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13 March 2019, 16:25
Mercedes Iman Diamond is going viral and it's all because of her hilarious pronunciation of "opulence".
You can pretty much always rely on RuPaul's Drag Race to deliver, especially when it comes to meme-able moments. Hello, we were shouting Miss Vanjie all year!? And we can't forget those Club 96 memes β iconic.
Last week's second episode of Drag Race season 11 saw Mercedes create one of the best moments so far during the first acting challenge. All the queens were tasked with doing spoof versions of blockbuster movies Black Panther and Get Out, but Mercedes struggled with her lines.
"Opulence! You own everything," she tried to say, whilst voguing into frame. The line is actually from 1991 movie Paris Is Burning, which is about the Ball culture in New York City. The phrase is also used in Brooke Candy's track "Opulence".
But when Mercedes tried to say it, it sounded much more like "upless" or "uplence"... And despite being corrected by Michelle Visage, Mercedes still couldn't grasp it.
Oh well, Drag Race fans have now turned Mercedes' pronunciation into a hilarious meme and lucky for you we've dug out some of the funniest ones on the internet.
* does nothing *
— louie (@zamoIodchikova_) March 10, 2019
my brain :
donβt say it
donβt say it
donβt say it
donβt say it
donβt say it
me: opulence,,,, you,,,, OWn,,,,, everythinggg
(ctto for the vid) pic.twitter.com/JQ4rK6z5hx
— Joe (@JoePassmore) March 12, 2019
Pronouncer: Your word is "opulence"
— achillesπ³οΈβπ (@achmonstr) March 10, 2019
Spelling Bee Contestant: Can you use it in a sentence?
Pronouncer:
pic.twitter.com/sJGuo3ta9m
just when u thought βopulence, you own everythingβ was out of your head pic.twitter.com/JlaSOzvCYW
— jess β‘ (@ageofaquafina) March 10, 2019
opulence pic.twitter.com/vRE80MWArW
— kaitlyn β’ 9 (@safarismalls) March 11, 2019
OPPULANCE pic.twitter.com/TLYQv5Im0d
— surprise, bitch (@aphrowifey) March 12, 2019
Opulence π€¨ pic.twitter.com/4OmizONByE
— El chisme de la Rupaula (@chisme_rupaula) March 11, 2019
Okay this one slayed me. π€£π€£π€£ @Mercedesiman pic.twitter.com/OgGxbVp6jL
— Ariel Versace (@arielversace) March 12, 2019
* does nothing *
— louie (@zamoIodchikova_) March 10, 2019
my brain :
donβt say it
donβt say it
donβt say it
donβt say it
donβt say it
me: opulence,,,, you,,,, OWn,,,,, everythinggg
(ctto for the vid) pic.twitter.com/JQ4rK6z5hx
When Gays win in Monopoly: pic.twitter.com/cIPsUqgn1k
— Lilβ Poundcake (@TheLilPoundcake) March 10, 2019
ππΎββοΈπ πΎββοΈππΎββοΈπ€·πΎββοΈππΎββοΈπ πΎββοΈ
— joy β (@bendelastclair) March 10, 2019
OPULENCE
ππΎββοΈπ€·πΎββοΈππΎββοΈπ πΎββοΈππΎββοΈπ€·πΎββοΈ
YOU
ππΎββοΈπ πΎββοΈππΎββοΈπ€·πΎββοΈππΎββοΈπ πΎββοΈ
OWN
ππΎββοΈπ πΎββοΈππΎββοΈπ€·πΎββοΈππΎββοΈπ πΎββοΈ
EVERYTHING
ππΎββοΈπ€·πΎββοΈππΎββοΈπ πΎββοΈππΎββοΈπ€·πΎββοΈ
oPuLenCe, YoU oWn EveRyThiNg. thatβs gonna be stuck in my head all week @Mercedesiman pic.twitter.com/XskMe4ecar
— r (@controald) March 8, 2019
My brain at 4 AM @Mercedesiman #Opulence pic.twitter.com/JEs9FOZ3lf
— Franco and 787k others (@prraangko) March 11, 2019
That's enough of the internet for today.