford comma.
Rachel Shatto, Editor in Chief of PRIDE.com, is an SF Bay Area-based writer, podcaster, and former editor of Curve magazine, where she honed her passion for writing about social justice and sex (and their frequent intersection). Her work has appeared on Dread Central, Elite Daily, Tecca, and Joystiq. She's a GALECA member and she podcasts regularly about horror on the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Network. She can’t live without cats, vintage style, video games, drag queens, or the Oxford comma.