Someone needs to tell these bakers, pastry chefs, and cake decorators that if they keep shading Clairo, we’re walking out the door with our bags. If you’ve been paying attention to the online discourse, you know that Clairo shade is at an all-time high, with the CSI (Clairo Shade Index) reaching up to 85 Junas. It is madness. What’s happening? Why is it so pervasive? And what does it have to do with my cake? All answers below.
What is Clairo shade?
Clairo shade can potentially occur when you tweet, post, or opine about any pop star, famous person, or non-famous person who is not Clairo. Because it’s like … why aren’t you talking about Clairo?
Does anyone feel like this is clairo shade? They’re like oh we hated charm it couldn’t save our marriage https://t.co/K0f33bu2Ff
— Alex (@hannahtheebaker) August 21, 2024
I don’t claim to be an expert by any means but this seems like textbook Clairo shade, non? https://t.co/gDdXDIoyUM
— Dame Emma Roberts (@fkapigz) June 30, 2024
Trump assassination lowkey Clairo shade
— josh (@notjoshszn) July 13, 2024
When did Clairo shade begin?
Well, Clairo shade rings eternal throughout time because Clairo only makes up an estimated 25 to 30 percent of all conversation topics. But people started noticing it in 2024, and it first went viral on July 10, when a user pointed out the Clairo shade inherent to Katy Perry’s 143 album announcement.
This might be Clairo shade bc 1, 4, and 3 respectively correspond the letters to “A” “D” “C” in the Latin alphabet, which could stand for “And Die, Clairo”…….. https://t.co/04Agfoptbb
— macklin (@saintmacklin) July 10, 2024
Okay, but what does Clairo shade mean?
The meme blew up largely as a parody of stan culture’s tendency to refocus everything back onto their idol, like when Prince Philip’s death caused a Swiftie to tweet “We should all come together and stream Fearless in his honor.” Basically, the Clairo-shade meme is a way of poking fun at the myopia of modern stan culture.
once you start detecting Clairo shade you see it everywhere
— JP (@jpbrammer) August 21, 2024
And what’s this about a cake?
The meme got pushed to a whole new level after a Bushwick party went viral because an alleged twink definitely fell through a skylight. The event went viral, alongside incriminating photos of a hideous cake emblazoned with the words “Clairo shade.”
So obsessed with the chaos of this rooftop party in Brooklyn pic.twitter.com/za3bshksEE
— jacques (@flamencolambada) August 19, 2024
The lesbian Bushwick party where the twink fell the roof turning out to be Emerson College alum is the icing on the Clairo shade cake
— kristen cawog (@kriscawog) August 19, 2024
Has Clairo responded to Clairo shade?
No, she’s too classy.
Should I listen to Clairo’s new album, Charm?
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