AboutWhat does the meme depict?
The meme 'I'm Respecting Your Privacy By Knocking But Asserting My Authority As Your Parent By Coming In Anyway' features a scene from the animated television show 'The Fairly Oddparents'. In this scene, the character Mr. Turner, who is the father of the protagonist Timmy, uses a column as a makeshift battering ram to burst through Timmy's bedroom door while declaring the titular phrase. This particular quote and visual, where Mr. Turner is mid-action entering the room, have become popularly used as an exploitable image macro and catchphrase. They are typically employed in memes to humorously depict situations where one party forcefully imposes itself upon another, despite a superficial acknowledgment of privacy or boundaries.
OriginWho did it first?
The phrase and scene for the meme originate from the episode 'Information Stupor Highway' of 'The Fairly Oddparents', which was first broadcasted on television on October 18th, 2002. In this episode, the character Timmy attempts to block his bedroom door to stop his father from entering. However, his father, Mr. Turner, overcomes this barrier by forcefully knocking down the door using a white column as a battering ram, while delivering the now-iconic line. The scene was uploaded to YouTube by the channel Ally Cat on November 28th, 2016, becoming a basis for numerous memes.[1]
Origin: 2002