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I Don't Need a Doctor, X Will Save Me refers to a series of memes based on the image of 60's Spider-Man lying in a hospital bed that humorously imagine how various socioeconomic groups would argue for or against a doctor attending to them. Originating from a viral 2018 post, the format gained a significant presence on iFunny in late February 2020.

Origin

On June 12th, 2018, iFunny[1] user AndroodX (Androod_SWA) posted a still image of 60's Spider-Man lying in a hospital bed captioned "Atheists be like: I don't need a doctor, science will save me" (shown below). The post received over 4,500 smiles in two years.

ATHEISTS BE LIKE I DONT, NEED A DOCTOR SCIENCE WILL SAVE ME

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In the following years, the post was often widely circulated on iFunny with multiple repubs and reposts.[2] On July 26th, 2018, iFunny[3] user PenguDanku posted a video of iFunny user SSoSS falling for a Ligma -type bait in the comments to the post.

On February 3rd, 2020, iFunny[4] user cringebleach posted the earliest derivative of the meme, making a joke about 2nd amendment supporters. The post received over 1,100 smiles in one month (shown below, left). On February 8th and 16th, iFunny users PantheraUncia[5] and testicle[6] posted memes about Calvinists and conservatives following the format (shown below, center and right). The posts received over 340 and over 700 smiles in one month, respectively.

2ND AMENDMENT SUPPORTERS BE-LIKE I DONT NEED A DOCTOR GUNS WILL SAVE ME
CALVINISTS BE LIKE: "I MIGHT NEED A DOCTOR, JESUS MAY OR MAY NOT SAVE ME"
CONSERVATIVES BE LIKE I DONT NEED A DOCTOR BILLIONAIRES WILL SAVE ME

On February 24th, 2020, iFunny user Exor[7] posted a version of the meme about Catholics that received over 360 smiles in two weeks (shown below, right). Later on the same day, iFunny user xmas[8] posted a version of the meme about conservatives that received over 920 smiles in the same period (shown below, right).

CATHOLICS BE LIKE: "I DON'T NEED GOD SAINT PETER WILL SAVE ME!"
CONSERVATIVES BE LIKE | DONT NEED A DOCTOR THE POLICE WILL SAVE ME

Following these posts, the format gained a significant presence on iFunny, with users posting Be Like memes imagining how various groups would argue for or against a doctor attending to them.

That Post Gave Me Cancer

That Post Gave Me Cancer is an image macro series commonly used in response to nonsensical or insubstantial posts submitted by the original poster (OP) or other users in a given thread. One of the most popular iterations of the meme utilizes the still image of 60's Spider-Man lying in a hospital bed.

THAT POST GAVE ME CANCER

Various Examples

2013 EMOS BE LIKE I DONT NEED A DOCTOR BLACK VEIL BRIDES WILL SAVE ME
PEOPLE W NO JOB BE LIKE ITS OK BERNIE WILL SAVE ME TẬP TO EDIT
ANPRIMS BE LIKE I DONT NEED A DOCTOR

DOCTORS BE LIKE I NEED $3000 FOR TAPPING YOUR KNEE WITH A RUBBER MALLET
PHILOSOPHY STUDENTS BE LIKE I DON'T "NEED" A DOCTOR
AGNOSTICS BE LIKE I MAY OR MAY NOT NEED A DOCTOR I DONT KNOW

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External References

[1] iFunny – AndroodX

[2] iFunny – gekc

[3] iFunny – PenguDanku

[4] iFunny – cringebleach

[5] iFunny – PantheraUncia

[6] iFunny – testicle

[7] iFunny – Exor

[8] iFunny – xmas



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