The Tall Girl meme originates from the 2019 Netflix original movie of the same name. It gained viral status primarily due to a line in the trailer where the protagonist, Jodi Kreyman, dramatically laments being a high school junior who wears size 13 Nikes. Internet users quickly turned the scene into a meme to mock perceived 'first world problems' and the film's attempts to portray being tall as a major hardship. The template is widely used to contrast minor inconveniences with actual problems or to highlight awkward height differences between people in various social contexts.