For example, if a guy were to post a picture with a new girl just days after breaking up with his long term girlfriend, the ex girlfriend may post the “But that’s None of My Business” meme to thoroughly express the fact that she is judging his quick switch to a new girl in a humorous way. This makes this meme the perfect way for petty individuals who enjoy silently judging and avoiding confrontation to express their judgment through humor. The ludicrousness of the serene backdrop, the sun lit directly behind the glass of tea, the smug facialĮxpression given off by Kermit, and finally, the caption to tie it all together all contribute to the humor and simple pettiness of the meme. The meme gives off this petty vibe due to the element of imagery. It allows them to express the fact that they have noticed the absurd event going on, but the meme is never specific enough for them to be called out for it. The meme user can add their own unique caption to the meme, or they can choose to use the simple and original “But That’s None of My Business” version. In this meme, pathos is, of course, used to evoke humor for the audience however, it also brings forth the judgmental side that some people may usually try to hide from social media. This meme intends to give the audience an outlet to silently judge and shade their peers, and it does so effectively by using pathos, ethos, and satire to create this widely used reaction meme. This meme is used when an individual notices an unlikely occurrence of something that should definitely not be going on, and wants to comment without really commenting on the matter. The meme depicted in this rhetorical analysis is the “But That’s None of My Business” meme renders Kermit The Frog, slight smirk on his little green face, sipping tea out of a glass with a caption reading “But That’s None of My Business.” The picture is backlit by the sun, background blurry, bringing an aesthetic feel to the picture. Club and Mashable.A meme is defined as a humorous image, video, or piece of text, that is copied (often with slight variations) and spread rapidly by Internet users (Oxford). In the following hours, GMA's tweet was met with a slew of snide remarks from those who noticed the misnomer #tealizard, as well as media coverage from The Verge, AOL, A.V. Meanwhile, ABC's Good Morning America (GMA) chimed in on the emerging Crying Lebron photoshop meme with a tweet asking the followers whether it should be counted among the ranks of other well-known memes in the sports world, in which Kermit the Frog's tea-sipping image was mislabeled with the hashtag #tealizard. On June 21st, LeBron James' fashion statement was picked up by several news sites and sports blogs, including USA Today, Washington Post, GQ, New York Daily News and BarStoolSports, many of which underscored the celebrity athlete's sense of humor. That same day, James posted an Instagram of his meme-themed hat alongside the Larry O’Brien Trophy with the caption taunting his critics and skeptics: On June 20th, 2016, the meme saw a resurgence when Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James who led the team to earning its first NBA championship title in the franchise history, returned home wearing an “Ultimate Warrior” t-shirt and a cap embroidered with an image of Kermit the Frog sipping tea. In the first 24 hours the video gained over 100,000 views and 480 comments.Īs of June 2014, there are over 2,100 images uploaded under the tag 'kermitmemes' on Instagram. On the following day, YouTuber Bugatti Beez uploaded a video of Kermit the Frog reading notable 'But Thats None Of My Business' examples (shown below). The first post featured a photograph of Kermit the Frog drinking a glass of iced tea with a caption mocking men who wear fake Jordan sneakers (shown below). On June 22nd, 2014, the single topic blog 'Kemit the Snitch' was launched on Tumblr, which highlights notable examples from the image macro series.

On the same day, Twitter users began tweeting jokes using the hashtags #NoneOfMyBusiness and #Kermit, reaching over 19,000 and 11,000 mentions in the first four days respectively according to the Twitter analytics site Topsy. In the first four days, the feed gained over 130,000 followers.

On June 20th, the Instagram feed was created, which highlights pictures of Kermit the Frog with 'none of my business' captions. On June 17th, the earliest known Kermit image macro including the phrase “that’s none of my business” was highlighted by the Instagram feed in a post mocking delusional women described as being 'ratchet' (shown below, right). As early as January 2014, Instagram users began posting captioned images of Kermit the Frog with the hashtag “#kermitmemes” (shown below, left).

Kermit but thats none of my business