Food
A baking challenge nobody meant to issue
The casual opinion becomes a reason to prove a point in the kitchen.
Read caption text
- The small slight
- “Store-bought cake is just as good.”
And I Took That Personally Meme Template
The format
What does And I Took That Personally mean?
Also called Michael Jordan Took It Personally · The Last Dance Reaction · Jordan Personal Slight
Michael Jordan’s serious interview pose becomes a reaction to a tiny slight. Add the harmless comment that the speaker has decided is a personal challenge.
The caption turns an ordinary remark into motivation for an outsized response. The speaker may feel insulted, become competitive, or set out to prove a trivial point.
Keep the trigger small. A mildly unfavorable comparison makes the intense reaction funnier than an event that would reasonably deserve it.
Origin
A meme caption sums up Jordan’s competitive streak.
The image comes from The Last Dance, the documentary about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. ESPN first broadcast the ten-part series from April 19 to May 17, 2020. [1]
The familiar caption is added by meme makers; it is not a verbatim line from the pictured moment. It reflects Jordan’s repeated accounts of using perceived slights as motivation. Know Your Meme documents a May 17, 2020 Twitter joke about that pattern, followed by image reactions on May 18 and May 21. [2]
How the meme spread
The Last Dance premieres
The documentary introduces the interview footage used in the template. [1]
A joke about taking things personally spreads
Twitter user OGMelo_ posts about Jordan’s recurring motivation. [2]
The captioned reaction follows
Twitter users apply the interview image to new perceived slights. [2]
Caption guide
Make a small remark feel like a challenge.
Add the triggering comment in the open space on the left. Keep Jordan’s face and the existing reaction caption clear.
Write the setup as something another person said or a small event that the speaker interpreted personally. The printed line provides the response.
- The small slight
- In the open upper-left area beside Jordan.
- Use one short setup.
- Make the offense amusingly minor.
- Do not repeat the printed reaction in your caption.
- Treat the reaction text as a meme caption, not a documentary quotation.
And I Took That Personally examples
Original captions to try with this template.
Gaming
Friendly advice starts a rivalry
An attempt to help sounds like a challenge to the player’s ability.
Read caption text
- The small slight
- “We can put you on the easy team.”
Home
The supposedly effortless houseplant
The struggling plant owner hears a general comment as a judgment on them.
Read caption text
- The small slight
- “Anyone can keep this plant alive.”
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Sources2 references
References for this template. Example captions are original.
- The Last Dance premiere announcement: ESPN Press Room
The official announcement gives the documentary’s subject and April–May 2020 broadcast schedule.
- And I Took That Personally: Know Your Meme
Documents the May 2020 posts and clarifies that the familiar caption is not spoken in the pictured moment.