{"slug":"we-dont-do-that-here","name":"We Don't Do That Here","alternateFormats":[{"slug":"we-dont-do-that-here-blank","label":"Blank Template"}],"url":"/templates/we-dont-do-that-here.jpg","w":1360,"h":763,"top":"UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR","bottom":"WE DON'T DO THAT HERE","description":"T'Challa from Black Panther shuts down kneeling with one firm sentence. Write any behavior that's not tolerated in your domain and let the King of Wakanda enforce the boundary.","keywords":"we don't do that here meme, black panther meme, t'challa meme, not here meme, wakanda meme, we don't do that meme","year":2018,"origin":"From the MCU film Black Panther (2018). When a character tries to kneel before T'Challa out of respect, he gently but firmly stops them with \"We don't do that here.\" The line was meant to show Wakanda's egalitarian values, but the internet found a much broader application: shutting down any behavior, practice, or opinion that is not acceptable in a specific context. It works because T'Challa doesn't yell. He doesn't argue. He simply states the rule, and the matter is closed. For another MCU reaction that questions someone's claim, see Thor Is He Though (skepticism instead of enforcement). For a villainous version of establishing superiority in your domain, see Gus Fring We Are Not the Same (flex through comparison).","format":"classic","howToMake":["T'Challa is ready to set boundaries. Tell him what needs to stop","Top text names the behavior, habit, or practice being shut down. Bottom text is \"WE DON'T DO THAT HERE\" or a customized rejection","The strength of this template is in its calm authority. T'Challa is not angry. He is simply correcting a misunderstanding about what is acceptable in his kingdom. Match the tone: firm, brief, no room for negotiation","White Impact on dark outlines. The image tends to be a mid-close-up of T'Challa with warm, dark tones, so the heavy stroke keeps the words crisp","Boundary set. Download or Copy the meme and deploy it to shut down whatever behavior crossed the line in your group chat, subreddit, or workplace"],"exampleCaptions":["CLAPPING WHEN THE PLANE LANDS","WE DON'T DO THAT HERE"],"exampleAltText":"We Don't Do That Here meme about people clapping when the plane lands","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-03-07","seo":{"aliases":["Black Panther Meme","T'Challa Meme","Wakanda Meme","Don't Do That Here Meme","Not Acceptable Meme","We Don't Do That Meme"],"description":"T'Challa, King of Wakanda, extends one hand in a stopping gesture. His face is composed, almost gentle, but the message is absolute. There is no anger. There is no debate. There is simply a line that has been drawn, and the person on the other side of it has been informed that they are on the wrong side. The authority comes not from volume or aggression but from the calm certainty that the rule exists and will be enforced without further discussion.","definition":"T'Challa from Black Panther calmly stopping someone with \"We don't do that here.\" Used to reject or shut down any behavior, opinion, or practice that is considered unacceptable in a particular context, community, or group.","useCases":[{"category":"Social Etiquette Violations","examples":["Clapping when the airplane lands / We don't do that here","Playing music on speaker on public transit / We don't do that here","Talking on speakerphone in a restaurant / Not here","Sending voice memos instead of texts to people who didn't ask for a podcast / We don't do that here","Leaving a 0% tip and saying \"the service was fine\" / We don't do that here"]},{"category":"Workplace Rules","examples":["Scheduling a meeting that could have been an email / We don't do that here","Reply-all on a company-wide email to say \"thanks!\" / Not in this office","Microwaving fish in the shared kitchen / We don't do that here","Bringing up work topics at the company happy hour / We absolutely don't do that here","Asking \"can I leave early?\" at 4:58pm as if you're not already leaving / We don't do that here"]},{"category":"Internet & Social Media","examples":["Posting spoilers without a warning the day the episode airs / We don't do that here","Starting a sentence with \"not to be racist, but\" / We don't do that here and you know why","Using \"your\" when you mean \"you're\" in an argument about intelligence / We don't do that here","Commenting \"first\" on a YouTube video / We stopped doing that in 2012"]},{"category":"Gaming Culture","examples":["Trash-talking after winning a 1v4 when your team did all the work / We don't do that here","Quitting the match because you died once / Not here","Using the mic to eat chips directly into everyone's headphones / We don't do that here","Team-killing on purpose and saying \"it was an accident\" / We don't do that here","Rage-quitting and then immediately rejoining / We don't do that here"]},{"category":"Food & Dining Offenses","examples":["Putting ketchup on a well-done steak / We don't do that here","Ordering a complicated drink in a long coffee line and then changing your mind twice / Not here","Taking the last slice without asking if anyone else wants it / We don't do that here","Bringing outside food to a restaurant and eating it at the table / We don't do that here"]},{"category":"Friend Group Boundaries","examples":["Showing up to a hangout and immediately asking for the WiFi password to work / We don't do that here","Screenshotting the group chat and sending it elsewhere / We don't do that here","Saying \"I told you so\" to a friend who is clearly going through it / Not here","Canceling 20 minutes before the event after everyone planned around you / We don't do that here","Bringing an uninvited plus-one to a dinner reservation that was hard to get / We don't do that here"]}]}}