"Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point"
The portrait of Josep Maria García, as included in the ClickHole article
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Satire
Publication
PublisherClickHole
Publication dateFebruary 5, 2018

"Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point" is an article by the satirical website ClickHole, which was published in February 2018. The article, describing a hated coworker making a logical argument during a political debate, is an Internet meme used to reference otherwise disliked figures making a statement the writer agrees with.[1]

Image

The article is illustrated with a stock photo of Josep Maria García. The picture was taken in 2014 during a work trip to Barcelona, during which García was helping his photographer brother-in-law to set up the lighting for a photoshoot.[2][1] The Guardian compared García to András Arató, who also unintentionally became the subject of an Internet meme in Hide the Pain Harold.[1]

Slate journalist Cameron Wilson tried to find Josep Maria García in 2021 by emailing Clickhole, without getting a response. Twitter user @iamtherog had found that the image was owned by Getty Images, but the image was already removed from their site at that time. An Indian medical website contained the image, still including the Exif data with the GPS coordinates and the name of the photographer.[2]

The image, separate from the article and headline, has been used as a meme with the same meaning.[3]

The meme has been referenced in regard to Donald Trump,[4][5] David Portnoy,[6] Mo Brooks,[7] Neil Gorsuch,[8] Matt Gaetz,[9] Lauren Boebert, and Marjorie Taylor Greene.[10] While referencing the meme, writers at Mic and Vulture called the article "absolutely iconic"[11] and "one of the best articles to ever grace the internet",[12] respectively.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Kassam, Ashifa (June 19, 2022). "'The worst person you know': the man who unwittingly became a meme". The Guardian. Madrid. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Wilson, Cameron (October 13, 2021). "I Found ClickHole's "Worst Person You Know"". Slate Magazine. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sebastian Gorka Calls Nick Fuentes a 'Scumbag'". Mediaite. June 20, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  4. ^ Reese, Ashley (December 18, 2020). "I Can't Believe I'm Saying This But...Trump Had a Great Idea". Jezebel. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "Elon Musk and Donald Trump are Mad Online". Mic. July 13, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  6. ^ Dickson, EJ (July 6, 2022). "The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point: 'Roe v. Wade' Edition". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  7. ^ Schor, Elana (March 24, 2022). "How Mo Brooks helps the 1/6 commission". POLITICO. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  8. ^ Millhiser, Ian (March 28, 2023). "Heartbreaking: The worst Supreme Court justice you know just made a great point". Vox. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  9. ^ Wang, Lydia. "The Irony Of Matt Gaetz Supporting Britney Spears". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  10. ^ Holloway, Kali (December 6, 2021). "GOP Women Are Leaning Into Mudslinging and Total Villainy". The Daily Beast. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  11. ^ "Even Clarence Thomas, who roundly sucks, can see that federal pot laws are totally incoherent". Mic. June 28, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  12. ^ Ivie, Devon (March 16, 2021). "Juan Pablo, First Latino Bachelor Lead, Says He Endured 'Persistent Racism'". Vulture. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

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