Note: Further research needed to define a possible origin. Credit to “Pocket Exception” for New Title.
About
X Shuts Up the Queen of Hearts (Also known by its full title X Tells the Queen of Hearts to Shut Up) is an exploitable meme that appeared on Youtube dating back to 2011. It comprises of a short video, normally less than 10 seconds in length, showing the Queen of Hearts from Disney’s Alice in Wonderland shouting “Off With Their Heads!” before a cut-in clip featuring another character “X” saying “Shut Up” at the Queen, making her cower back.
Origin
The origin of the meme is unknown, but the earliest known video to appear on Youtube featuring this meme was uploaded on November 24, 2011 by user “FantasyFilms2011”, where Madagasscar Character King Julian tells the Queen of Hearts to shut up because she’s “so annoying”.
Spread
While the videos aren’t viral (Most of them in the range of 5,000 – 10,000 Views as of January 21, 2013), this exploitable meme has been widespread on Youtube, developing into somewhat of a fad. Simply typing “Tells the Queen of Hearts to Shut Up” turns up 126 video submissions (and counting) on the first seven pages by a large variety of users. There are many deviations to the title and keywords, and so there are a lot more videos than what the initial search results provide.
Format & Examples
The video is usually formatted in the following order:
1. Queen of Hearts Shouting
2. Exploitable Character “X” Speaks/Acts Against the Queen
3. Queen’s Reaction
Examples of this format are shown below:
This is the most common layout of the meme. After the Queen shouts out her commands, Character X gives a violent shout at the Queen, making her cower.
In this derivative of the meme, Character X proceeds to shout at the Queen, but something backfires on X that brings him/her harm or completely knocks him/her out of the scene. The Queen then giggles amusingly at the character’s misfortune.
This derivative follows the same as the common form of the meme, only Character X gives a more mild “Shut Up” and the Queen gives a scowl at X.
This derivative has a more violent reaction from Character X in response to the Queen’s shouts. Character X acts violently against the Queen (Somtimes in accompaniment with their “Shut Up” statement), to which she’s flipped upside down, revealing her heart-dotted undergarments.