15 Crying Cat Variations That Prove Everything is Fine (It’s Not)
Meme Profile: Crying Cat
- Meme Name: Crying Cat
- Alternative Names: Sad Cat, Schmuserkadser
- Source (Origin): 4chan, anonymous image boards (various feline templates)
- Media Type: Image Macro, Reaction Image, Digitally Edited Photo
- Year: Late 2014 (approximate)
- Vibe: Melancholic, Dejected, Powerless, Reactional
Description & Origin
Visual Description
The meme template features a feline subject (commonly a white domestic cat, Felis catus) whose eyes have been digitally altered. The edit superimposes large, glassy, bloodshot, and highly tear-filled pupils onto the cat's normal eyes, creating an exaggerated expression of intense sadness or being on the verge of crying. The cats are typically looking directly at or slightly away from the camera.
Key Nodes
- Mid-2017: A meme variation featuring a different teary-eyed cat giving a thumbs-up surged in popularity, often conflated with but visually distinct from "Crying Cat" .
- Late 2014: The base images for the "Schmuserkadser" variation, which are white cats looking distressed, first appeared on Anonymous Image Boards (Source: [Data Missing] - likely 4chan).
- January 2015: An image titled "sad_cat.png" was published on the image hosting site Imgur.
- September 2016: An edited version of the Serious Cat meme (a white cat), where the original eyes were replaced with teary kitten eyes, was uploaded to Imgur. This specific edit is now the dominant version of the template.
Gallery Analysis: White Office Variation
The images provided utilize a specific variant: a white cat in a domestic/office setting.
- Childhood Guilt: Captions the realization of parental financial sacrifice via a low-fidelity head-only cutout.
- Financial Defeat: Captions the lack of disposable income by aligning the subject's status with that of a burglar.
- Workplace Satire: Captions the irony of high-volume labor preventing the performance of "pretending to work."
