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Due to Chang's unusual enunciation, coupled with his questionably sophomoric word choice, the scene has lent itself to many parodies and YouTubePoop remixes on sites like Tumblr and YouTube.

Origin

The quote was first heard in Community's season two premiere episode titled "Anthropology 101," which aired on September 23rd, 2010. Gay!” on Community.

Fans clipped the outburst and remixed it across YouTube, Tumblr, and reaction libraries, turning it into a one-second punchline recognizable at a glance.

How people (carefully) use it now

As meta-humor about outdated shock jokes (the bit is the over-the-top delivery, not a person).
As a censored bleep/visual cutaway that implies the meme without the word on-screen.
As a history nod in meme explainers or format timelines.

Safer alternatives with the same energy

Reaction SFX: record-scratch → gasp → “bro…”
On-screen text: “the crowd: BOOO” or “audible gasp”
Caption button: “DECLINED by the vibe committee.”

Creator tips

Aim the joke at situations or tropes—never at someone’s identity.
If referencing the clip, use a bleep, cutaway, or subtitle swap to keep it inclusive.

Senor Chang's "Ha, Gay!"

About

Senor Chang's "Gayyyyy" or Ha, Gay refers to a quote attributed to the fictional character Señor Ben Chang in the TV sitcom series Community.

In one of the scenes, Jeff Winger (Joel McHale) tries to inspire his students by telling the class that "the most important tool is respect," to which Señor Ben Chang (played by Ken Jeong) simply retorts "Ha, gayyyyy!"

The clip from the episode was subsequently uploaded by YouTuber lolocaust0 on September 29th. In this particular comic, two men decide to embrace each other in an arctic blizzard in order to survive the cold, when the homophobic seal suddenly appears out of nowhere and yells "GAAAAAAYYYY."

The quote has been since turned into an instant soundboardsingle serving site and mobile ringtones for iOS and Android, as well as a slew of reaction GIFs, YTPMVs on YouTube and even some rage comics on Reddit.

One of the first notable remixes based on Señor Chang's "Gayyyyy" soundbite was uploaded by YTPMV artist zumspeedboi on June 21st, 2011.

Various Examples

Many other YouTubePoop artists such as MrYTPMV, planbskaters159 and TomGoodMen soon followed up with more remixes, drawing influences from various pop songs and 8-bit soundtracks to Dubstep beats and AutoTune.

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Search Interest

External References

The moment became a GIF and sound bite used to punctuate posts with a sharp, mocking exclamation.

The video was also featured on the front page of Reddit and went on to accumulate over 1.1 million views as of April 2012.

Spread

On November 5th, 2010, webcomic artist Stephen Gillan referenced Señor Chang's quote in his Antics Comic series, which became widely known as the Homophobic Seal among the fans. Because it involves a slur when aimed at a person, creators today often treat it as satire of edgy humor itself—or avoid it altogether in favor of safer joke beats.

Origin. The line appears in the season two premiere, “Anthropology 101” (Sept 23, 2010).

Gay!” Meme: Meaning

When people say “ha gay meme,” they’re usually referring to the reaction clip where Señor Chang (Ken Jeong) bursts out with “Ha!