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I Prefer My Ice… Crushed is a viral comment purportedly left on a TikTok video of an ICE agent assaulting someone in Minneapolis, accompanied by an edited photo of a cat wearing makeup and looking down on a subject. The comment went viral in early February 2026, with many criticizing the joke for being cringe and insensitive. It also inspired memes in which the catchphrase "I prefer my ice crushed" is a punchline. This includes skits on TikTok and phrasal template memes on X / Twitter, where the phrase is altered to reference other memes.

Origin

On January 11th, 2026, a TikToker who goes by the display name "blair" posted a comment under an unknown video sharing an edit of a cat in makeup looking down on someone, writing, "I prefer my ice… crushed." It is unconfirmed which video the comment was left on. Purportedly, it was left on a video of an ICE agent assaulting someone in Minneapolis.

On January 29th, Instagram^[1] user babykeem.memes uploaded a screenshot of the comment, garnering over 38,000 likes in a week. This is the earliest known reupload of the comment.

While this screenshot shows the user with the display name "blair," another, more popular screenshot shows a user making the same comment with the display name "Amy." It is possible that the user either changed their display name and profile picture or that "Amy" recreated the comment.

Spread

The I Prefer My Ice Crushed comment started to spread over the following days, inspiring other memes using the cat image alongside similar captions.

For example, on January 30th, 2026, X^[2] user @vespertwinks posted the cat meme, writing, "I prefer my Nicki… Deported," referring to rapper Nicki Minaj, garnering over 13,000 likes in six days.

On February 1st, TikToker^[3] @pillow840 posted a comedy skit that references the meme, in which someone asks for crushed ice in their drink, then poses like the cat in the meme, garnering over 1.7 million views in four days.

On February 2nd, 2026, X^[4] user @FreeRosedark posted the cat meme, writing, "I prefer my tung tung tung…. sahur," garnering over 21,000 likes in three days.

On February 3rd, TikToker^[5] @ajyaps69 posted a video criticizing the commenter, calling the comment "obnoxious and annoying," joking that it made them want to turn MAGA and overall believing it to be insensitive, garnering over 2.3 million views in two days.

On February 4th, 2026, TikToker^[6] @karoltheactor79 posted a video where he recreates brainrot edits with only himself, starting by showing himself in makeup that resembles the cat meme over the caption "I prefer my ice crushed," garnering over 360,000 views in a day.

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