![U R MR GAY U R MR GAY](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/002/124/U_R_MR_GAY_Thumbnail.jpg)
U R MR GAY
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About
U R MR GAY refers to a coincidental quirk in the lettering that appears in the title of Super Mario Galaxy. Certain letters in the title are adorned with sparkles. In order, these letters are U, R, M, R, G, A, and Y. Considering "U" and "R" to be abbreviations for "you" and "are," and splitting the letters into words appropriately, there appears to be a hidden message of telling the viewer, "You are Mr. Gay". The observation has become a widely referenced internet joke for decades since it was first discovered in 2007.
Origin
![U R MR GAY U R MR GAY](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/003/834/ab2.jpg)
NeoGAF users first learned about the U R MR GAY message in a thread discussing video game "box art of the year"[11]. Discussion of this particular game's title continued in its own dedicated thread, titled "Super Mario Galaxy boxart says you're gay"[4], on September 18, 2007.
Spread
Less than a day since NeoGAF users discussed the lettering, Destructoid[1] posted an article about it. Joystiq[2] and Kotaku[3] covered the discussion a few days later. People discussed the lettering on other sites, including the PlayStation Universe forums[7].
On the Club RSX[5] and Newgrounds[6] forums, mentioning U R MR GAY led to users deliberately removing letters from other video game titles in order to create humorous messages similar to the one from Super Mario Galaxy.
![U R MR OLD ERS CHO MRLD Nintendo Explore nine . worlds and 96 levels of non-stop action! THE BEST OF SUPER NINTENDD ESRB ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/003/785/5aa.jpg)
![U R MR ASS U RM R Nintendo The complete Super Mario Bros. 4 in 1 Game Pak SUPER NINTENDO mobygames.com](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/003/786/2c1.jpg)
YA I M R U?
![YA I M R U YA I M R U](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/003/836/57e.jpg)
While the lettering in Super Mario Galaxy 2's title was styled identically to the first game, as Kotaku[8] reported, there appeared to be no way to find another accidental message. However, as covered by Destructoid[9] and The Escapist[10], some people noticed that looking at the letters in reverse yielded another message that could be seen as Y, A, I, M, R, and U (Yeah, I am, are you?).
Various Examples
![Important Message from Miyamoto-san Nintendo of America @NintendoAmerica Cntend This is Miyamoto. u r Mr g a y 8:00 PM ยท Apr 25, 2022 Reply 2 Copy link 110.5K Read 3.6K replies](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/355/070/73f.jpg)
![Doctor Rosalina diagnoses you with...](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/918/436/283.gif)
![You Are Mr Gay? AH. You are Mr Gay?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/339/832/120.png)
![UR MR GAY Album Cover ELLIS LALONDE 2](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/003/796/2cf.jpg)
![SUP MR OLD SUP MR OLD- Nintend'o](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/003/794/138.jpg)
![U R MR SUN NINTEND O GAMECUBE RP](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/003/783/bad.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Destructoid โ UR MR GAY! Super Mario Galaxy artwork holds a mirror to your homosexuality
[2] Engadget โ 'U R MR GAY' message discovered in Super Mario Galaxy box art
[3] Kotaku โ Mario Galaxy Says, โUR Mr. Gayโ (original article deleted)
[4] NeoGAF โ Super Mario Galaxy boxart says you're gay
[5] Club RSX โ super mario galaxy- u r mr gay
[6] Newgrounds โ Subliminal messages in games.
[7] PlayStation Universe โ โU R MR GAYโ message discovered in Super Mario Galaxy box art
[8] Kotaku โ U R *Not* โMr. Gayโ In Super Mario Galaxy 2
[9] Destructoid โ UR MR GAY? YA, I M, R U?
[10] The Escapist โ Super Mario Galaxy 2 Box Art Responds to Original's Hidden Message
[11] NeoGAF โ Is this the best box art of the year?
Top Comments
GreenLinzerd
Mar 28, 2023 at 04:41AM EDT
iam16bit
May 30, 2017 at 01:48PM EDT