The 'Size 13 Nikes' meme stems from the 2019 Netflix original movie Tall Girl, specifically a monologue delivered by the main character, Jodi Kreyman. In the scene, Jodi laments the difficulties of being a tall teenage girl, highlighting her 'Men’s size 13 Nikes' as a symbol of her social alienation. Internet users quickly turned the earnest scene into a meme, criticizing what many perceived as an over-dramatization of height. It is widely used to mock people who act like minor inconveniences are major tragedies, often paired with photos of tall fictional characters or used ironically to describe the 'struggles' of much shorter people.