I Am Aware of the Effect I Have on Women

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"I Am Aware of the Effect I Have on Women" is a memorable quote uttered by the character Charles Miner on the American television situational comedy The Office. Online, a screenshot of Miner saying the line has been used as a sarcastic image macro to express one's attractiveness to women.

Origin

On March 26th, 2009, the episode "Two Weeks" of The Office aired in the United States.^[1] In the episode, numerous female characters attempt to woo new boss Charles Miner (portrayed by Idris Elba). In an interview segment, the character says, "I am aware of the effect I have on women" (clip below).

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On January 12th, 2012, Tumblr ^[2] user shockakhan shared a GIF of the moment. The post received more than 550 notes in less than eight years (shown below, left).

On February 12th, 2018, Redditor ^[3] Sapwell1501 shared the GIF with the subject line "When literally no-one wants to be my Valentine." The post received more than 32,000 points (93% upvoted) and 460 comments in under two years.

Later that year, Redditor^[5] noodlepoodle1 shared the image of Miner with the caption "When you hold the door open for a girl and she smiles at you for 0.069420 milliseconds." The post received more than 6,000 points (99% upvoted) and 40 comments in less than one year (shown below, right). On February 6th, 2019, Redditor^[4] Sachrine shared the post in the /r/DunderMifflin subreddit, receiving more than 44,000 points (94% upvoted0 and 240 comments in six months (shown below, center).

Following the post, the website StayHipp^[7] published a report on the meme.

Following the post, the image became a popular image macro series. For example, on August 29th, Redditor^[6] Khrime shared the image with the caption "Me: *goes on a date with a girl / Girl next day: *comes out as lesbian*." The post received more than 77,000 points (96% upvoted) and 350 comments in 24 hours (shown below).

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