The world will never run out of memes. From memes that make us laugh to memes that could get us in trouble. And this it’s a meme that is very flexible and popular.

In this article, we’re going to talk about the I’m gonna pretend I didn’t see that meme. This meme refers to a popular series of reaction images, usually paired with a photo of Ray Charles, a popular blind musician.

This meme is usually used as a reaction to images, video, or texts that are considered disturbing. There is also an alternate audial version of the meme, that is more often heard in real life.

Origin

The origin of the meme “I’m gonna pretend I didn’t see that” came from sometime in November, 2018, when a Reddit user called LeftyOnenut posted the image on /r/Memes subreddit. The caption “I’m gonna pretend I didn’t see that” was written on top of a photo of Ray Charles, sitting by a piano.

Spread and usage

After that, the meme took off and many people are still using it to this day. So the following days after, the format had spread onto many other subreddits, including two giant subreddits /r/MemeEconomy and /r/dankmemes.

The meme also spread to real life with people are saying it as a reaction to seeing or hearing something very stupid or disturbing.

Some examples of the meme

To make it easier for you to understand the meme, here are some examples of the usage of it. Let’s see how many of them you have seen before.

As you can see some memes have the same caption, but don’t have a picture of Ray Charles. This is common in the world of memes where people change popular memes. They change the meme to make it unique and more relatable to them.

There are still many more bizarre versions of the memes available on the internet. Some websites also allow you to make your own version of the meme by using different captions or pictures.

Some I’m gonna pretend I didn’t see that memes are also featuring captions that are relevant to some events at the time of their creations. There are endless of different versions and they’re funnier if you know the actual events they’re referring to.

Conclusion

The I’m gonna pretend I didn’t see that meme has evolved many times after its birth in 2018. People are modifying it with pop culture references and other relatable captions.

It’s safe to say that the I’m gonna pretend I didn’t see that meme isn’t going to die anytime soon. Especially since there are still so many things that this meme can make fun of.

And considering how flexible the caption “I’m gonna pretend I didn’t see that” is, I don’t think people are going to get tired of it. Expect hundred, if not, thousand of different types of memes with the caption I’m gonna pretend I didn’t see that for the next several years to come.