14 "Two Soyjaks Pointing" Memes Mocking the Internet's Exaggerated Enthusiasm
Meme Profile
- Meme Name: Two Soyjaks Pointing
- Alternative Names: Soyjaks Pointing at Beyond Meat, Pointing Soyjaks, KFC Soyjaks
- Source: A February 2020 photograph of animal rights advocate John Oberg and a companion posing in front of a KFC "Beyond Fried Chicken" sign in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Media Type: Exploitable, Line Drawing, Redraw
- Year: 2020
- Vibe: Mockery of performative excitement, ironic overreaction.
Description & Origin
The template is a MS Paint-style line drawing featuring two Wojak variants known as Soyjaks. Both characters exhibit exaggerated, open-mouthed expressions associated with online "soy face" caricatures. The character on the left wears glasses and looks directly forward, while the character on the right points toward the right-hand background, directing attention to an object or text placed by the editor.
The drawing originates from a real-world photograph posted to Twitter on February 23rd, 2020, by John Oberg (@JohnOberg). The image showed Oberg and another man celebrating the release of plant-based nuggets outside a KFC location. On May 1st, 2020, an anonymous 4chan user on the /qa/ board posted a traced version of the photo to mock meta-discussion on Reddit. The format achieved broader adoption in October 2020 when users began swapping the background to mock various fandoms and consumer trends. it shares a structural purpose with Get A Load Of This Guy, as both formats rely on a character gesturing toward an external target to invite the audience to join in mocking it.
Related Nodes
- Get A Load Of This Guy: Both templates use a direct pointing gesture to draw the audience's attention toward an object of ridicule.
