These Gays, They’re Trying To Murder Me
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"These Gays, They’re Trying To Murder Me" is a phrase said by Tanya in the finale of the 2022 HBO show The White Lotus. The phrase has become a sarcastic expression and image macro used by fans and the LGBTQ+ community on Twitter.
Origin
The last episode of the second season of The White Lotus aired on December 11th, 2022 on HBO.[1] The show involves a murder mystery, and moments before the big reveal, the character Tanya McQuoid, played by the actress Jennifer Coolidge, said the line "These gays, they're trying to murder me," which almost immediately went viral on social media, especially on Twitter.
Spread
Twitter[3] user @SpencerAlthouse described the scene as "the best line of dialogue on TV this year." His post, on December 12th, 2022, received 741,100 views and 23,800 likes in four days (seen below).
“Please! These gays…they’re trying to murder me!” is the best line of dialogue on tv this year.#TheWhiteLotus pic.twitter.com/kkXRDTumWp
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) December 12, 2022
The phrase and sarcastic expression said by Jennifer Coolidge's character fueled Twitter with other memes about the season finale of the show. For example, on December 12th, 2022, @criminalplaza posted an Arrested Delevopment meme that received 528,700 views and 4,700 likes in four days.
tanya in the white lotus finale pic.twitter.com/96qGPRyDeT
— kie (@criminalplaza) December 12, 2022
Days after the phrase went viral, some products like t-shirts[4], mugs[5] and pins[6] were available to purchase online.
Various Examples
The White Lotus writers’ room coming up with gays conspiring to murder Jennifer Coolidge pic.twitter.com/AZQc0IUXOE
— Yann (parody) (@yannhatchuel) December 12, 2022
I love how Mike White is actually Tanya and The White Lotus is semi-autobiographical pic.twitter.com/xgL5qBc0EZ
— muffin hemingway (@astaIavistaa) December 13, 2022
Search Interest
External References
[2] IMDb – Jennifer Coolidge
[3] Twitter – @SpencerAlthouse
[4] Hayate Clothing- These Gays They’re Trying To Murder Me White Lotus shirt
[5] Top Mug 365 – Nordacious These Gays They’re Trying To Murder Me New Mug
[6] Nordacious- Pin Buttons
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