Meaning
What does Do Not Question the Elevated One mean?
Do not question the elevated one refers to a popular reaction image macro depicting Meme Man on a comically tall office chair, paired with the titular captions.
He’s sitting almost as high, as he was on the I Have Achieved Comedy meme.
Meme Man may also be known from the Stonks and Succ formats.
via MEME
Origin
What's the origin of Do Not Question the Elevated One?
The first iteration of the “Do not question the elevated one” template was uploaded to the r/me_irl subreddit by an anonymous user on December 19th, 2017.
This image macro was still incomplete, as it was lacking the central figure of humor, Meme Man himself.
Spread & Usage
How did Do Not Question the Elevated One spread?
In the following years, the meme would gain a lot of popularity, especially starting in 2019, as it appeared on sites like me.me, 9GAG, and iFunny, as well as subreddits like r/memes and r/dankmemes, this time with Meme Man or other characters like a cat in the chair.
The format was also mixed with other memes, with the most popular being I See No God Up Here, Other Than Me version.
As of the end of 2021, the “Do not question the elevated one” template also appeared on Amazon merchandize, like shirts.
External resources
- Reddit – /r/me_irl
- 9GAG – Do not question the elevated one
- iFunny – Do not question the elevated one