The 'Himbo is Ableist' meme stems from a viral Twitter thread posted in June 2020 which argued that the term 'himbo'—a portmanteau of 'him' and 'bimbo' used to describe kind, attractive, but unintelligent men—was discriminatory against people with cognitive disabilities. The internet's reaction was swift and overwhelmingly skeptical, leading to the thread becoming a legendary example of 'chronically online' discourse. Today, the meme is used to satirize overly pedantic social justice critiques or to mock the perceived absurdity of certain niche internet arguments that attempt to find harm in widely accepted slang.