For the past 24 hours, Twitter’s number-one trending topic has been “#alexfromtarget.” That hashtag has proven more popular than Taylor Swift announcing a tour, Lena Dunham vs. a wacko right-wing website, and even #SurfingDogsMovies, which really should’ve been more popular. Who is Alex? Is he a he, or is she a she? Does he/she work at Target? Do assholes still pronounce it “Tar-Jay” when they’re trying to be cute? The answer to that last one: yes. As for the rest: here’s Alex.
https://twitter.com/auscalum/status/528956144598147073
That’s it. Alex from Target is just a cute, confused boy (who didn’t realize he was becoming Internet famous until yesterday), and he’s making the teen girls go wild.
#alexfromtargetPromoting you in language arts!! #alexfromtarget @acl163 you can bag my items any day! 😉 hi hi pic.twitter.com/IxrKSb1o55
— Kalli Agudo (@kallianne2301) November 3, 2014
https://twitter.com/bbiebersflores/status/529320044841680896
Imagine him saying this on Disney Channel OMG lol #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/lMPAQdNIqQ
— yare (@yoitsyarsee) November 3, 2014
OMG!! THERE IS EVEN A PLEDGE TO HIM ALREADY HAHAH #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/SEWfMB4NHU
— yare (@yoitsyarsee) November 3, 2014
#alexfromtarget is like an inside joke with the whole twitter world 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/FpU5DadgDA
— Tessa Baker (@123tessab) November 3, 2014
thank god its sunday so the lord can still cleanse all your unholy thoughts#alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/dyqU3sSnjh
— ☽ (@paintingofblue) November 3, 2014
Even Target’s official account responded.
We heart Alex, too! #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/LvA7qc5RfS
— Target (@Target) November 3, 2014
Teens are weird. I’m more of a Jake from State Farm man myself.