Homophobic Dog Not Too Fond Of Gay People

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Homophobic Dog Not Too Fond Of Gay People is an ironic image macro of Whitney Chewston, a white dachshund pictured next to a glass of red wine with a Whisper-app caption reading 'not too fond of gay people.' The photo was posted to Instagram in June 2019, and the captioned version spread as a meme starting in March 2021.

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Overview

The image shows Whitney Chewston, a white dachshund belonging to Logan Hickman and Ben Campbell of Grandview Heights, Ohio1. The specific meme photo shows her calmly parked next to a full glass of red wine, staring at the camera, with Whisper-app text overlaid that reads 'not too fond of gay people'3. The gap between the tiny sweet-looking dog and the flat, bigoted line is the whole joke.

Because the format is just one photo plus a caption, users kept the image and swapped in fresh lines about other targets or beliefs. In 2022, additional photos of Whitney turned into similar macros, including 'growth arc' edits where the dog claims to have reformed and become tolerant of the LGBTQ+ community before relapsing3.

How It Spread

The macro moved through reposts on Reddit and Twitter over the summer of 2021. On May 5th, 2021, it was posted to /r/okbuddyretard, where it collected over 680 upvotes3. On August 14th, Twitter user @kuroufo shared a blank template with the caption 'what a nice looking dog. i wonder what its opinions on gay people are,' which pulled more than 34,000 likes and 3,600 retweets, and @swolepepe replied with an edit that flipped the caption to 'I'm fond of gay people.'

Whitney Chewston edits blew up in March 2022. On March 10th, Twitter user @spacepatrolash posted a collage of ironic captioned images with the line 'why is this dog so toxic,' racking up over 118,000 likes and 15,000 retweets in five days4. Days later, @scrimblopilled tweeted 'the owners of the homophobic dog are gay im crying' alongside a photo of the couple, and on March 25th, 2022, rapper Lil Nas X asked fans on Twitter to send him more pictures of the homophobic dog, pulling over 81,000 likes in under a day.

On June 1st, 2022, the Chick-Fil-A Twitter account posted a friendly heart message. User @hobertweets replied with the wine-glass macro joking that Whitney would enjoy the restaurant, a jab at the chain's history of anti-LGBTQ+ donations, and the exchange pulled over 18,000 likes before Chick-Fil-A itself replied 'Aww!'3.

How to Use This Meme

The template is typically just the wine-glass photo with a new caption dropped over it in the same flat Whisper style. Common conventions include swapping 'gay people' for a different target (an album, an ideology, a fandom), or building multi-panel 'growth arc' sets where Whitney claims to have learned tolerance before the punchline reverts to the original line.

Frequently Asked Questions

Homophobic Dog Not Too Fond Of Gay People

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Homophobic Dog Not Too Fond Of Gay People is an ironic image macro of Whitney Chewston, a white dachshund pictured next to a glass of red wine with a Whisper-app caption reading 'not too fond of gay people.' The photo was posted to Instagram in June 2019, and the captioned version spread as a meme starting in March 2021.

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Overview

The image shows Whitney Chewston, a white dachshund belonging to Logan Hickman and Ben Campbell of Grandview Heights, Ohio1. The specific meme photo shows her calmly parked next to a full glass of red wine, staring at the camera, with Whisper-app text overlaid that reads 'not too fond of gay people'3. The gap between the tiny sweet-looking dog and the flat, bigoted line is the whole joke.

Because the format is just one photo plus a caption, users kept the image and swapped in fresh lines about other targets or beliefs. In 2022, additional photos of Whitney turned into similar macros, including 'growth arc' edits where the dog claims to have reformed and become tolerant of the LGBTQ+ community before relapsing3.

How It Spread

The macro moved through reposts on Reddit and Twitter over the summer of 2021. On May 5th, 2021, it was posted to /r/okbuddyretard, where it collected over 680 upvotes3. On August 14th, Twitter user @kuroufo shared a blank template with the caption 'what a nice looking dog. i wonder what its opinions on gay people are,' which pulled more than 34,000 likes and 3,600 retweets, and @swolepepe replied with an edit that flipped the caption to 'I'm fond of gay people.'

Whitney Chewston edits blew up in March 2022. On March 10th, Twitter user @spacepatrolash posted a collage of ironic captioned images with the line 'why is this dog so toxic,' racking up over 118,000 likes and 15,000 retweets in five days4. Days later, @scrimblopilled tweeted 'the owners of the homophobic dog are gay im crying' alongside a photo of the couple, and on March 25th, 2022, rapper Lil Nas X asked fans on Twitter to send him more pictures of the homophobic dog, pulling over 81,000 likes in under a day.

On June 1st, 2022, the Chick-Fil-A Twitter account posted a friendly heart message. User @hobertweets replied with the wine-glass macro joking that Whitney would enjoy the restaurant, a jab at the chain's history of anti-LGBTQ+ donations, and the exchange pulled over 18,000 likes before Chick-Fil-A itself replied 'Aww!'3.

How to Use This Meme

The template is typically just the wine-glass photo with a new caption dropped over it in the same flat Whisper style. Common conventions include swapping 'gay people' for a different target (an album, an ideology, a fandom), or building multi-panel 'growth arc' sets where Whitney claims to have learned tolerance before the punchline reverts to the original line.

Frequently Asked Questions