The 'I Take Responsibility' meme stems from a star-studded PSA released in June 2020, where celebrities like Aaron Paul, Gal Gadot, and Kristen Bell filmed themselves in dramatic black-and-white, somberly vowing to take responsibility for systemic racism. The video was almost immediately mocked for being out-of-touch, performative, and deeply 'cringe.' It followed in the footsteps of the infamous 'Imagine' video, becoming a symbol of celebrity narcissism. Today, the template is used to satirize insincere apologies or to apply a high-stakes, dramatic tone to hilariously trivial mistakes and everyday social gaffes.