You think you just fell out of the coconut tree?
Buddy, do I have news for you.
Here’s what it’s crucial that you know to understand what the young people are talking about.
First, post-irony is in.
Or maybe even meta-irony.
Takethis thread of Kamala fancams(that is, fan-made video edits idolizing and romanticizing Harris).
The sincerity behinda “Kamalafied” club remixis pretty unclear.
What’s up with asking “You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?”
The number one Harris-inspired meme involves the coconut tree.
Their origin story lies in aspeech Harris deliveredat a White House event way back in May 2023.
You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you."
In this bit of oratorical poeticism, the (coconut) seed of the meme was planted.
Why did Gen Z jump on this clip?
Then, she breaks into her signature unbothered, slightly manic laugh (heightening the absurdity).
But then, Harris sobers up to deliver a truth bomb that hits the universal human experience.
This, then, is the kicker: The humor lies in the sudden contrast of silly and serious.
It’s all ripe meme territory.
Simply put, “you think you just fell out of a coconut tree?”
is code for “This is all bigger than you, man.”
It speaks to Gen Z’s omnipresent reckoning with existential dread.
It’s been a meme for months now, and the recent news sent coconut references skyrocketing.
Remember the “hot girl summer” of yore?
It’s like that.
Party girls don’t get hurt, after all.
Party girlspartythrough their existential dread.
Why was Clinton roasted as a meme, while Kamala gets fancams?
Hillary, trying too hard, wascringe.
Kamala, being unintentionally funny"unbothered," as described in the tweet aboveleads to organic meme idolization.
Once institution, company, etc energy tries to capture the moment…it begins to feel corny."
It’s like when you were a teen and your dad tried to use your slang.
