The Sad Story Behind the Funny Meme of a Woman and a Cat

The Shiro Corporation – The popular meme featuring a woman screaming while pointing at a confused-looking cat often makes netizens laugh.

However, behind the widely circulated memes on various social media platforms, there lies a heartbreaking personal story.

The picture of the crying woman is a clip from an American reality show. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills , which aired on December 5, 2011. The figure in the image is Taylor Armstrong, one of the participants of the show.

The scene was taken from the episode titled "Malibu Beach Party from Hell," when Armstrong got into an argument with her co-star, Camille Grammer.

In that episode, Grammer was accused of revealing Armstrong's marital issues to others, which triggered an emotional argument. Armstrong, who was in a fragile state, was comforted by his colleague, Kyle Richards.

At that time, Armstrong was facing immense pressure in her marriage. She was known to have experienced domestic violence at the hands of her husband, Russell Armstrong, who later died by suicide.

Meanwhile, the cat image in the meme comes from a Tumblr post by a user named "deadbefordeath" with the title "he no like vegetals" (he doesn't like vegetables).

The cat named Smudge sat in front of a plate filled with vegetables with a confused expression, which then went viral on the internet.

The two images were then combined and first spread in the form of a meme around May 2019, one of which by a Twitter user with the account @MISSINGEGIRL.

Since then, the combination of the Armstrong and Smudge photos became one of the most recognized memes on the internet.

Although he initially set out from a dark moment in his life, Armstrong says he doesn't mind his face being used as a meme. He states that his life is much better now.

"The angry scene made me very afraid for my life and peace of mind. When I look back, it turns out that my life is like everyone else's," Armstrong said, as quoted. KompasTekno dari Oprahmag .

Through her personal Twitter account, Armstrong said she has now recovered, is happy with her husband and daughter, and is actively working at a domestic violence shelter, Domestic Violence Shelter.

"Thank you - that's part of my past and I have moved on with my life. Now I am in a healthy and happy marriage. It doesn't matter if people laugh at the pictures that have been made," Armstrong wrote.