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What Is The 'Riley It Okay Im Joy' Meme? The Viral 'Inside Out' TikTok Copypasta Explained
There's almost always a new copypasta going viral on TikTok and the latest one comes to users thanks to the popularity of Inside Out 2. The meme has users spamming "Riley it okay I'm Joy" in comment sections across the app and the phrase has also inspired a viral original sound on the app. So where does it come from and what does it mean? Here's what you need to know.
What Is The 'Riley It Okay Im Joy' Meme?
In late June 2024, a TikToker who kind of looks like Riley from Inside Out posted a video. Viewers began to fill the comments with references to the films. One commenter in specific, roleplaying as the emotion Joy from the movies, posted the now-iconic phrase, "RILEY IT OKAY IM JOY," garnering thousands of likes before it was seemingly deleted.
Many viewers found the comment funny and started posting it under other videos. It was even reposted to Reddit. From there, TikToker @rileyitokimjoy made a video voicing over the comment in several different vocal inflections, which has now become a viral original sound.
How Is 'Riley It Okay Im Joy' Used In Memes?
Arguably, the most popular use of the phrase is as a spam comment, which is posted under videos across TikTok without context. The video doesn't have to have anything to do with Inside Out, with the comedy coming from the lack of context. Specifically, many are spamming the comment under Mama Owl's videos, a TikToker who is currently going through some controversy.
Besides that, the original sound for @rileyitokimjoy's video is going viral, with over 44,000 uses on the site in under a week. The sound is mostly being used in lip dub memes and ironic Inside Out memes, with several examples of memes using the sound gaining millions of views.
For the full history of "Riley it okay im Joy," be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.