# He Made Graduation He Made Graduation is a catchphrase Kanye West fans use to brush off his controversies by invoking his 2007 album Graduation as a redeeming trump card. The line started as a one-off tweet in 2017 and exploded into one of the defining ironic defenses of 2022 after Kanye's White Lives Matter stunt and his Hitler praise on InfoWars. ## Origin The earliest known use came on June 14th, 2017, when Twitter user and FaZe Clan member Pamaj replied to esports player Nick Kershner's tweet calling Kanye trash for not writing his own lyrics with the simple line, 'Kanye made graduation'[4]. The tweet picked up a modest 160-plus likes over the following years and sat dormant as a stray reply rather than a format[1]. Scattered copycats appeared through the late 2010s as Kanye's politics drew pushback. On April 25th, 2018, user GL0RYG1RL tweeted that Kanye 'made graduation' in response to his pro-Trump posting that earned a 'Thank You Kanye, Very Cool!' quote retweet from the then-president[5]. A September 30th, 2018 tweet by PirateKingGin reused the same give-him-a-pass logic for other 'bafoonery'[6], and a 2020 r/The10thDentist copypasta satirized the mindset directly[7]. - **Platform:** Twitter (origin) / Twitter, Instagram, TikTok (viral spread) - **Creator:** Pamaj (earliest known use) - **Date:** 2017 ## Overview He Made Graduation is a four-word rebuttal that Kanye West fans deploy whenever he does something indefensible, from political endorsements to open antisemitism. The joke is that no matter the controversy, the 2007 album Graduation is supposedly good enough to cancel it out, so devotees reach for the phrase like a reflex[1]. It functions as both a sincere stan defense and a mocking caricature of that defense, depending on who is typing it. The format usually attaches the line to image macros of visibly unwell characters, straitjacket shots, screaming cartoons, and stuttering copypastas that repeat 'HE MADE GRADUATION' until it reads as pure cope[2]. Captions pair the phrase with a news headline about Kanye saying something awful, then the macro supplies the deranged fan reaction. Urban Dictionary entries sum up the usage with sample dialogues where a Kanye critic lists his offenses and a fan replies only with the phrase[3]. ## How to Use The common convention pairs the phrase with a visual of someone losing their mind, typically a straitjacketed cartoon character, a crying wojak, or a Family Guy screenshot. Posters often repeat 'HE MADE GRADUATION' in all caps multiple times to mimic a fan short-circuiting, and the setup usually quote-tweets or references a Kanye news story so the punchline lands as the deranged defense. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is He Made Graduation? He Made Graduation is a catchphrase Kanye West fans use, often ironically, to dismiss any Kanye controversy by pointing to his 2007 album Graduation as a built-in excuse[1]. ### Where did He Made Graduation come from? The earliest known use is a June 14th, 2017 reply from FaZe Clan member Pamaj defending Kanye on Twitter[4]. It did not become a format until ayedocc's viral October 2022 tweet about the White Lives Matter shirts[8]. ### What does He Made Graduation mean? It is shorthand for the stan logic that one great album, Graduation, cancels out any bad behavior Kanye West gets caught doing, and it is almost always used mockingly against that logic[3]. ### How do you use He Made Graduation? Posters typically pair the phrase with an image of a visibly unhinged character, like a straitjacketed Peter Griffin or Stewie Griffin, in reply to news of a fresh Kanye controversy[11][10]. ### Is He Made Graduation still popular? It is a classic reaction catchphrase from the 2022 Kanye news cycle and still gets reused when he makes headlines, with its peak coming after his InfoWars Hitler comments[1][11]. ## References 1. [https://twitter.com/Pamaj/status/875075575093833728]() 2. [https://twitter.com/ayedocc/status/1576987841720000514]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/he-made-graduation]() 4. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=He%20Made%20Graduation]() 5. [https://twitter.com/GL0RYG1RL/status/989189171746140163]() 6. [https://twitter.com/PirateKingGin/status/1046603180849545216]() 7. [https://www.reddit.com/r/The10thDentist/comments/j3mi6b/kanye_west_is_a_genius_and_the_greatest_artist_of/]() 8. [https://www.instagram.com/p/CjqoVXZp75s/]() 9. [https://twitter.com/_rodeothealbum/status/1581527874418327555]() 10. [https://twitter.com/spaceeong/status/1598507712555667456]() 11. [https://www.tiktok.com/@danielkennedy28/video/7153427948140367147]() 12. [https://www.tiktok.com/@fallout_fan40/video/7172524766157442346]() 13. [https://twitter.com/fryatside/status/1469434198687584256]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/he-made-graduation Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library