{{short description|Internet meme}}
In 2022, characters from the ''Mr. Men and Little Miss'' book and television series became a viral internet meme with users on social media platforms posting them to reveal aspects of their own personalities in a humorous way.<ref name="espn">{{cite web |title=Sports teams join viral "Little Miss" meme with creative social media posts |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34278032/chicago-bears-kansas-jayhawks-teams-creating-little-miss-memes-social-media |website=ESPN.com |access-date=28 July 2022 |language=en |date=22 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Diaz |first1=Ana |title=Why Little Miss characters are everywhere |url=https://www.polygon.com/23277595/little-miss-meme-trend-mr-men-explained |website=Polygon |access-date=28 July 2022 |date=25 July 2022}}</ref> Dubbed the "'''Little Miss meme'''", posts consist of an image of a character from the series, along with a caption listing a personality trait they have.<ref name="espn" /> When describing the memes, ''Forbes India'' said "these 2022 reboots are being used to highlight darker, more toxic sides of people's personalities and attitudes—although always with humor" and connected them to the trend of presenting trauma as humor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Why Are 'Mr. Men And Little Miss' Characters All Over Social Media? |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/lifes/why-are-mr-men-and-little-miss-characters-all-over-social-media/78515/1 |access-date=28 July 2022 |website=Forbes India |language=en}}</ref> The memes are also used to present insecurities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Remember Those 'Little Miss' Books From Your Childhood? They're Now A Meme. |url=https://www.bustle.com/life/little-miss-mr-men-memes-format |access-date=28 July 2022 |website=Bustle |language=en}}</ref>
According to Mashable, the meme can be traced back to 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Heilman |first1=Greg |title=What is the origin of the "Little Miss" meme that has gone viral? |url=https://en.as.com/latest_news/what-is-the-origin-of-the-little-miss-meme-that-has-gone-viral-n/ |website=Diario AS |access-date=28 July 2022 |language=en |date=24 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="mashable">{{cite web |last1=Townsend |first1=Chance |title=What's the story behind the Instagram 'Little Miss' meme? |url=https://mashable.com/article/little-miss-mr-man-memes |website=Mashable |access-date=28 July 2022 |language=en |date=23 July 2022}}</ref> However, the meme went viral when @juulpuppy, an Instagram meme generator, began posting them on April 19, 2022. The first memes posted by @juulpuppy received 52,000 likes on Instagram.<ref name=mashable/>
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