The Distracted Boyfriend meme is so 2017. (And besides, a Swedish court found it sexist anyway.) Happily, there’s a homoerotic version that’s even funnier. Meet Distracted Groom.
In the photo — popularized by a tweet from “casual gaymer” @skylxrksays — a baby-faced groom is distracted by a muscle-bound daddy type emerging from the water behind him and his bride. The groom seems transfixed, perhaps because the handsome interloper is wearing nothing but a tiny swimsuit, while the bride seems oblivious to her future husband’s gaze.
Is… is this an improved version of the "Distracted Boyfriend" meme pic.twitter.com/VihmJGDnx6
— SKYLXRK, but spooky ? (@skylxrksays) October 1, 2018
“Is… is this an improved version of the ‘Distracted Boyfriend’ meme,” @skylxrksays wondered as he posted the image. The post’s 108,000 likes at the time of this post would suggest the answer is yes.
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The Internet is no doubt trying to identify this burly beachgoer and perhaps find him on Grindr, but in the meantime, enjoy some of our favorite iterations of the meme below:
— Amos (@Amokistan) October 1, 2018
— ? Spooky Pun ? (@The_Green_City) October 1, 2018
— Autumn Côté (@ACureforSleep) October 1, 2018
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— Justin?Boldaji ?????? (@justinboldaji) October 1, 2018
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— i draw and the like. (@readmajin) October 2, 2018
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djmcgamester
He’s distracted because some guy in a speedo is in the way of his wedding photos. Really, not too unrealistic.
DarkZephyr
Dude. Seriously, nobody cares why the photo came into existence and what the actual guy in the photo might ACTUALLY be thinking at the time the photo was taken. That is not the point of Memes. lol You make them your own and apply them that way.
The ermahgerd girl wasn’t really excited about a bunch of goosebump books when she took that photo. We eventually learned that she was making a funny face for her friends and she dressed that way and did her hair that way on purpose for the photo as a gag. Does that stop anybody from using the meme? Does that invalidate their uses of the meme? Nope.
Creamsicle
Keep up Queerty. This has been a thing for about a month. It’s just a gayer rehash of a different meme.
Billy Budd
It is a fact that the speedo is God’s gift to gay people. It is heavenly, sublime and elevates us.
startenout
I mean between the tie and pocket square, I don’t even think it’s the groom, but her GBF “man of honor.” LOL Either way, the memes are brilliant.
daver01
Being gay, I LOVE Queerty. But does EVERYTHING really have to have an LGBTQ aspect?
It strikes me that all that happened was that this newly-wed couple were having photographs taken on the beach and the guy turned round to see what was making the splashing noise behind them.
And, yes, the guy in the speedos is a stud but the just-wed guy may well be thinking “God! I hope the missus doesn’t turn round and see what she’s missing!”