Viral Profile Picture: A New Meme Trend on Reddit
The sudden widespread adoption of a specific image as a profile picture by many users indicates a rapidly emerging meme or cultural phenomenon. Understanding the origin and appeal of 'this guy' could provide significant opportunities for brands to engage in timely, relevant, and authentic meme marketing campaigns. This could involve incorporating the meme into social media content, creating derivative works, or partnering with the original creator/subject if identifiable, to tap into online community engagement and virality.
Origin Reddit Post
r/outoftheloop
Whats the deal with this guy? Who is he and why is he every other persons profile picture on reddit?
Posted by u/Greedy-Ad556•08/11/2025
This is the guy: https://imgur.com/a/M0nt28Y
I have no idea who this guy is and why he is every other persons profile picture on reddit. I have never seen him out side of reddit. Im assuming
Top Comments
u/DarkMimic2287
Answer: I believe this is the modified picture of the vice president of the United States a tourist had on his phone that caused him to be ejected from the country at customs. The joke is fas
u/earfeater13
This is exactly what he looks like.
u/apaulogy
this was in good faith 👍 👍
u/BadgersAndJam77
Answer: It's a picture of the Vice President, without his hair on, or any of the filters that usually make him look like a human being.
It's really brave of him to let the world see the "R
u/CooterBrownJr
This is also correct😂
u/Greedy-Ad556
That could be the case. Or the photo could be heavily edited like another person said. Either way question has been answered and i appreciate it because it was bothering tf out of me
u/Express-Abies5278
I don't see evidence of photoshop. It's just a photo of our handsome little boy VP.
u/CooterBrownJr
Answer: that is a heavily transformed/memed JD Vance.
u/BadgersAndJam77
He looks a lot different in real life (this photo) if you're only used to seeing him on TV.
u/Bad_Subtitles
Answer: it’s JD Vance, Vice President of the United States of America. A tourist was refused entry into the US for having this photo in their phone album, so I imagine there is a bit of a reb
u/Itschatgptbabes420
Huh?
It’s not transformed in anyway, that’s what he looks like irl.
u/Greedy-Ad556
Oh okay. I mean I’m definitely aware of who JD Vance is, but i would have never guessed this was him. I don’t see the resemblance what so ever.
Thank you!!
u/DarkMimic2287
It is a heavy edit for a meme.