True love sees beauty everywhere, during good times and bad, on great hair days and just the worst ones.
That seems to be the message Mariah Carey was sending to Lambs across the world on Sunday (Apr. 8) when she hopped on a bubbling meme that borrows a quote widely attributed to screen icon Marilyn Monroe: the “If you don’t love me at my… you don’t deserve me at my” challenege.
Juxtaposing a mousy shot of her de-glammed character Ms. Weiss from 2009’s Precious with the super-gloss with the ultra-glam cover of her 2005 The Emancipation of Mimi album, Mariah made a very powerful message about the power of the beauty myth. In less than 24 hours the post has racked up more than 135,000 likes, putting it within spitting distance of Mariah’s most popular tweet ever.
If you then you don’t
don’t love deserve
me at my me at my pic.twitter.com/pvDwOOvJsM— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) April 8, 2018
Mariah latched on to the meme almost a week after it began, with pictures of K-Pop and American pop stars (and eventually, just about everyone else too) juxtaposed over a slice of a quote frequently attributed to Monroe, in which she allegedly said, “I’m selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.”
Wherever the quote came from, Mariah sent it into overdrive, with everyone from Katharine McPhee to Rachel Bloom and Uzo Aduba giving it their own unique spin over the weekend, along with Star Wars fans, who took up the challenge and made it their own.
If you then you don’t
don’t love deserve
me at my me at my pic.twitter.com/SoUOkhhy81— Kat McPhee (@katharinemcphee) April 9, 2018
If you then you don’t
don’t love deserve
me at my me at my pic.twitter.com/yfzykHh2UD— Uzo Aduba (@UzoAduba) April 9, 2018
If you then
don’t you dont
love me deserve me
at my at my pic.twitter.com/T8A5MqahTH— Jack Whitehall (@jackwhitehall) April 8, 2018
if you don’t then you don’t
love me deserve me
at my at my pic.twitter.com/CiK2EnukPK— Darth Vader (@DepressedDarth) April 8, 2018
if you then
don’t you dont
love me deserve me
at my at my pic.twitter.com/c7LnrmEcB7— lucy (@lucyxxb) April 9, 2018
if you then
don’t you dont
love me deserve me
at my at my pic.twitter.com/vULUa8MtGz— Gerard Way Best Way (@GeeWayBestWay) April 8, 2018
Some of the earliest versions.
if you then you don’t
don’t love deserve
me at my me at my pic.twitter.com/fFsFYHMnJ4— Alp Ozcelik (@alplicable) April 3, 2018
if you then you don’t
don’t love deserve
me at my me at my pic.twitter.com/fFsFYHMnJ4— Alp Ozcelik (@alplicable) April 3, 2018
if you then you don’t
don’t love deserve
me at my me at my pic.twitter.com/TFsSpPktLB— yai (@jiggukttae) April 3, 2018
Even ESPN got in on it, posting a version with controversial US Masters winner golfer Patrick Reed.
If you don’t Then you
love me don’t deserve
at my me at my pic.twitter.com/AsKhPnVpZM— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 8, 2018