About

You Doin the Dishes Luv? refers to an exploitable image macro meme in which a dominant fictional character checks if a submissive self-insert is washing the dishes, with the self-insert character confirming that they are, usually by saying, "Yes Of Course X," with "X" being the name of the dominant person. Prevalent alternative versions of the format include You Doin the Dishes Bitch? and Go Do the Dishes You Filthy Whore.

Origin

The exact origin of the format is currently unconfirmed. The original template for the format, which features a sketch of a nameless character doing dishes being asked, "You doin dishes luv?" and replying positively, was first shared sometime before May 17th, 2021, when the earliest meme based on the format was shared, likely on Pinterest. On August 12th, 2022, Pinterest^[1] user JellyFishay shared the template, tagging the image as their original template (shown below).

Spread

On May 17th, 2021, Tumblr^[2] user ushitoshiii posted the earliest found meme based on an altered and recaptioned version of the format, mentioning that it was first discovered on Pinterest. The post, a Jujutsu Kaisen meme, received over 90 reblogs and 710 likes in four years.

Throughout 2021, versions of the format were shared on Pinterest, iFunny, Tumblr and other sites, with a version recaptioned "You doin the dishes bitch?" seeing particular popularity. For example, on October 9th, 2021, an unknown user posted a LeanBeefPatty version of the meme that gained over 1,100 upvotes in the /r/leanbeefpatty^[3] subreddit in three years (shown below).

All three versions of the format maintained moderate popularity online in the following years. For example, on May 28th, 2024, iFunny^[4] user Shibari posted a version of the meme featuring The Machinist from Fortnite, which received over 1,600 smiles in eight months (shown below).

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