# Which Is Gayer? Which Is Gayer? is a side-by-side comparison meme that pits 'being gay' against some petty fandom crime and asks viewers to pick the worse option. First posted on iFunny in February 2020, the joke flipped slur logic back onto people who argue about anime power levels or console loyalty. By mid-2021, LGBTQ Instagram pages and r/beastars were running their own fandom-specific editions. ## Origin The earliest known Which Is Gayer? post came from iFunny user Zeromelon on February 19th, 2020[1]. Their image asked 'WHAT IS GAYER?' with two options: 'Literally being gay' next to two kissing anime girls, and 'Thinking an Anime character is better that the other just because he's more powerful haha fucking idiots' on the other side[3]. The target was powerscalers, fans who rank fictional characters by combat strength, with the joke presenting their arguments as less socially acceptable than actual same-sex attraction[3]. - **Platform:** iFunny / Instagram (viral spread) - **Creator:** Zeromelon (iFunny user) - **Date:** 2020 ## Overview Each image splits the screen with 'WHAT IS GAYER?' or 'WHICH IS GAYER?' at the top and two labeled columns underneath. The left column goes to a stock option such as 'Literally being gay' paired with a tame illustration, often two anime girls kissing[1]. The right column names some mundane but irritating behavior the poster wants to mock, with a wordy caption describing it in exasperated detail[3]. The punchline leans on reclaiming 'gay' as a schoolyard insult and turning it back on the people who talk that way. A poster puts up genuine queerness as the bland, obvious answer, then argues that whatever nerdy obsession sits on the right is objectively worse. Which Is Gayer? edits keep the same two-panel skeleton but swap in whichever fandom crime fits, from PS4 vs. Xbox arguments to furry debates to Beastars character disputes[2][4]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Which Is Gayer?? Which Is Gayer? is a two-panel exploitable asking which of two labeled options is 'gayer,' usually pitting 'being gay' against some annoying fandom behavior[3]. ### Where did Which Is Gayer? come from? iFunny user Zeromelon posted the first known version on February 19th, 2020, with the right option mocking anime powerscalers[1]. ### What does Which Is Gayer? mean? The joke reclaims 'gay' as a pejorative and uses it to insult the behavior on the right, arguing that console wars or fandom arguments are more embarrassing than actual queerness[3]. ### How do you use Which Is Gayer?? A typical edit keeps the header and the left panel of 'being LGBT' with same-sex affection, then swaps in a long, exasperated caption on the right describing whichever behavior the poster wants to mock[2]. ### Is Which Is Gayer? still popular? Documented posts run through at least May 2021, when an Instagram version by @thats.a.lotta.gays reshared by @mentallylgbtq collected over 58,000 likes[5]. ## References 1. [https://ifunny.co/picture/what-is-gayer-thinking-an-anime-literally-being-characteris-better-1rRknkKR7]() 2. [https://www.instagram.com/p/B9CmnhEnZlD/]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/which-is-gayer]() 4. [https://www.reddit.com/r/Beastars/comments/l9v06x/gay/]() 5. [https://www.instagram.com/p/CPRKvp1Lb4I/]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/which-is-gayer Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library