Reese Witherspoon Kicked Off a Viral Meme Trend on Instagram
Mindy Kaling and Kerry Washington also chimed in, cause, duh.
Not to sound like a broken record or anything, but this year, good old' 2020, has been a doozy thanks to a series of unfortunate events I could indeed write a 500-page novel on. I mean, nothing good has happened since Parasite won Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards in February. Thankfully, the internet is always filled with funny, all-too-relatable content—like the recent "2020 by month" meme challenge, started by Reese Witherspoon herself.
How the Meme Started
Dubbed by some as the "Reese Witherspoon Challenge," since she was the first A-lister to kick off the trend, the new meme features a collage of photos of different characters a celebrity has played over the years matching a different month in 2020. Here Witherspoon served us looks from Legally Blonde, Little Fires Everywhere, Wild, and more.
Other Celebrities Obviously Had to Join
Since she posted the all-too-true funny post on Instagram, the love of my life, Mindy Kaling, has also added her take to the challenge. She captioned her photo, “Pretty much. Inspired by @reesewitherspoon.” As well as another actress and a woman I inspire to be, Kerry Washington, hopped on the trend too captioning her's, "@reesewitherspoon @mindykaling...SAME."
And because some of the biggest names in Hollywood, started doing it well, everyone is because uh...duh. Witherspoon hasn't commented on starting the trend, but like us, she's probably laughing at all the celebs, models, TV shows, and movies giving us an accurate look into month ?? of quarantine. Here are some of our favorites:
2020, y’all. 🙃@ReeseW @kerrywashington pic.twitter.com/expPec8XmyAugust 5, 2020
How’s your #2020 going? Thanks for the inspiration, @ReeseW and @mindykaling. pic.twitter.com/7evMnZgpqRAugust 5, 2020
sigh. pic.twitter.com/0ozDDLm9BwAugust 5, 2020
Wake me up when it’s 2021💭 cred to @ReeseW @kerrywashington @mindykaling @Caradelevingne pic.twitter.com/OpGixYySVOAugust 5, 2020
I’d have to agree with @ReeseW, @mindykaling & @kerrywashington about 2020 thus far! 🤣❤️ pic.twitter.com/HmUCpu74A8August 5, 2020
Thanks for the inspiration @ReeseW! 2020 #WhatToHeck pic.twitter.com/LvM3WvWxP4August 5, 2020
2020! What a time! Inspired by @ReeseW @mindykaling @kerrywashington @HannahSimone pic.twitter.com/P6lEdG8z5qAugust 5, 2020
#2020 🗓 Inspired by @ReeseW pic.twitter.com/uHxelycyVHAugust 5, 2020
Be sure to check back in later, because I'm sure some more will be rolling in today.
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