Emotional Damage Meme!

Emotional Damage refers to a clip of YouTuber and comedian Steven He frustratedly throwing a sneaker and exclaiming in a thick Asian accent, “emotional damage!”

The clip became a frequent reaction to clips depicting someone getting owned or being emotionally injured, both ironically and unironically, shortly after being uploaded in September 2021.

The clip became notably popularized on TikTok, where users attach it at the end of video clips where one individual in the clip may have endured an emotional injury.

Origin

It refers to a video of YouTuber and comedian Steven He throwing a shoe-in frustration and yelling “emotional damage!” with an Asian accent.

In September 2021, the video became a typical response to clips depicting someone being abused or mentally injured, both sarcastically and unironically. Using the clip at the end of a video where one person has been emotionally damaged on TikTok has made it extremely famous.

On October 7, 2021, YouTuber Venus ” released a solo film, which gained over 500,000 views in just three months.

Pumpk1n, a YouTube user, released a meme based on the clip-on November 8, 2021, and it quickly garnered over 321,000 views in just two months.

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liamkearney263 posted a video of Billie Eilish talking about how an ugly guy “thinks he runs the world” if you give him a chance, followed by a youngster calling her out for using autotune, then the clip of Him yelling “emotional damage,” which gained over 13 million views in four weeks.

To our knowledge, this is the first time a clip has been used as a reaction.

A TikToker account called @emotional..damage, devoted to reaction clips, launched its debut video on December 22 and amassed over 180,000 views in four weeks after connecting it to footage of Siri and a man having a roasting match.

The following day, they posted a video of a Disney World actor playing Gaston calling a woman ugly, which garnered over 25 million views in the same period.

Other accounts devoted to the meme, @emotional Damage, and @emotional..damage, were launched on December 25, gaining 905,000 and 130,000 followers in less than a month.

In less than a month after it was shared by @emotional Damage on December 28, the meme has over 18.7 million views.

As early as January 2022, an image macro using a subtitled screenshot of the scene began to spread. It was used in a meme by dyankmemes on Instagram on January 12, 2022, and gained more than 1,900 likes in six days.

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A GIF-based meme created by Instagram user notshrmapproved on January 13 had over 50,000 views and 2,200 likes in the first five days after its release.

As early as January 2022, an image macro using a subtitled screenshot of the scene began to spread.

It was used in a meme by dyankmemes on Instagram on January 12, 2022, and gained more than 1,900 likes in six days. A GIF-based meme created by Instagram user notshrmapproved on January 13 had over 50,000 views and 2,200 likes in the first five days after its release.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who Is the Emotional Damage Meme Guy?

Comedian Steven He
Who is the man behind the ‘Emotional Damage' meme? The person behind this latest viral craze is Irish-Chinese YouTuber and comedian Steven He. YouTube: Steven He Comedian Steven He has amassed over 2.4 million YouTube subscribers.

What Does Emotional Damage Mean?

Emotional damages are situations in which a person suffers physiological harm due to an entity's negligent or intentional actions.