Reese Witherspoon Kicked Off a Viral Meme Trend About 2020

Bianca Rodriguez
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Photo credit: Courtesy
Photo credit: Courtesy

From Marie Claire

Not to sound like a broken record or anything, but this year, good old' 2020, has been a doozy thanks to a series of unfortunate events I could indeed write a 500-page novel on. I mean, nothing good has happened since Parasite won Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards in February. Thankfully, the internet is always filled with funny, all-too-relatable content—like the recent "2020 by month" meme challenge, started by Reese Witherspoon herself.

How the Meme Started

Dubbed by some as the "Reese Witherspoon Challenge," since she was the first A-lister to kick off the trend, the new meme features a collage of photos of different characters a celebrity has played over the years matching a different month in 2020. Here Witherspoon served us looks from Legally Blonde, Little Fires Everywhere, Wild, and more.

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Yup. #2020challenge

A post shared by Reese Witherspoon (@reesewitherspoon) on Aug 4, 2020 at 9:21am PDT

Other Celebrities Obviously Had to Join

Since she posted the all-too-true funny post on Instagram, the love of my life, Mindy Kaling, has also added her take to the challenge. She captioned her photo, “Pretty much. Inspired by @reesewitherspoon.” As well as another actress and a woman I inspire to be, Kerry Washington, hopped on the trend too captioning her's, "@reesewitherspoon @mindykaling...SAME."

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Pretty much. Inspired by @reesewitherspoon

A post shared by Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) on Aug 4, 2020 at 1:25pm PDT

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@reesewitherspoon @mindykaling...SAME

A post shared by Kerry Washington (@kerrywashington) on Aug 4, 2020 at 2:37pm PDT

And because some of the biggest names in Hollywood, started doing it well, everyone is because uh...duh. Witherspoon hasn't commented on starting the trend, but like us, she's probably laughing at all the celebs, models, TV shows, and movies giving us an accurate look into month ?? of quarantine. Here are some of our favorites:

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2020. I feel you @reesewitherspoon @kerrywashington @mindykaling

A post shared by Cara Delevingne (@caradelevingne) on Aug 4, 2020 at 5:59pm PDT

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So no one told us life was gonna be this way... (📷: NBC)

A post shared by E! News (@enews) on Aug 4, 2020 at 6:16pm PDT

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Had to make one since Don is a full 2020 mood

A post shared by no context don draper (@nocontextdondraper) on Aug 5, 2020 at 9:14am PDT

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2020 got us like... 😂 Thanks for the inspo, @reesewitherspoon!

A post shared by TODAY (@todayshow) on Aug 5, 2020 at 6:01am PDT

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And, somehow, there is still more #2020 left 🙃 . Inspo via @reesewitherspoon, mood via @daisyedgarjones #NormalPeople

A post shared by Hulu (@hulu) on Aug 5, 2020 at 8:15am PDT

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What a year and it’s only August. Inspired by @reesewitherspoon @mindykaling #2020

A post shared by Kate Beckinsale (@katebeckinsale) on Aug 5, 2020 at 7:54pm PDT

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Ok, ok, @reesewitherspoon—I’m in. As always. This was oddly cathartic. 😂♥️👵🏻

A post shared by Jennifer Garner (@jennifer.garner) on Aug 5, 2020 at 5:25pm PDT

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Thought I’d hop on the trend @mindykaling @reesewitherspoon. Seems about right.

A post shared by Elizabeth Banks (@elizabethbanks) on Aug 5, 2020 at 9:36am PDT

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Hopping on the bandwagon #2020 feels @reesewitherspoon @mindykaling @kerrywashington @violadavis

A post shared by Jessica Chastain (@jessicachastain) on Aug 5, 2020 at 1:39pm PDT

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In a nutshell. 📷: @amazonprimevideo

A post shared by Rachel Brosnahan (@rachelbrosnahan) on Aug 5, 2020 at 1:07pm PDT

Be sure to check back in later, because I'm sure some more will be rolling in today.

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