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Meme Archive 11/2016
The problem with putting Hillary's head on a black woman's body
Another Clinton meme showed Clinton as Angela Bassett in the movie Waiting to Exhale, strutting away as a car she set fire to burns in the background. Bassett's character was cleansing herself of an ex, but the car in Clinton's version is marked with ...
(Nov 1, 2016, Fusion)
Shebesh Challenge becomes a meme sensation on social media
A picture showing Nairobi Women Representative Rachel Shebesh seated cross legged on the sidewalk next to a disabled man has become a meme sensation. The picture was among a series that subjected Ms Shebesh to ridicule on social media for what ...
(Nov 2, 2016, Nairobi News (satire) (press release) (blog))
Amy Schumer & More: Don't 'Set The Clock Back 50 Years' For Women On Election Day
As we close in on November 8, celebrities are scrambling to remind their friends and followers how important it is to vote. Among them are Amy Schumer and Ellen Pompeo, who shared a meme about how drastically this election will change the world for ...
(Nov 2, 2016, Hollywood Life)
So, about that whole “3-1 Lead” thing: While We're Waiting
Andrew spoke about it here. LeBron James referenced it here. College Gameday references it weekly. Twitter has been ablaze with it since the middle of June. The Golden State Warriors' blowing of a 3-1 lead has been the largest sports-related meme this ...
(Nov 2, 2016, Waiting For Next Year)
Cosby Lawyer Says Client Is Blind, 'Not a Meme'
Bill Cosby's lawyers told a Pennsylvania judge Wednesday that the comedian is too blind to recognize a parade of women who say he drugged and sexually abused them. "In the materials the prosecution has turned over…there are photographs. Mr. Cosby ...
(Nov 2, 2016, NBCNews.com)
Don't Believe Those Memes About Texting to Vote for Hillary From Home
Aside from the fact that you can't cast a vote via text, there are a few other things about the memes that should tip you off. (Despite the fact that they look very similar to legitimate promos from the Clinton campaign.) The small white text at the ...
(Nov 2, 2016, New York Magazine)
Bill Cosby's Lawyer: 'My Client Is Not a Meme'
Bill Cosby's lawyer is adamant that her client's blindness has somehow seeped into his brain, making him unable to recall who he violated and why he's so reprehensible. That's... a defense. Sure. But what's truly shocking about lawyer Angela Agrusa's ...
(Nov 2, 2016, The Daily Dot)
The Australian teen suing over mullet memes
Memes are everywhere, they can be funny, creative, very random and sometimes a bit mean. So if you end up being memefied, and you're not happy about it, can you sue? One Australian teenager is giving it a go. A photograph of Ali Ziggi Mosslmani, known ...
(Nov 3, 2016, BBC News)
The Australian teen suing over mullet memes
Memes are everywhere, they can be funny, creative, very random and sometimes a bit mean. So if you end up being memefied, and you're not happy about it, can you sue? One Australian teenager is giving it a go. A photograph of Ali Ziggi Mosslmani, known ...
(Nov 3, 2016, BBC News)
Concerned Indians fan on phone leads to great meme
A concerned looking Cleveland Indians seen holding a phone to his ear during the fourth inning of Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday night became a meme online in quick fashion. FOX showed the fan on TV during the fourth when the game was ...
(Nov 3, 2016, Larry Brown Sports)
5YO Ghana Boy Who Became An Internet Meme Made So Much ...
5YO Ghana Boy Who Became An Internet Meme Made So Much ...
(Nov 3, 2016, Indiatimes.com)
What's behind the 'Drunk Hillary' meme that's taking over the Trump Internet
The main currency of the anti-Clinton meme world is physical imperfection. Her head nods are declared signs of Parkinson's in a YouTube video with more than 4 million views; pixilated crops of the light hitting her ear are scrutinized for signs of a ...
(Nov 3, 2016, Washington Post)
Writer's Blocks: Don't Call It A Trap Game, Being A Meme, Dez's Kicks; More
FRISCO, Texas – I was going to write the bulk of this column on Wednesday night, but I decided to put the laptop down and enjoy one of the best sporting events I can remember, instead. I didn't have a real rooting interest in this Cubs-Indians World ...
(Nov 3, 2016, DallasCowboys.com)
Here's What's Wrong About This Viral Election Meme
The American healthcare system is a hot topic right now. Premiums for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans, also known as Obamacare, are going up in most states next year. Also, as ATTN: reported earlier this week, a tweet of a hospital bill ...
(Nov 4, 2016, ATTN)
Meme warfare: how the power of mass replication has poisoned the US election
Memes – from the Greek for “that which is imitated” – were once defined as being self-replicating units of culture. This included anything that could be learned, remembered and spread from one brain to another, such as the concept of god all the way to ...
(Nov 4, 2016, The Guardian)
Saxonwold Shebeen: South Africa's hilarious new meme
Forget the med- and edtech industries. You know what's a real disruptive force on the internet at the moment? Shebeens. Specifically, shebeens in Saxonwold. After the State Capture report revealed that Eskom CEO Brian Molefe spent quite a few nights in ...
(Nov 4, 2016, Memeburn)
Memes, Myself and I: The Internet Lets Us All Run the Campaign
The internet has elevated supporters to the role of surrogates, capable of creating their own messages and running their own online campaigns on their social media feeds. Memes and other tools of digital culture empower them to twist carefully ...
(Nov 4, 2016, New York Times)
An Obama Meme About Pizza Reveals a Bigger Problem
Perhaps you've noticed, but emails have played a pretty big role in this year's presidential election. email emails. From the reanimated investigation into Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's private e-mail server, to Wikileaks' release of internal ...
(Nov 4, 2016, ATTN)
'Drunk Hillary' meme is the latest anti-Hillary Clinton conspiracy
If a meme or hashtag is pithy or even funny, it's not likely to be kind. Such is the case with one of the latest hashtags about presidential candidate Hillary Clinton: #DrunkHillary. In the past week or so, about a dozen photos have been circulated on ...
(Nov 4, 2016, Chron.com)
#SavePepe: cartoon frog's creator tries to take meme back from alt-right
How could you reclaim a meme that's been appropriated by white supremacists? That's the challenge faced by Pepe the Frog's creator Matt Furie. Furie has launched the #SavePepe campaign in an attempt to transform the cartoon frog from a symbol of hate ...
(Nov 4, 2016, The Guardian)
