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Explains the viral “Hear Me Out” cake meme and TikTok trend

Explains the viral “Hear Me Out” cake meme and TikTok trend

The Hear Me Out Cake Meme. refers to a TikTok trend in which people use a baked cake to reveal the fictional characters they are attracted to, with horrifying results.

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The trend is a more interactive icebreaker for people who love sweet treats, and builds on other conversation starters about who’s trending on social media and who’s not.

What does “Listen to me” mean?

The sentence came before the cake. “Listen to me” is something people usually say on X (formerly Twitter) to start a dialogue about anything. They ask people to listen to what they have to say about something that might actually be a bad idea because they think they are right about why it isn’t.


@scotchka

The sentence then revolved around the question of whether someone is hot or not. The hotness being discussed should be attributed to someone unexpected. Someone who is a little strange or unbalanced and not traditionally considered attractive. People write the sentence and usually share a photo of the subject of their lust.

Here I am tweeting about Beeteljuice

@scotchka

However, it has been noted that there are some trends that people think are “surprisingly” hot. One thing they have in common is that they are actually undeniably hot and it would be absurd to even discuss it.

Here I tweet about beautiful people

@buffys

Tweet that you want more interesting stuff here

@buffys

Especially when it’s a man commenting on a woman. Once again, gender dynamics ruin what could have been a perfectly entertaining affair.

Here we tweet about men and women

@buffys

Here I tweet about men and 40-year-old women

@nflstreet4

Here I am tweeting about a rat

@nflstreet4

Here I am tweeting about a 40 year old woman

@nflstreet4

What does a “listen to me” cake mean?

The young people took up the sentence on TikTok and turned it into a game that they played together and presented the results online. It starts with an icing cake set in front of the camera. Then each person takes turns introducing their “Listen to Me” person and showing a printed picture of them attached to a wooden stake, which they then insert into the cake. Soon the whole cake is covered with a series of figures.

Who do people put on their “listen to me” cakes?

Since the group of people doing this trend tends to be young, many of the “Here me out” cakes feature cartoon characters, especially from Sing, Zootopiaand every other big Disney hit. Not all of them are human. In fact, many of them aren’t.

Recording a “Here me out” cake on Tiktok

@megxharrison26

The cakes are often presented by groups as they go through the process, but sometimes they just share the aftermath of a “Here me out” cake game set to Lana Del Rey’s song “Young and Beautiful.”

Watch below and see if someone’s “Here Me Out” inspires you in ways you never expected (and never wanted).

@andy.and.michelle, our hear me out cake 😂 #andyandmichelle ♬ Original sound – Andy & Michelle
@stephandwillow Ok but hear us out #heareoutcake #hearusout #cake #girlsnight #hearmeout #fyp #fypppppppppppppppppppppp @Madison Morrison @yeah ♬ Original sound – Steph&Willow
@megxharrison26 😜😜 #hearmeout #smashcake #hearmeoutcake #characters #angryginge #lighteningmcqueen ♬ something original – LanitaPepx

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