This Key and Peele sketch is every fandom's new meme

Haru is fine and all, but Uncle Iroh deserves all the hugs.

There aren't many communities more divisive than fandoms. Whether it's Marvel superhero ships or Harry Styles songs, they LOVE to rank things. So perhaps it's fitting that an old comedy sketch has resurfaced to become the most relatable, and most controversial, meme.

In the original Key & Peele sketch from 2014, Jordan Peele plays Barack Obama. He walks around cordially shaking hands with white audience members and warmly greeting every black bystander like family. Peele politely turns down a white woman's hug with a firm handshake, then comfortably beckons a black trio into a group hug with, "Bring it in, bring it in!"

He hesitates at Keegan-Michael Key, but affectionately pulls him into a hug when he finds he's one-eighth black.

Putting a 2018 twist on the sketch, Twitter user @matte_black edited the video so that each character was a Marvel movie.

Iron Man 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2 deserve handshakes, but Spider-Man: Homecoming? All the hugs.

Speaking of Harry Styles songs, when the heck will we get a studio version of "Medicine?" You can't add that one YouTube recording to Spotify playlists!

People ranked Jay-Z and Kanye albums, and fans were pretty divided. "808s & Heartbreak" deserves better than this!

We can all agree that Zuko had one of the best character developments of all time, but where is the cabbage man?

The meme has been used to rank everything from anime to video games.

A version that ranks memes is totally wrong about our beloved Johny Johny Yes Papa, but we'll let it slide because Walmart Yodel Boy was definitely overrated.

One take on the meme gets a little too real when it comes to dealing with mental health issues. Sure, eating a balanced meal and building healthy habits is great and all, but nothing is as fun as venting on social media!

Somebody needs to make one for Instagram makeup trends.

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