The Infamous "Soldier Cheating Girlfriend" Meme Explained

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00:00What is the dark story behind this photo of a woman and her soldier boyfriend?

00:04The woman in the photo is allegedly Selena Vargas, an actress once known for her spicy content.

00:09Back in 2015, one of the soldier's friends allegedly posted this photo to 4chan.

00:14Reportedly, he claims that he found the girl's content on an adult site

00:16and wanted to confirm that it was her before telling his friend.

00:194chan users did their thing and quickly found Vargas' identity and her content.

00:23They even found a video of her wearing the same outfit as in the photo with her boyfriend,

00:27sparking a rumor that she cheated on him on the same day the photo was taken.

00:30According to the story, the two broke up after the discovery was made.

00:34The original 4chan thread seems to be lost, if it even exists at all, leaving the story unconfirmed.

00:39Some believe that it was all a publicity stunt to drive viewers to her content.

00:42Despite this, the photo of Selena and her soldier boyfriend continued to spread online,

00:46along with the story about her cheating.

00:48The most viral meme about the story reads,

00:49same exact outfit and everything,

00:51and shows the original photograph next to the thumbnail of her spicy video,

00:54showing her in what appears to be the exact same outfit.

00:57The story never quite went away,

00:59as people continued to share memes about it throughout the 2010s and 2020s.

01:04For example, in 2022, ex-user Barry on here posted the image with the caption Tom Brady,

01:09referencing rumors that Gisele Bundchen cheated on Brady.

01:11She has denied these rumors.

01:13Another popular meme edits the photo into a soldier's helmet,

01:16a play on the idea of keeping a photo in your helmet to give you hope on the battlefield.

01:20The story has effectively become the face of a long-running series of memes

01:23about soldiers going off to war only to be cheated on by their spouses.

01:27Not much is known about what Selena Vargas is up to these days.

01:31While Instagram and TikTok pages exist with her name and likeness, they are private.

01:35She seems to have left the industry,

01:36and the studio she shot her infamous video with shut down after some major controversy in 2020.

01:41Now her legacy lives on in meme culture,

01:44through the photo of her with her alleged boyfriend,

01:46inspiring countless those who know memes and jokes poking fun at the dark subject of soldiers getting cheated on.

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