Women Want Me Fish Fear Me Classic Baseball Cap Trucker Hat Adult Unisex Adjustable Dad Hat

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Anika Padin, a student at Northeastern University and a fan of the hat, once thought it was an inside joke that spawned from a mainstream show like The Office. It’s not that queer people love fishing, it’s just that co-opting the dad-like phrase is really funny,” she says, before her friend, Mik Dietz, adds that “it’s about playfully making fun of that sort of hypermasculinity. The first example of the hat parody was uploaded to Facebook by the page Jekyll Does’nt Hide on June 23 rd, 2020. Back in 2009, a column from the Port Charlotte Sun noted a reverse statement, “Fish fear me, women revere me,” observed on the back of cars, and since then, the variations have become endless.

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Gabe Hockett, a 15-year-old high school student from Minnesota, bought a super tall hat because he likes when things get mangled until they don’t make sense anymore.

The phrase was a cliché expression, associated especially with dads who are known for their love of corny lines online. The semi-ironic embrace of fishing lore — Big Mouth Billy Bass wall pieces, jaunty catchphrases, and a broader trend of fishingcore — is flirting with mainstream appeal. Fish Fear Me” mantra, and it’s even harder to identify the exact time when it was co-opted by young people — particularly young queer people.

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Starting in April, 2021, the meme started to become more popular among the public, with hats with various labels appearing online. The wry motto has been splintering into variations, having a Cambrian explosion of its own: “ Mermaids have mixed feelings about me” and “ Fish love me, Women fear me because I fuck the fish” and “ me want fish women. Let any fish who meets my gaze learn the true meaning of fear for I am the harbinger of death,” begins one variation.Choose from the classic baseball cap, with a structured crown and snapback closure, or the soft, relaxed polo-style dad hat, with an adjustable strap closure and a slightly curved bill.