Meme origins and spread The image itself comes from the film Tangled, which tells the story of Rapunzel and was released on Nov. 24, 2010. In one scene, just after a musical number, thief and eventual hero Flynn Rider tells a tavern full of ruffians that he doesn’t sing. In response, they all threaten him with swords. Even though Rider did not voice an opinion, someone spotted its meme potential. Advertisement That would be one yamcha968 on the humor site 9gag on March 30, 2015. They posted the screenshot from this moment and opined that “should replace that stupid penguin as the new unpopular opinion meme.” And so it did, though it took a few years for it to happen. 2020 Twitter adoption On Aug. 24, 2020, Twitter user @Acura_45 posted the image declaring that someone named Piper is the “worst waifu.” Advertisement