Woman Yelling at Cat
A 2011 photo of a woman pointing and yelling, paired with a 2011 photo of a cat sitting at a dinner table. Used as a "someone arguing with someone who has no idea what is happening" template — the cat represents the unreadable, indifferent party.
Meme metadata
Origin, scale, and known variants for this meme template.
Common stacks
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About this entry
The two photos were originally unrelated — the woman is from a 2011 Real Housewives scene, the cat is from a 2011 photo. They were first paired in a 2019 tweet and quickly became one of the most-used comparison templates of the year.
When to use
- One party passionately arguing while the other party is completely checked out.
- Tech commentary where users complain about a company and the company has no real response.
When not to use
- Sincere disagreement contexts — the format is a joke, not a debate.
Cultural notes
By 2020 the template had been extended into multi-panel versions: "A yells at B, B yells at C, C yells at D" — used to represent cycles of argument that never resolve.
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