AboutWhat does the meme depict?
The 'Distracted Boyfriend' meme, also known as 'Man Looking at Other Woman,' features a stock photo used for object labeling. In the image, a man is caught looking back at another woman passing by while his presumed girlfriend stands next to him, glaring at him with a look of disapproval.
OriginWho did it first?
The original image for the 'Distracted Boyfriend' meme was captured by photographer Antonio Guillem and uploaded to the stock photo database iStock on November 1st, 2015 under the title "Disloyal man with his girlfriend looking at another girl". The image gained significant popularity as a meme format after it was first captioned and shared in a Turkish Facebook group. The earliest known version posted on social media appeared on the "Prog Düşmanlarına Verilen Müthüş Cevaplar" page on Facebook on January 30th, 2017, humorously captioning the man as Phil Collins showing interest in pop music while prog music is personified by the displeased girlfriend. The inspiration for this particular adaptation came from a political meme page called 'Siyasettin,' which also employed the 'Distracted Boyfriend' format on the same day.[1]
Origin: 2017