When You Say Something Is For The Girls And The Gays Can You Include Me In That As Well

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A 2023 TikTok meme from user @colemxn.2 whose selfie caption asked to be included alongside 'the girls and the gays,' spawning a redraw template where fans swap Coleman for anime characters, cartoons, and streamers.

Overview

"When You Say Something Is For The Girls And The Gays Can You Include Me In That As Well" is a reaction and redraw meme built on a 2023 TikTok caption from user @colemxn.2, who filmed himself smiling and giving a thumbs up while asking to be included alongside "the girls and the gays"1. It's also known as "For the Girls, Gays and Coleman," and the format works as a phrasal template where the final name gets swapped for whatever character or subject the poster wants inserted into that in-group3.

Redraw versions typically keep Coleman's grinning selfie composition and swap the face for anime protagonists, cartoon characters, streamers, or fandom-specific figures. The joke leans on the meek, apologetic tone of "if it's not too much trouble, thanks guys," which reads as a very online way of asking to be let into a queer-coded space.

How It Spread

Screenshots and redraws started circulating within days. On October 6th, 2023, a Shoujo Kakumei Utena redraw hit r/shoujokakumeiutena and picked up over 270 upvotes, while X user @lilfowl posted a version the same day that pulled more than 4,500 likes3. On October 10th, TikToker @maliciouswomen slapped a handmade label reading "Here for the girls, gays and theys (and Coleman)" on a candle, and the clip pulled over 100,000 views.

Tumblr caught it on October 23rd when user woamna reposted a screenshot of the original video, gathering 80,000 notes in three months. In November, fandom edits took over: an X user posted a Chainsaw Man redraw on the 9th, an Adventure Time fan art landed on r/adventuretime the same day with 4,200 upvotes2, and @garfbot2000 hit 55,000 likes with a Finn version on November 24th. On November 25th, @1000_mikan swapped Coleman for streamer Ludwig. The format bounced back to Reddit on January 2nd, 2024, when u/linuxaddict334 reposted the screenshot alongside a viral Tumblr reply to r/CuratedTumblr, pulling over 10,000 upvotes4.

How to Use This Meme

To make one, people typically pair the "girls, gays, and X" caption with a redraw or edit that puts a character or celebrity in Coleman's grinning thumbs-up pose. Common convention keeps the exact wording, especially the "if it's not too much trouble thanks guys" tail, since the meek phrasing is the whole punchline.

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