About

Me Gusta is a rage comic face that is typically used to express one's approval of an awkward or perverse situation. The caption "Me gusta" translates to "I like it" in Spanish. In its beginning, the phrase conveyed an odd sense of pleasure in sexually perverse contexts, but the meaning has since broadened to describe a more general state of being disturbed and pleased at the same time.

Origin

The colloquial Spanish phrase "Me Gusta" was first adopted into a rage comic drawing by illustrator Matt Oswald, who uploaded his artwork onto 4chan and Reddit on March 18th, 2010. The drawing was also uploaded onto his personal Tumblr blog and DeviantART account. Oswald eventually revealed himself as the creator of "Me Gusta" face in a Reddit thread as well as an Ask Me Anything (AMA) thread on March 8th, 2011.





Spread

In December 2010, the single topic blog Me Gusta Face was launched to curate the comics. As of May 2012, the series ranked in the "Fuck Yeah" tier on Memegenerator and thousands of "Me Gusta" rage comics can be found on Tumblr , Memebase and on Reddit's popular F7U12 subreddit.

Various Examples





Derivatives

No Me Gusta

No Me Gusta is a variation of Me Gusta. It is used as a symbol of awkward dislike.





Bubbles No Me Gusta

Bubbles No Me Gusta is a scene in which the Powerpuff Girls character bubbles states the words "no me gusta" then proceeds to have a face resembling the NO face.





Me Gusta Mucho

"Me Gusta Mucho" is a variation of Me Gusta with the mouth changed to a smile. It is used to show extreme pleasure as opposed to simple pleasure.





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