# Still Does The Job Still Does The Job is an image macro series started on September 9, 2015 by San Francisco graphic designer Shaun Osburn, who matched a photo of X-Files agent Dana Scully with a caption praising her work ethic despite personal disbelief. The joke targeted Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, who had just finished five days in jail for refusing to sign same-sex marriage licenses. Within a day, Scully's version drew a reply from Gillian Anderson, a /r/funny front-page repost at 5,100 points, and copycat macros of other fictional characters on Imgur. ## Origin Catalyst event, September 3, 2015: Rowan County, Kentucky clerk Kim Davis was held in contempt of court for refusing marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the Supreme Court's Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, and spent five nights at the Carter County Detention Center before being released on September 8 on condition that she not block her deputies[5]. Earliest known meme, September 9, 2015: San Francisco graphic designer Shaun Osburn and his partner Michael tweeted a Dana Scully image macro reading that Scully doesn't believe in aliens but still does her job, tagging Gillian Anderson for a reaction[1]. - **Platform:** Twitter (origin) / Reddit, Imgur (viral spread) - **Creator:** Shaun Osburn - **Date:** 2015 ## Overview Each post picks a fictional character whose beliefs clash with their day job, then adds a caption along the lines of "doesn't believe in X. Still does their/his/her job." Shaun Osburn's starter uses Dana Scully, the FBI agent who stays skeptical of aliens yet writes up every X-File case anyway[1]. Follow-ups use doctors, soldiers, cops and judges in the Good Guy Greg template, where a private opinion never beats the duty of the role[5]. The format works as a one-panel jab at Kim Davis without naming her, by showing what a professional should do. LGBT outlets picked it up fast because the setup lands on principle, not insult, and most of the chosen characters are liked across political lines[7]. ## How to Use Grab a photo of a fictional character whose stated beliefs do not line up with their occupation, like an FBI agent who disbelieves in aliens or a doctor who distrusts medicine. Caption it with a two-line Good Guy Greg layout: top line names the belief ("Doesn't believe in X"), bottom line delivers the punchline ("Still does their job"). The target of the joke is implicit, so you typically do not name Kim Davis in the caption itself[5]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Still Does The Job? An image macro series from September 2015 that praises fictional characters for setting personal beliefs aside and finishing their job, used to mock Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis[5]. ### Where did Still Does The Job come from? Graphic designer Shaun Osburn and his partner Michael tweeted the first version on September 9, 2015, using an image of Dana Scully from X-Files[1]. ### What does Still Does The Job mean? It argues that a public servant should carry out the duties of the role regardless of private disagreement, framed as a jab at Davis's refusal to sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples[7]. ### How do you use Still Does The Job? Pick a fictional character whose beliefs contradict their profession and caption the picture in Good Guy Greg format with a line like "doesn't believe in X. Still does his/her job"[5]. ### Is Still Does The Job still popular? It was a one-week topical hit during the Kim Davis news cycle in September 2015 and now sits in archives as a classic Obergefell-era image macro series[4]. ## References 1. [https://twitter.com/ShaunOsburn/status/641843996323479552]() 2. [https://twitter.com/gilliana/status/642009392934576128]() 3. [https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/3kaldp/scully_is_a_true_american/]() 4. [http://www.vocativ.com/news/230355/kim-davis-meme/]() 5. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/still-does-the-job]() 6. [http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/09/11/here-is-the-kim-davis-meme-to-end-all-kim-davis-memes/]() 7. [http://www.advocate.com/media/2015/9/11/shed-better-work-best-do-your-job-kim-davis-memes]() 8. [https://reason.com/blog/2015/09/13/kim-davis-memes-awesome-kim-davis]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/still-does-the-job Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library