About

The Myth of "Consensual" Sex is a LOL Jesus-style image macro based on a stock photograph of a couple lying on a bed together alongside a photoshopped cutout of Jesus with the caption asking the viewer "isn't there somebody you forgot to ask?" Due to the humorous juxtaposition of Jesus objecting to a couple's mutually consensual relationship, the image has spawned a series of photoshopped parodies depicting other social situations in which Jesus stands out as the sole opposition to an otherwise agreeable situation.

Origin

On August 1st, 2014, Imgur user Tyth3sly submitted the earliest known instance of the image macro in a post titled "Never Forgetti," though it failed to draw any substantial traction from the community.

Spread

On the next day, Tumblr user Toronjas^[2] shared the image macro with a note citing Facebook as the place where it was discovered. Although Toronjas' post has been since deleted from the original blog, the image went on to garner more than 293,000 notes in approximately two years. In addition, one of the Tumblr users who reblogged Toronjas' post eventually provided a link to a Facebook page titled Christians for Michele Bachmann,^[2] which is believed to be its origin as the name of the Facebook page corresponds with the watermark embedded in the image macro.

That same day, the image macro made its way to other major image-sharing platforms, such as Imgur^[4][6] and Reddit,^[4] where it garnered more than 850,000 views and 3,587 votes (87% upvoted) respectively, as well as FunnyJunk,^[6] where the image garnered more than 1,170 upvotes and nearly 40,000 views. in 2015, the image continued to spread and gain traction on Tumblr and Twitter, soon giving rise to a handful of photoshopped derivatives. In June 2016, the image macro was featured in compilations of Christian-themed memes published by Dust Off The Bible^[9] and The Daily Dot.^[8]

Various Examples

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