The 'Elizabeth From Knoxville' meme stems from a viral video interview recorded during the January 6th, 2021, U.S. Capitol protests. The subject, a woman identifying herself as Elizabeth from Knoxville, Tennessee, tearfully claimed she had been maced while attempting to enter the building, famously exclaiming, 'It's a revolution!' The clip exploded in popularity across social media platforms like Twitter and TikTok, largely due to her dramatic delivery and the internet's discovery of her seemingly using an onion inside a towel to induce tears. Today, the meme is widely used to mock over-the-top reactions, performative outrage, or situations where someone's 'revolutionary' plans go hilariously wrong.