Truly Disgusting That Some People Would Do This Horrible Thing
"Truly Disgusting That Some People Would Do This Horrible Thing" is a copypasta that flooded YouTube comment sections starting in late January 2021. It originated from a comment on a jschlattLIVE video about bathroom habits, and within days it had spread far beyond the original video, popping up in comment sections across YouTube and Twitter with no regard for context or relevance.
Overview
The copypasta takes the form of the phrase "Truly disgusting, that some people would do this horrible thing," posted verbatim in comment sections regardless of what the video or post is actually about. The humor comes from the phrase's vagueness and faux-outrage tone. It sounds like a serious moral condemnation but refers to nothing in particular, making it absurd when dropped into unrelated contexts. The copypasta sometimes appears with "people" in quotation marks, adding an extra layer of mock-disgust1.
On January 27, 2021, YouTuber jschlattLIVE uploaded a video titled "I am disgusted," in which Schlatt discussed post-defecation hygiene, specifically whether people wipe while standing or sitting3. The video hit over 2 million views within three weeks3.
Shortly after the upload, a YouTuber named ToaLegend left a comment reading "Truly disgusting, that some people would do this horrible thing"3. The comment's deadpan tone, combined with its deliberately vague wording, struck a nerve with viewers. Other commenters began copying and pasting the exact phrase1.
Origin & Background
How It Spread
Media
How to Use This Meme
The copypasta is dead simple. Copy the phrase "Truly disgusting, that some people would do this horrible thing" and paste it as a comment or reply, typically on content that has nothing to do with anything disgusting or horrible. The joke works best when the context is completely benign, like a cooking tutorial or a pet video. Some versions put "people" in quotation marks for extra dramatic flair. There's no image or template involved. It's pure text, pure repetition.
Cultural Impact
Fun Facts
The original jschlattLIVE video was about the standing vs. sitting wiping debate, a topic that has spawned internet arguments for years.
ToaLegend's original comment kicked off the entire trend, but the copypasta's power came from the sheer number of people who copied it word-for-word.
Schlatt's tweet reacting to the trend got more engagement than many of his regular posts, with 107,000 likes.
The r/jschlatt subreddit post referencing the copypasta hit a perfect 100% upvote ratio, suggesting the community was fully on board with the joke.
Urban Dictionary has multiple near-identical entries for the phrase, each one essentially just repeating the copypasta itself.
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References (3)
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