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Meme Archive 10/2016
This viral meme is completely changing the way people think about the US election
According to the Daily Kos, the meme first appeared on their Facebook page on Thursday. The site alleges it was created by Sara Lynn Michener, and they confirmed the words came from Michelle Vitali. The meme has been endorsed by the Twitterati, some ...
(Oct 1, 2016, The indy100)
The 'September 30th vs. October 1st' Meme is Halloween-Ready Just Like You
What the hell does September have going for it besides the inability to wear white, a sad anniversary, and national coffee day? Not a whole lot. That's why the internet has been littered with memes highlighting the superior month while showing what a ...
(Oct 1, 2016, The Daily Dot)
More than a meme: Washington really does want Bama
“We want Bama”, like so many other sentiments in the social media age, started as an earnest wish and quickly moved into meme status. In 2013 two Oregon fans created a brief cottage industry by putting those words on T-shirts. We say brief because ...
(Oct 2, 2016, USA TODAY)
This Meme Nails the Problem With Anyone Who Says It's 'Smart' Trump Didn't Pay Taxes
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump declared a staggering $916 million loss on his 1995 income tax returns, which may have helped him avoid paying federal taxes for almost two decades afterward, no matter what his income, The New York ...
(Oct 2, 2016, ATTN)
Golfer Rickie Fowler has given birth to the next super meme photo
OH, Rickie, you poor, poor man. Golf star Rickie Fowler has produced what is certain to become the next super-meme to own the internet after stealing the show during the United States' team's Ryder Cup celebrations. The United States' first Ryder Cup ...
(Oct 3, 2016, New Zealand Herald)
Internet Memes are Value Neutral, But Do Reflect Cultural Moments
There can be continuity in the tone of a meme, but the subject matter it is applied to is entirely up to the user. For example, the condescending attitude of Condescending Wonka, or the supportive tone of “Damn, Daniel!” can be applied to anything. And ...
(Oct 3, 2016, New York Times)
Can a Meme Be a Hate Symbol?
Last week, the Anti-Defamation League added what was once an innocuous internet meme — Pepe the Frog — to its list of hate symbols, which also includes the swastika and the Confederate flag. The cartoon had become an unofficial mascot for the alt ...
(Oct 3, 2016, New York Times)
A Meme Can Become a Hate Symbol by Social Consensus ...
A Meme Can Become a Hate Symbol by Social Consensus ...
(Oct 3, 2016, New York Times)
Is the Harambe meme racist?
As citizens of this amazing country, most of us are aware of the many freedoms that we possess. I, unfortunately, can now only believe that a certain number of members of our society possess this knowledge due to an issue on Clemson's campus that I ...
(Oct 3, 2016, Clemson Tiger News)
Babes weCorruption and other hilarious Babes-inspired memes
In the meantime, social media has been doing a good job in keeping us occupied with Babes Wodumo-inspired memes and, we must say, some of them are hilarious, while others are just crazy. Instagram user Ignatius “Luu” has created some of the best ...
(Oct 3, 2016, Citizen)
Donald Trump Jr.'s Skittles meme isn't about candy — it's about bigotry against refugees
I was 6 years old when I became a refugee. My memories of that time are not as sharp as they used to be, but I will always remember hearing that the parachutists were landing. That was when we realized we had to flee our village. I remember lots of ...
(Oct 3, 2016, Mic)
The evolution of the "baseball game equality" meme
Craig Froehle tracks the odd convolutions of his famous illustration of how conservatives and liberals view the notion of equality. It's been simplified, expanded, twisted, tucked in and turned inside-out—and even redrawn by professional artists. Are ...
(Oct 3, 2016, Boing Boing)
The evolution of the "baseball game equality" meme / Boing Boing
Craig Froehle tracks the odd convolutions of his famous illustration of how conservatives and liberals view the notion of equality. It's been simplified, expanded, ...
(Oct 3, 2016, Boing Boing)
'You'd make a meme of our dead bodies': Celebrities respond to those mocking Kim Kardashian robbery
It's no secret that Kim Kardashian and her rise to fame via reality television is polarizing. But when news came Sunday night that she had been tied up and held at gunpoint in her Paris hotel room by men masquerading as policemen as they robbed her of ...
(Oct 3, 2016, National Post)
Keith Richards Memes
Having outlived his own prodigious appetites to reach a ripe old age, Keith Richards has emerged as perhaps the internet's go-to meme for surviving against all odds. Click through for a selection of the best in the above gallery. The typical example ...
(Oct 3, 2016, Ultimate Classic Rock)
GamerGate meme war shares DNA with pro-Donald Trump trolls
Ohio: GamerGate didn't start the alt-right -- but shares some of the DNA of the online racist movement. What they have in common tells us a lot about disaffected university students drowning in debt before they graduate; working and middle class whites ...
(Oct 3, 2016, The Sydney Morning Herald)
This Election Has Devolved into a Battle Between Frog Memes
The social media trend caught wind after a prolonged debacle over Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's surrogates and alt-right supporters adopting the popular "Pepe" frog meme. "Pepe" has recently been featured in various pro-Trump and ...
(Oct 4, 2016, ATTN)
This Arthur Meme Reveals How Women's Work Is Undervalued
The original meme, which became popular this summer, has been used as a way to express frustration about any topic. In her "feminist" take, artist Hannah Hill focuses on how embroidery has not been taken seriously as an art form, because it has ...
(Oct 4, 2016, ATTN)
Tombili: Istanbul cat and worldwide meme honoured with statue
Tombili: Istanbul cat and worldwide meme honoured with statue. Kadıköy's deputy mayor said in the inauguration ceremony that 17,000 people had demanded a memorial sculpture. Bethan McKernan Beirut; 1 hour ago. tombili-cat.jpg Tombili was beloved by ...
(Oct 4, 2016, The Independent)
Embroidery Artist Weaves Memes with Modern Feminism
Though it may seem unorthodox, the meme has become the dominant mode of cultural exchange, be it to voice discontentment, highlight the paradoxical nature of contemporary culture, or simply reminisce. In a series of embroidered illustrations, English ...
(Oct 4, 2016, The Creators Project (blog))