@drahardja The hyper localized social cues fail when dealing with anyone who isn't strongly mainstream US.

Thought I'd share how my personal viewing of the meme contrasts with the analysis above:

1. I thought the art was lazy and the character design is kind of uncanny valley - I felt a combination of being bored and unsettled.

2. While the message says they're an adult I didn't feel belittled by it. The character is talking about itself and I am an observer rather than the one being talked down to.

3. I am not familiar with the original script, this is the first I hear of that variation.

4. I don't know this guy so he's automatically flagged as neutral-unsafe, not to mention the uncanny valley design. This does makes me wonder if I'd react more positively if the maker had used a known and less unsettling character.

5. This one highlights the possibility that the reason it's failing with me might have more to do with me as a person than cultural differences. :blobcatgooglyshrug:

Still, I'd argue that if a professional has made this meme with a specific manipulative intent then their cultural target was also hyper specific and would likely and knowingly fail with other subcultures within the same target area.