{"slug":"what-kind-of-american","name":"What Kind of American","url":"/templates/what-kind-of-american.jpg","w":1196,"h":1269,"top":"","bottom":"","description":"Create a What Kind of American meme. Homer Simpson looks disgusted across two panels. Classic format for calling out specifically un-American behavior.","keywords":"what kind of american meme, homer simpson disgusted meme, homer judging meme, american meme homer, simpsons reaction meme","year":2017,"origin":"A two-panel Homer Simpson reaction shot from The Simpsons used to express performative American outrage at completely trivial behavior. The format pairs \"WHAT KIND OF AMERICAN\" with an absurdly specific cultural habit that no true patriot would ever skip. For the single-panel version, see What Kind of American (Single Panel).","format":"classic","alternateFormats":[{"slug":"what-kind-of-american-single","label":"Single Panel"}],"exampleCaptions":["WHAT KIND OF AMERICAN","DOESN'T PUT RANCH ON EVERYTHING"],"exampleAltText":"What Kind of American meme about not putting ranch on everything","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-05-15","howToMake":["Open the What Kind of American two-panel Homer template","Add \"WHAT KIND OF AMERICAN\" as the top line","Add the specific un-American behavior Homer is appalled by on the bottom","The joke works best when the behavior is something trivial treated as a profound civic failure","Share with your most patriotically opinionated friends"],"seo":{"aliases":["Homer Disgusted American Meme","What Kind of American Homer","Simpsons American Meme","Homer Simpson Judging Meme"],"description":"Homer Simpson across two panels with an expression of deep, personal disgust. The format channels absurdist American exceptionalism by treating completely mundane preferences as moral failings. Whatever follows \"WHAT KIND OF AMERICAN\" is instantly elevated to a federal offense in Homer's eyes.","definition":"A two-panel Homer Simpson reaction meme used to call out trivial behaviors as specifically un-American. The setup is always \"WHAT KIND OF AMERICAN\" followed by the absurd offense.","useCases":[{"category":"Food Patriotism","examples":["WHAT KIND OF AMERICAN DOESN'T PUT RANCH ON EVERYTHING","WHAT KIND OF AMERICAN DOESN'T HAVE A HOT DOG AT A BASEBALL GAME","WHAT KIND OF AMERICAN SKIPS THE CHEESE ON A BURGER"]},{"category":"Cultural Habits","examples":["WHAT KIND OF AMERICAN DOESN'T KNOW ALL THE WORDS TO SWEET HOME ALABAMA","WHAT KIND OF AMERICAN GOES TO BED BEFORE THE GAME IS OVER","WHAT KIND OF AMERICAN DOESN'T OWN AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT PHONE CHARGERS"]}]}}