Stan Twitter Meme Girl returns after Uber uses her photo without credit
The Stan Twitter Meme Girl was a 15-year-old who went viral as a dress-up photo for people to decorate in merch from their favorite media. Now 24, the woman known as Ari recently reminded the internet of her existence by asking for Uber credits in exchange for her iconic photo from 2016.
People have also been abuzz about the fact that she is now an OnlyFans model, which seems to have shocked some into reconciling with the fact that eight years of time has, in fact, passed.
Meme basics:
- Meme Creator: Ari (@arii)
- Meme Type: Exploitable
- First Appearance: February 14, 2016
- Origin Source: Twitter
- Used to Convey: Brand loyalty
- Peak Popularity: 2016
Who is the Stan Twitter Meme Girl?
Going by Ari online, the Stan Twitter Meme Girl was a normal online teenager in 2016. She is remembered for a series of photos in which she posed with a Michael Kors bag and a white hoodie reading "Realist" with red shoes.
In the one you probably remember the best, she's making a "duck face" with her ponytail slung over her shoulder. Additionally, she had a rather successful musical.ly career back when that was a thing.
For reasons that can't be explained by modern science, Twitter glommed onto this photo with fervor and so-called Stan Twitter, where die-hard fandoms live and tweet, dressed her up in merchandise, promo images, and costumes from whatever franchise or brand they were stanning.
Stan Twitter Meme Girl template
Origins and spread
Ari, or @arii on Twitter, posted the photo set on February 14, 2016, with the word "realist" and a lipstick mark emoji. On November 26, 2023, and her new TikTok account, Ari shared the story of how those photos came to be.
As it turns out, the story isn't very interesting. According to the grown-up meme girl, she had just dressed herself up to go out with her friends, thought she looked cute, and asked one of her buddies to take some photos of her for the internet.
@arii #stitch with @Hi ♬ original sound - arii
"I deada** thought this pic was eating and I just wanted to take pictures and post them," she explained.
Virality
Although she also didn't understand why it happened and certainly didn't expect it, Ari was delighted to see her pose become a Twitter meme.
"It is just a funny a** meme of me being used to promote movies and music and etc., but it's deada** just a picture of me being 15 and being myself," Ari added in the TikTok explainer.
The meme grew massive through 2016 and endured over the years. When she showed up as an adult all that time later, people remembered her as a 2010s icon.
Stan Twitter Meme Girl returns in 2024
If you're hearing about Ari again, it's likely because of a new tweet she posted on October 21, 2024. In a quote tweet of a post using her meme'd photo by the rideshare and delivery app company, Stan Twitter Meme Girl asked for free Uber credits "since yall used my picture" without so much as tagging her.
It didn't take long for Twitter to then notice the link to her OnlyFans account on her page and start having a bit of a whatever-age crisis, realizing that Ari is now 24 and not that tiny teen girl anymore.
Meme examples
Related memes:
- Mother of “I can count to potato” meme girl speaks out
- The ‘kombucha girl’ meme, explained
- New ‘Gossip Girl’ meme is all about wacky anagrams
- ‘Stan Twitter, do you know this song’ has fans digging deep for gems
The internet is chaotic—but we’ll break it down for you in one daily email. Sign up for the Daily Dot’s web_crawlr newsletter here to get the best (and worst) of the internet straight into your inbox.
Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online.
The post Stan Twitter Meme Girl returns after Uber uses her photo without credit appeared first on The Daily Dot.