The "Deal With It" GIF, a pair of pixel sunglasses sliding onto a face, originated on the Something Awful forums in 2010 and became the standard way to end an argument on Reddit and Tumblr. It was one of the first memes built entirely for the animated GIF.
- Type
- meme
- Origin
- Something Awful forums, 2010
- Peak
- 2010-2012
- Example
- A dog in sunglasses. Deal with it.
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