Selena Gomez also added that she didn't feel proud how her candid emotions at MTV VMAs were shared on social media and became viral being an internet meme. In a post on Instagram Story, Gomez said, "I will never be a joke again. I’d rather just sit there than be pulled around for being myself. "All my love."

Most of Gomez’s Instagram Stories from the VMAs were centered on her outfits. She has talked before about how mean comments hurt her mental health and why she limits how she uses social media. Gomez talked about taking a break in October 2021 from Instagram. It was in focusing its reason—what it helped for: centering herself as well.

She said, "I don't know much about whatever is happening in pop culture, and that makes me very happy."And it won't make everyone happy, but it really has saved my life." However, she stated that when continuous information gets poured out to her on social media, she always feels drowned by stress.

Selena Gomez turned into a meme after her appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards, when she was seen making different faces. See how it felt for her.

The one thing that really just stood out was how, when Chris Brown, who has been accused of hitting women, was named as a nominee, she reacted.

People online talked about what a bad face Gomez made while saying this. Gomez has been visible in memes before, but she said then that it did not feel good and hoped she would not be reduced to being just herself.