Is He /Our Guy/?

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About

"Is He /Our Guy/?" is a question asked by members of various 4chan boards to determine if someone represents the community's core beliefs and values, or is a user of the website. On the /pol/ (politics) board, it is often used when questioning if someone secretly holds alt-right or "red-pilled" political beliefs.

Origin

On June 13th, 2016, a 4chan user submitted a post titled "Is he 'our guy'?" to the /v/ (video games) board, featuring the profile avatar of YouTube video game reviewer Matthewmatosis (shown below).^[7]

Spread

On July 31st, 2016, a 4chan user submitted a photograph of video game reviewer Joe Vargas asking if he was "'our' guy" (shown below).^[8] Over the next several months, an additional 15 posts were submitted to /v/ asking if Vargas was "our guy."^[9]

On August 12th, 2016, Redditor PhantomTicTacs asked "Where did the 'our guy' meme on /tv/ come from?" on /r/OutOfTheLoop.^[6] In the comments section, Redditor freddy_francesco cited the Joe Vargas threads on /v/ as the origin, claiming they subsequently began "to infect other boards." On October 7th, a 4chan user submitted a photograph of Bill Burr to the /tv/ board along with the message "Meme's aside, he's /our guy/, right?" (shown below).^[1]

On February 19th, 2017, a 4chan user submitted a screenshot from the anime Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans with the question "is he our guy?" to the /a/ (anime & manga) board.^[3] On February 25th, 2017, a 4chan user submitted a thread about PewDiePie to /pol/,^[4] claiming he "is confirmed for /our guy/" (shown below).