Where did the black cat clapping meme come from?
The black cat clapping meme comes from an AI-edited clip that the Instagram creator merkurianin posted on the twenty-fifth of September, also shared on TikTok. It spread when TikTokers began using a green-screen cut of the clapping cat as a reaction.
The original clip
The creator gives the cat some food; the cat sits up, grins with human teeth and claps with human hands, then offers a handshake. It passed two and a half million likes in just over a week.
The green-screen trend
On the twenty-eighth of September a TikTok creator used a green-screen cut of the cat in a school bathroom stall while skipping class, captioned "Bro we're skipping stop clapping". It drew more than three point eight million views in a week.
How the format grew
Others copied the idea: the cat clapping in places where you should be quiet, or applauding something that did not deserve it. On the twenty-ninth of September the original creator shared a clean clip on TikTok and asked people to credit and tag him when they use it.
Coverage
Know Your Meme added the clip to its weekly roundup on the ninth of October, and entertainment news sites wrote about the trend.
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