
Obama Medal
Use Obama Medal to show self-congratulation, circular reasoning, creating your own validation, or patting yourself on the back. Perfect for "I'm my own biggest fan" moments.
Dimensions: 1015 × 627px
Format: Two-panel image showing Obama giving himself a medal, with labels for ironic self-praise
📖 Origin Story
Source: Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony photo by Getty Images
Creator: Photoshopped image showing Obama awarding himself a medal, created by unknown artist
First appeared: The Barbed Wire (satirical news) - January 11, 2017
Obama Awards Obama a Medal is a humorous photoshop showing former President Barack Obama placing the Presidential Medal of Freedom on himself. Originally created for a satirical news article, the absurd self-congratulatory image became a versatile meme format for situations involving self-praise, circular logic, or creating your own validation. It perfectly captures the energy of "I'll do it myself" combined with unearned self-congratulation.
🎯 How to Use This Template
Use Obama Medal to show self-congratulation, circular reasoning, creating your own validation, or patting yourself on the back. Perfect for "I'm my own biggest fan" moments.
Pro Tips:
- 💡Can label both Obamas differently for object-labeling
- 💡Works for genuine self-praise or ironic self-roasting
- 💡Great for showing systems that validate themselves
- 💡Classic format: thing praising itself or solving its own problem
😂 Example Ideas

Self-validation when no one else will

Circular logic or systems praising themselves

Excessive self-congratulation for minor achievements
💡 Did You Know?
- •The original photo shows Obama awarding Bruce Springsteen the Medal of Freedom in 2016
- •The satirical article claimed Obama gave himself a "Greatest President Ever" medal
- •The meme saw a major resurgence in June 2019 on Reddit



