Overview
- On Dec. 10, Vice President JD Vance posted on X about his 5-year-old repeating “six seven” in church and joked about a “narrow exception” to the First Amendment to ban the numbers.
- The viral chant traces to rapper Skrilla’s 2025 track “Doot Doot (6 7)” and spread through clips linked to NBA guard LaMelo Ball, becoming a largely meaningless call-and-response with a signature hand motion.
- Schools and teachers have disciplined its use, an Indiana sheriff’s office posted a spoof “ticketing” video, and In-N-Out Burger removed 67 from its order numbering after crowds filmed the call-out.
- Coverage notes Vance’s remarks were likely tongue-in-cheek, and social media reaction ranged from criticism over priorities to parents and teachers jokingly cheering a ban.
- Dictionary.com named “six seven” the 2025 Word of the Year, and the meme remains pervasive among children despite mostly pragmatic, localized responses.