What do you want me to say?

A photo often used as a template for the memes. The raised hand is a common sign of frustration from Destiny.

It's bad, what do you want me to say? is a meme phrase associated with Destiny, who occasionally uses it when asked by chat to comment on issues or events he believes have an obvious conclusion or do not need to be spoken about in detail. Alternatively, chatters refer to it using the initialism WDYWMTS.^[1] Chatters often pair the meme with the emote.

Origin

The meme was first posted in July 2024^[2] and exploded in popularity towards the end of November during a several-day stream hiatus, leading to a content drought and many posts on the Destiny subreddit with variations on the meme, including references to religion,^[3] World War II,^[4] Dragon Ball Z,^[5] and more.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Gallery

Yeah, children dying of hunger is bad, what do you want me to say?
Destiny as God and Destiny's son—Nathan—as God's son, Jesus.
Yeah Frieza getting all the Dragon Balls is bad! what do you want me to say?
Destiny as the Dragon Ball character Goku.
Yeah, the Joker is BAD what do you want me to say?
Destiny portrayed as Batman.
IT'S BRAT, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?
Destiny talking about Charli XCX's album, Brat.
YEAH TODD SHOOTING A KID IS BAD, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?
Destiny dressed as Heisenberg, an alias used by Walter White in AMC's hit television drama, Breaking Bad.
YEAH THE NEW KENDRICK IS A BANGER, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?
A reference to Anthony Fantano, a popular internet music critic.
YEAH THE PYRO TURNED AROUND WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY??? *deadrings*
A reference to Team Fortress 2's playable support character, The Spy.
YEAH THIS IS BAD WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY???
Destiny holding a disk of Michael Jackson's "Bad".
YEAH, OBVIOUSLY MY HANDS ARE COLD, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY? ¿ES MALO?
A reference to Vaush's cold hands.