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About
Wojak, also known as Feels Guy, is the name given to a MS Paint drawing of a bald man with a sad expression on his face. The image has been often used as the manifestation of feels and overal sad or depressive emotions on the Internet, becoming an exploitable and inspiring a series of related fads.
Origin
According to an AMA thread on reddit by Wojak, the user who popularised the drawing on the German board Krautchan, the original image comes from the Polish imageboard Vichan, named “twarz.jpg” (“warm face”).[2] Wojak posted the bald man image in several other threads on Krautchan’s /int/ (international) board mourning his lack of a girlfriend. Soon after, the picture became known as “Wojak’s face” and “ciepła twarz” (“warm face”). The image spread to other international image boards, including the Italian Pastachan[3] and the Russian Dobrochan.
Spread
Various Examples
I Know That Feel Bro
“I Know That Feel Bro” (also known as “to uczucie” or “to uczócie”) is an Internet slang expression used to convey empathy towards or agree with someone else’s feeling or opinion. The expression, which roughly means “I feel you, bro,” is typically accompanied by a image of two Wojak embracing each other expressionlessly.
I Wish I Was At Home
I Wish I Was At Home (Playing Videogames) is an exploitable comic series featuring Wojak in which the subject is depicted as anxious and uncomfortable at parties and other social situations.
Country Feels
Country Feels is a series of customized illustrations featuring Wojak sitting at a computer desk surrounded by various stereotypes associated with a particular country or region. Many of the images bear similarities to the “How People View Me” two-pane cartoons.
Pretty Princess Points
Pretty Princess Points is a series of Wojak imageslikely stemming from 4chan’s /r9k/ board and depicting attractive but mentally handicapped and NEET-ish gender-flipped versions of Wojak.
