A staple social game from earlier days of social media, namely Facebook, was to ask the observer to "pick the best one" from a mixed grouping of random things. This is perhaps best exemplified in the meme Where Y'all Sitting that asks which lunch table the observer would rather sit at for lunch, with the various tables having different anime, TV show or movie characters seated at them.
Yesterday, a viral Twitter post reignited this age-old trend β meant to create replies and spark discussion through a similar setup to Where Y'all Sitting that declared "you can only live in one house," with multiple answers being given into today.
You can only live in one house. pic.twitter.com/snbByXZdSO
β Travis Akers (@travisakers) January 11, 2022
House 8, but on day one we kick out Marilyn Manson because we have a strict no sex offender rule in the house. With the problem removed and the average music quality greatly improved, we raid house 9 and steal Primus to fill the open spot.
β Brian :Anti-Racist/Pro-Fairness: (@dfazman) January 11, 2022
House 3 for the culture/history, but House 6 by heartπ https://t.co/uGJqRhzIxV
β Lorelei (@Reignassance) January 12, 2022
I live in House 3. Grew up there.
And I visit all my friend's houses regularly.
I bring them fresh baked bread.β EZ (@InnKeeperEZ) January 11, 2022
Although the image spread into thousands of tweets and replies, some people also found issues with the fun Twitter game. The issues brought up ranged from a lack of other musical genres, an overwhelming majority of white males in the options and some of the given options having recent lawsuits and accusations lodged against them.
Whether it was for attention, superiority or both, there was no shortage of critiques and suggestions for what was supposed to be a harmless "pick one" game.
I chose House 10
Britney Spears
Christina Aguilera
Mandy Moore
Jessica Simpson
Willa Ford
Hoku
Vitamin Cβ David/Daavaaad/Cheeks/Cheeeeeeks (@Daavaaad) January 12, 2022
burn the neighborhood down
β Liz Phair (@PhizLair) January 11, 2022
Definitely house 3. But this neighborhood seems to be quiteβ¦white. π€¦πΎββοΈ
I was looking for the #Motown house? π€·πΎββοΈ
Maybe you could do a #BIPOC tweet for the missing in action? π€ https://t.co/axiPU5J8liβ MsWalden #BlackLivesMatter (@WaldenE) January 12, 2022
House 13:
The Aquabats
Atom & His Package
Bomb The Music Industry
Math The Band
Peelander-Z
Anamanaguchi
They Might Be Giants pic.twitter.com/Q9LjMMJL6zβ The Young Vulnerable Anime GirlsΒ© (@TofuTehSurvivor) January 11, 2022
House 10
Etta James
Nat King Cole
Al Green
Aretha Franklin
Bill Withers
Stevie Wonderβ wyllys be boosted π· π (@wyllys007) January 11, 2022
Twitter controversy aside, this question has even inspired some to create their own versions, turning it into more of an exploitable meme format than a simple picture question.
You can only live in one house β Clone Wars Edition pic.twitter.com/lvIuGBS9GN
β moss πΈ rebels s3 (@captainheras) January 11, 2022
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