In the following weeks, the image gained significant spread in /r/comedynecrophilia, /r/okbuddyretard and other ironic subreddits, as well as on Instagram. On July 10th, 2019, Redditor JaydenDenino posted a meme based on the selfie to /r/okbuddyretard subreddit, gaining over 140 upvotes in three weeks (shown below, right). In the following month, more similar memes were posted in /r/LinusTechTips and /r/pcmasterrace subreddits. On May 24th, Redditor HeyITsBlu posted a I Showed You My Dick Please Respond meme based on the image to /r/LinusTechTips, where it gained over 1,900 upvotes. On May 23rd, multiple users on Twitter responded with edited versions of the photograph, including comparisons to Nelson the Bull Terrier (examples shown below).
On April 16th, the Houston Chronicle reported that a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced several correctional officers were "under investigation for on and off-duty conduct violations" in relation to the #FeelingCuteChallenge, which included the posting of an image with the caption "Feeling cute, might just gas some inmates today, IDK." The following day, Reason published an article about the controversial posts titled "Prison Guards Are ‘#FeelingCute’ About Threatening To Assault Inmates for No Reason." On April 17th, Ebaum's World published an article about the controversy titled "The Feeling Cute Challenge Just Got Dark.On May 23rd, 2019, tech blogger Linus Sebastian uploaded a front camera selfie to Twitter, writing "how much does YOUR selfie cam distort near the edge of the frame." The tweet received over 150 retweets and 1,700 likes in two months.
On April 14th, the police accountability website AmericasPoliceProblem published a post about controversial #FeelingCuteChallenge posts submitted to the Facebook group Correctional Officer Life. On April 17th, Memebase highlighted several notable examples of the meme.Ĭorrectional Officer Life Facebook Controversy On April 14th, Instagram user posted a photograph of Tiger Woods with the caption "Felt cute might pop a xanny and pass out in my car later idk" (shown below, right) Within 48 hours, the post gathered upwards of 54,200 likes. Might post this later to offend someone…idk" along with the hashtag "#FeelingCuteChallenge" (shown below, left). On April 13th, the Breastfeeding Mama Talk Facebook page posted a Snapchat photo of a woman breastfeeding with the caption "Feeling cute. According to the Ledger-Enquirer, a spokesperson for the water company said the image was originally posted by the employee to Facebook, but it has since been deleted. Within one week, the post gathered more than 92,700 likes. Might cut your water off later…idk" (shown below).
On April 10th, 2019, Instagram user posted a Snapchat photo of a Columbus Water Works employee with the caption "Feeling cute. Within three weeks, the post gained over 107,000 shares and 14,000 comments on the platform. On March 30th, Facebook user Courtney Muse posted a photograph of a UPS employee with the caption "Feeling cute, Might deliver your package later, IDK," along with the hashtag "#FeelingCuteChallenge" (shown below). The image spawned numerous parody variations using the caption "Feeling cute, might delete later" paired with other humorous images.
On January 22nd, 2017, Twitter user tweeted an illustration of the Spongebob Squarepants character Squidward taking a selfie with the caption "might delete soon but I felt cute in this pic 😋😘🙊💖" (shown below).
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