"I hate clichés" memes are roasting fanfiction in the funniest way
8 August 2019, 17:45
Common literary tropes have been turned into a hilarious new meme.
"I hate clichés" memes are going viral and it's all thanks to fanfiction and literature at large.
It's only August and 2019 has already provided us with a year's worth of incredible memes. Over the course of the past eight months alone, we've seen everything from the powerful Shaggy meme to the iconic "And I oop" meme. From SpongeBob to tweets about 30-50 feral hogs, the internet never ceases to find meme inspiration in the most unexpected things.
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Now the internet is turning popular literary tropes into memes and they're hilarious.
Check out the funniest "I hate clichés" memes below.
The "I hate clichés" meme is simple. Have you ever read a book and thought, "Wait a minute. This storyline is very familiar!"? Well, you're not alone. Almost all literature ranging from Wattpad novels to Shakespeare, relies on tropes in some way shape or form and the "I hate clichés" meme pokes fun at these tropes. Better yet, it also pokes fun at the ways in which we as readers tend to fall for these tropes time and time again.
All you have to do is write "I hate clichés" and then pick a cliché. For example almost all teen romance fanfiction features an enemies to lovers plot. You could write? "Me: I hate clichés" and then "Author: The protagonists were mortal enemies and then they fell in love", followed by: "Me, sobbing: OMG the protagonists were mortal enemies and then they fell in love". Confused? Here are just a few of the best ones so far.
Don't you just love when a book brings people together?
me: i hate clichés
— Chaima ✨ شيماء (@kzabrekker) August 6, 2019
author: a group of unrelated characters, of varying backgrounds, consider each other a family
me, sobbing: omg a group of unrelated characters, of varying backgrounds, consider each other a family
Maybe dramatic fights with declarations of love are your thing.
me: i hate clichés
— ᴄᴇғ 𖤍 (@buckysnut) July 31, 2019
author: one of them yells "BECAUSE I LOVE YOU" in the middle of an argument
me: omg one of them yells "because i love you" in the middle of an argument
Some people say opposites attract.
me: i hate clichés
— cam (@justabookeater_) July 30, 2019
author: the grumpy one is soft for the sunshine one
me: *sobs* omg the grumpy one is soft for the sunshine one
Characters who are asleep but are not really asleep pop up in literature often.
me: i hate clichés
— elliott t. bear ٩( ᐛ )و (@planarbindings) August 2, 2019
author: while one person is asleep the other one tenderly confesses their feelings for them but it turns out they were awake all along and heard it
me: omg while one person is asleep the other one tenderly confesses their feelings for them but it turns out th
The soulmate trope is a classic.
me: i hate cliches
— madeline (@todxrxki) August 5, 2019
fanfiction author: "it's always been you"
me: omg it's always been them
This one is for fans of war related fiction.
ME: i hate clichés
— Paul Krueger (@NotLikeFreddy) July 30, 2019
AUTHOR: and they only refer to each other by their ranks until one of them gets sick and calls for the other by their real name
ME: ohmygod they only refer to each other by their ranks until one of them gets sick and calls for the other by their real name
We love a growth arc.
me: i hate cliches
— ano 🌽 (@anoderp) August 2, 2019
author: this character got betrayed in the past but found new friends and regained the ability to trust others again
me: omg this character got Betrayed in the past but found new friends and regained the ability to trust others again
Time-travel fiction fans, can y'all make some noise?
me: i hate cliches
— アントニア ♡ (@ochacoaura) August 5, 2019
cliche: one of them jumps timelines and redoes the same timeloop countless times trying to save the one they love
me, sobbing: omg one of them jumps timelines and does the same timeloop countless times trying to save the one they love
It's all in the details.
me: i hate clichés
— tash ✇ (@thorrbrucee) August 1, 2019
author: she wears pastel colours and her girlfriend is a goth
me: *crying* oh my god she wears pastel colours and her girlfriend is a goth
A personal fave.
me: i hate clichés
— PopBuzz (@popbuzz) August 8, 2019
author: two people who dated in high school but married other people and then fell back in love with each other as adults
me, sobbing: omg two people who dated in high school but married other people and then fell back in love with each other as adults
People are assholes for a reason.
me: I hate clichés
— loren🌱 (@lorelizabeth_) July 30, 2019
author: and he’s only pretending to be an asshole because he’s actually a big softie and he’s afraid of getting hurt
me: ohmygod he’s only pretending to be an asshole because he’s actually a big softie and he’s afraid of getting hurt
These storylines always get me.
me: i hate cliches
— i hate to kill you (@fIuxes) August 4, 2019
author: despite everything this character has been through, they still have deep faith in humanity and love
me: oh my god despite everything this character has been through, they still have deep faith in humanity and love
So there we have it. A perfect meme.
