The 'Why Can't You Just Be Normal' meme originates from the 2014 psychological horror film The Babadook. The scene depicts an exhausted mother, Amelia, screaming at her son, Samuel, in the back of a car while he makes high-pitched shrieking noises. It first gained popularity on Tumblr around 2015 and quickly spread to Twitter and Reddit as a versatile reaction image. The meme is typically used to highlight the frustration of dealing with eccentric subcultures, glitchy technology, or anyone exhibiting bizarre and inexplicable behavior in an otherwise standard situation.