# Bisexual Couch Bisexual Couch refers to a pink, purple and blue loveseat IKEA Canada sold during June 2021 as part of a Pride-themed furniture line, printed with the line 'When you change OR to AND, nobody believes you.' Twitter readers argued the phrase sounded like an accusation against bisexual people instead of support, and the loveseat quickly became the subject of sarcastic quote-tweets and Photoshop edits placing anime characters onto its upholstery. ## Origin On June 28, 2021, IKEA Canada launched a line of ten loveseats designed around various Pride flags, including a bisexual version in pink, purple and blue stripes[1]. Twitter user @mayamona_ shared a screenshot of the lineup that day with the caption 'The Ikea pride collection is so insanely cool???', drawing over 143,000 likes[2]. Attention centered on the bisexual loveseat, which displayed 'When you change OR to AND, nobody believes you' across its back cushions. The quote came from an unpublished high-school poem by Brian, posting as @braino_drano, who clarified online that the original line read 'it's okay to love boys or girls, but when you change or to and, nobody believes you'[5]. - **Platform:** IKEA Canada (source product) / Twitter (viral spread) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2021 ## Overview Jokes split in two directions. One group of posters quoted the cushion text to argue the slogan sounded like a biphobic punchline[4]. Others used the product photo as an exploitable, editing fictional characters or horror staging over the Pride-colored cushions[6][7]. The source of the slogan became part of the joke's second life: Brian, posting as @braino_drano, told Twitter the sentence came from a high-school poem of his about bisexual erasure, and that IKEA had cut the full line into something ambiguous[5]. Later reposts of the couch often included Brian's explanation alongside the photo to add context[8]. ## How to Use Most posts quote 'nobody believes you' sarcastically or use the product shot as an exploitable, inserting a character or scene behind the Pride-colored cushions[6]. Captions often read as if the couch were advertising biphobia on purpose, playing off the ambiguous poem excerpt[4]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Bisexual Couch? Bisexual Couch is the nickname for a June 2021 IKEA Canada Pride loveseat whose printed cushion line, 'When you change OR to AND, nobody believes you,' became a Twitter joke[2]. ### Where did Bisexual Couch come from? The loveseat shipped as part of IKEA Canada's June 28, 2021, Pride collection[1], and the cushion text came from a high-school poem by Brian, posting as @braino_drano[5]. ### What does Bisexual Couch mean? Readers took the slogan as an accusation against bisexual people, since 'nobody believes you' sounds like a judgment instead of solidarity[3]. ### How do you use Bisexual Couch? People either quote the cushion text sarcastically[4] or Photoshop a character onto the couch, as @fivepoisonskid did with Shinji Ikari[6]. ### Is Bisexual Couch still popular? The joke peaked in late June 2021 during Pride month[2], and the loveseat is remembered as an example of corporate Pride marketing that misread its audience[8]. ## References 1. [https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/campaigns/loveseats-pub6f2e1660]() 2. [https://twitter.com/mayamona_/status/1409594558284021761]() 3. [https://twitter.com/jaynooch/status/1409886346521595918]() 4. [https://twitter.com/smoreyellow/status/1409980969499516929]() 5. [https://twitter.com/braino_drano/status/1409903100081721348]() 6. [https://twitter.com/fivepoisonskid/status/1409997054634381312]() 7. [https://twitter.com/wonderpetsfan1/status/1409934276293009409]() 8. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bisexual-couch]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/bisexual-couch Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library