The Brief: How I Met/How Y'all Met Memes on Twitter highlight when individual Twitter users were introduced to a celebrity, platform, or item compared to the mainstream.

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How I Met/ How Y’all Met memes are growing in popularity on Twitter in mid-April. Twitter user @jappoffjones’ tweet went viral after posting a side-by-side picture of actor and comedian Phill Lewis in 1995’s The Wayans Bros. and Disney Channel’s 2005 hit Suite Life of Zack & Cody on April 19. The caption, “The caption how y’all met Mr Moseby vs how I met him” to illustrate they “met” Hall earlier than mainstream audiences. The tweet was liked over 60,000 times and was retweeted over 16,000 times.
how yall met Mr Moseby vs how I met him pic.twitter.com/qG5I3ZgOM9
— Tik Tok Hall Of Fame (@tiktok_HOF) April 20, 2020
Many Twitter users began tweeting about celebrities, social media platforms, and miscellaneous items.
How i met. How y’all met
Instagram Instagram pic.twitter.com/1nJwbyD3ww— 𝐜𝐲𝐡 🦋 (@_colonelyh) April 21, 2020
How i met. How y’all met
Twitter Twitter pic.twitter.com/mzBCGsFvT2— gee ⁷ (@vrmelitist) April 22, 2020
how i met how yall met
TikTok them pic.twitter.com/qrHheLNALa— Big $lik 🐺 (@TheNickyBands) April 27, 2020
how i met weed vs. how y’all met weed pic.twitter.com/hWrVD9ZSqt
— thot moan 💫🪐💜 (@fuckhernleave) April 26, 2020
how i met how y’all met
ross lynch ross lynch pic.twitter.com/2f3YOrYR6X— dinz (@DINABELLERIN) April 22, 2020
Black Twitter jumped on the trend highlighting many prominent Black celebrities and “how they met them” vs. how mainstream Twitter met them. Twitter account @After5ivePod made a similar post on April 25 featuring actress Regina Hall in 1999’s The Best Man next to a picture of her in 2000’s popular comedy Scary Movie. The tweet received nearly 40,000 likes and 9,000 retweets.
How I met How y’all met
Regina Hall Regina Hall pic.twitter.com/9DSdSouhtQ— After5ivePod (@After5ivePod) April 25, 2020
How y’all met How we met
Raven Raven pic.twitter.com/RFxSFvPdsF— EBC (@ItsBlackCulture) April 27, 2020
How we met How y’all met
Kevin Hart Kevin Hart pic.twitter.com/6TkBwPFEbS— EBC (@ItsBlackCulture) April 27, 2020
How I met vs How y’all met Taraji p. Henson Taraji p. Henson pic.twitter.com/mPrDrhD6IK
— camo (@simbaovo1) April 26, 2020
How I met Kendrick Lamar vs How Yall Met Him pic.twitter.com/HSHw6rzsUs
— ⚖️ RAP GAME CAROLE BASKIN ⚖️ Loves Black Women (@TheSydneyA) April 26, 2020
How i met Issa Rae vs how yall met issa Rae pic.twitter.com/96vJjqTQaM
— TEXAS GOON SLAPPA (@SYCKB0I) April 25, 2020