The 'All-Female Lord of the Flies Adaptation' meme emerged in 2017 following news that Warner Bros. was developing a gender-swapped version of William Golding’s classic novel. The internet immediately poked fun at the concept, as Golding himself famously stated that the book’s descent into savagery was a critique of specifically male aggression. Memes typically use the headline to imagine scenarios ranging from passive-aggressive notes on a desert island to 'Mean Girls' style social hierarchies replacing the original’s primal violence. It remains a popular template for commenting on unnecessary Hollywood reboots and the perceived differences in how social groups interact under pressure.