AboutWhat does the meme depict?

The 'Awkwardly Staring Dogs' meme, sometimes referred to as 'Dogs Awkwardly Staring' or 'Confused Dogs,' features a greenscreen template of a black Labrador dog staring intently at a brown Boykin Spaniel dog. Both dogs display expressions that appear 'awkward' or confused, as if reacting to something unseen off-camera. This template became popularly used on TikTok, often synchronized with the song "Weatherman" by Hank Williams Jr.

OriginWho did it first?

The initial segment of this meme template started with a video featuring the black Labrador, which was posted on Douyin by \u5bb6\u6709\u56e2\u957f, translated to "Head of the family," on December 14, 2022. Subsequently, the video of the brown Boykin Spaniel that completes the template was uploaded on TikTok by @rigley.beans on September 20, 2023. The convergence of these videos into a single meme format occurred when a CapCut template titled 'Awkwardly starring' was created by user @rikat101 on October 22, 2023. On that same day, @rikat101 also used this template in their TikTok video.^[1]

Origin: 2023