Me Tryna Hit

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About

Me Tryna Hit refers to a series of TikToks and screenshot re-edits based off of the punchline, "Me tryna hit:", with the, "Me," character of the meme crying in ironic sympathy towards a sexual partner's otherwise unmoving plight. The sounds and visuals used for the TikToks borrows from the Crying Tyrese Youtube video. The format gained popularity on TikTok and Instagram in late July, 2021, mostly borrowing from the audio of TikToker @devinsimms's version of the video.

Origin

On July 10th, 2021, TikToker @camkoldheart posted the original TikTok using the Crying Tyrese Youtube video in audio. The TikTok (shown below) uses the caption, "Her: My grandma just died / Me tryna hit:".^[1] Two days later, on July 12th, 2021, TikToker @devinsimms used the same format, visuals, and audio but instead captioning it, "Her: my dog just died / Me tryna hit:".^[2] This TikTok (also shown below) became the main audio source used for reposts on TikTok going forward.

Spread

On July 23rd, 2021, TikTok user @muvamara made a TikTok using the original audio from @devinsimms's TikTok. The TikTok (shown below) gained about 555,000 and about 145,000 likes over roughly one week.^[3]

TikToker @thebalenciagabandit posted his version of the TikTok on July 28th, 2021, using the caption, "Her: My plant just died / Me tryna hit:".^[4] The TikTok (shown below) gained about 2.9 million views and roughly 563,000 likes over roughly 4 days. This TikTok became the most viral out of the rest and gave mainstream attention to the trend.

Screenshots of @thebalenciagabandit's TikTok would define the trend going forward across other apps like Instagram and Twitter. Instagram account @mybloodyvirginators would post a screenshot of the @thebalenciagabandit TikTok on July 29th, 2021 and gain 1,797 likes over roughly 3 days.^[5] Larger Instagram account @on_a_downward_spiral would repost it a day later, on July 30th, 2021, and gain roughly 39,000 likes over roughly 2 days.^[6]

Instagram account @mybloodyvirginators would begin making re-edits (shown below) of the screenshotted image, layering in pop-culture/alt-Instagram references like "Mitski" and Kanye's Donda] Re-edits of a screenshot from @lizagnabathwater's TikTok would also gain popularity on the platform.^[7] The two screenshots, going forward, would define the male and female versions of the reaction respectfully. On July 30th, 2021, Instagram account @on_a_downward_spiral would repost @mybloodyvirginators's re-edits, tagging them, and receiving roughly 36,000 likes across roughly 2 days.^[8]