Dmd An Ex In Paris

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DM'd An Ex In Paris is a Twitter parody format from May 2017 that mocked a self-owning tweet by Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes, who shared his ex-girlfriend's harsh reply after he messaged her about Emmanuel Macron beating Marine Le Pen. Users flooded Twitter with fake 'she said this' screenshots pairing absurd images with McInnes' phrasing.

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Overview

DM'd An Ex In Paris is a Twitter joke format built around a May 8, 2017 tweet by Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes3. McInnes had messaged an ex-girlfriend in Paris to vent about centrist Emmanuel Macron defeating far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election, then posted a screenshot of her reply as if it made her look unhinged1. The message he shared instead called him alienated, expressed shame at ever having dated him, told him his family and wife must be proud, and signed off with 'Vive la France'5.

The joke was that McInnes' ex sounded composed while McInnes came out looking like the loser. Twitter users copied his phrasing, 'DM'd an ex in Paris. This was her response,' and paired it with cartoons, movie stills, or unrelated screenshots so the punchline landed on him2.

How It Spread

The pile-on started within minutes. Television critic Sean T. Collins replied simply, 'You really have no idea what a gigantic loser you are, do you?' and racked up 65 retweets and more than 2,700 likes, one of the top responses under McInnes' post3. Twitter user @pblest posted one of the first parody riffs shortly after, using a caricature of a French person as the fake ex-girlfriend reply and kicking off the copycat format3.

By the morning of May 9, 2017, dozens of parody tweets were circulating under the 'DM'd an ex in Paris' phrasing. The Daily Dot ran a writeup arguing McInnes had lost the exchange as badly as Le Pen lost the election1, and Paste Magazine collected the funniest entries from the pile-on2. Salon covered the instant meme the same day4, and Twitter Moments assembled its own roundup of favorite responses6.

The joke stayed a snapshot of 2017 political Twitter, tied to that specific tweet and news cycle rather than settling into ongoing use3.

How to Use This Meme

The format typically opens with a caption riffing on 'DM'd an ex in Paris. This was her response,' followed by an image standing in for the reply. Common conventions include cartoons, celebrity screencaps, or a text message screenshot that has nothing to do with the French election, with the humor coming from how absurdly the picture reads as an 'ex-girlfriend response'2.

Frequently Asked Questions

Dmd An Ex In Paris

2017catchphrasedead

DM'd An Ex In Paris is a Twitter parody format from May 2017 that mocked a self-owning tweet by Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes, who shared his ex-girlfriend's harsh reply after he messaged her about Emmanuel Macron beating Marine Le Pen. Users flooded Twitter with fake 'she said this' screenshots pairing absurd images with McInnes' phrasing.

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Overview

DM'd An Ex In Paris is a Twitter joke format built around a May 8, 2017 tweet by Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes3. McInnes had messaged an ex-girlfriend in Paris to vent about centrist Emmanuel Macron defeating far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election, then posted a screenshot of her reply as if it made her look unhinged1. The message he shared instead called him alienated, expressed shame at ever having dated him, told him his family and wife must be proud, and signed off with 'Vive la France'5.

The joke was that McInnes' ex sounded composed while McInnes came out looking like the loser. Twitter users copied his phrasing, 'DM'd an ex in Paris. This was her response,' and paired it with cartoons, movie stills, or unrelated screenshots so the punchline landed on him2.

How It Spread

The pile-on started within minutes. Television critic Sean T. Collins replied simply, 'You really have no idea what a gigantic loser you are, do you?' and racked up 65 retweets and more than 2,700 likes, one of the top responses under McInnes' post3. Twitter user @pblest posted one of the first parody riffs shortly after, using a caricature of a French person as the fake ex-girlfriend reply and kicking off the copycat format3.

By the morning of May 9, 2017, dozens of parody tweets were circulating under the 'DM'd an ex in Paris' phrasing. The Daily Dot ran a writeup arguing McInnes had lost the exchange as badly as Le Pen lost the election1, and Paste Magazine collected the funniest entries from the pile-on2. Salon covered the instant meme the same day4, and Twitter Moments assembled its own roundup of favorite responses6.

The joke stayed a snapshot of 2017 political Twitter, tied to that specific tweet and news cycle rather than settling into ongoing use3.

How to Use This Meme

The format typically opens with a caption riffing on 'DM'd an ex in Paris. This was her response,' followed by an image standing in for the reply. Common conventions include cartoons, celebrity screencaps, or a text message screenshot that has nothing to do with the French election, with the humor coming from how absurdly the picture reads as an 'ex-girlfriend response'2.

Frequently Asked Questions