diff --git a/discord/abc.py b/discord/abc.py
index 75624e18f..0ac87d135 100644
--- a/discord/abc.py
+++ b/discord/abc.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 """
 
 import abc
+import sys
 import copy
 import asyncio
 
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ class _Overwrites:
         self.id = kwargs.pop('id')
         self.allow = kwargs.pop('allow', 0)
         self.deny = kwargs.pop('deny', 0)
-        self.type = kwargs.pop('type')
+        self.type = sys.intern(kwargs.pop('type'))
 
     def _asdict(self):
         return {
diff --git a/discord/member.py b/discord/member.py
index 4b8fb8a07..59bd7bda5 100644
--- a/discord/member.py
+++ b/discord/member.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 """
 
 import itertools
+import sys
 from operator import attrgetter
 
 import discord.abc
@@ -221,10 +222,10 @@ class Member(discord.abc.Messageable, _BaseUser):
         clone = cls(data=data, guild=guild, state=state)
         to_return = cls(data=data, guild=guild, state=state)
         to_return._client_status = {
-            key: value
+            sys.intern(key): sys.intern(value)
             for key, value in data.get('client_status', {}).items()
         }
-        to_return._client_status[None] = data['status']
+        to_return._client_status[None] = sys.intern(data['status'])
         return to_return, clone
 
     @classmethod
@@ -266,10 +267,10 @@ class Member(discord.abc.Messageable, _BaseUser):
     def _presence_update(self, data, user):
         self.activities = tuple(map(create_activity, data.get('activities', [])))
         self._client_status = {
-            key: value
+            sys.intern(key): sys.intern(value)
             for key, value in data.get('client_status', {}).items()
         }
-        self._client_status[None] = data['status']
+        self._client_status[None] = sys.intern(data['status'])
 
         if len(user) > 1:
             return self._update_inner_user(user)