“I’m baby” also taps into the current fatalistic mood: When everything in the world seems deeply doomed, it’s comforting to just curl up and be, well, baby. The inaccurate grammar just makes it a deeply funny stand-alone statement.
It has taken off because it has the hallmarks of many good memes: It’s digestible, absurdist, and applicable in a swath of different situations. May you shout “I’m baby” from the tallest of rooftops, and whisper “I’m baby” to yourself as you fall asleep each night.
I have a date this week with a woman who’s 6’1 and i’m already mentally preparing myself for the urge to blurt out “i’m baby”- Brandy Jensen April 17, 2019 “I ask her if she’s baby, and then she answers (through me), ‘I’m baby,’” she told me. My colleague Madeleine Aggeler tells me she specifically loves using it when talking to her dog. “I’m baby” is appropriate in nearly every scenario you might encounter. Call 911.” A screenshot of that moment spread on Tumblr and Instagram before making its way to Twitter in early 2019.Ī post shared by ian are some times when you can say, “I’m baby”? The mother’s autocorrect altered her reply so that it read, “I’m baby. If you’re wondering why everyone’s suddenly baby, let’s unpack this meme together.Īccording to Know Your Meme, ABC News ran a story back in March 2017 about a teen texting her mother during a home invasion. I’m baby, i’m baby, i am baby say it to me- giabucchi March 18, 2019 Me: i’m baby- the susan lucci of tribal council April 13, 2019 Me explaining to my boyfriend why he can’t scold me: /hYR0ucimnv- ?????? ?✨? February 22, 2019īruce springsteen: baby we were born to run Some statements, though brief, are powerful enough to stay with you forever: “Be the change that you wish to see in the world,” “Not all who wander are lost,” and, of course, “I’m baby.”Īll around the world, people are coming together to raise their voices in unison and proclaim those two simple, profound words: Photo: Cultura Exclusive/Rebecca Nelson/Getty Images/Cultura Exclusive