What's YOUR favorite meme?

Off topic discussion.

Which meme do you like the most?

Fred Figglehorn, Annoying Orange type videos
2
15%
Weegee (or other Youtube Poop related stuff)
3
23%
Caramelldasen, Loituma Girl, or anime related stuff
3
23%
other
5
38%
 
Total votes: 13

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Postby wing area » 14 years ago

"Dr. Jerk" wrote:Ultimately, all memes need a good history behind them.


^ This. As I tried to explain before, memes have CULTURAL MEANING behind them, aka a good history. Why would Hyoutan-Tsugi make a good meme? What, hide it in a bunch of random images? Hyoutan-Tsugi would have to be culturally significant (widely known and associated with a particular meaning) for it to be a good meme.

For example, if Tezuka Productions was known around the world as THE WORST STUDIO OF ALL TIME and Hyoutan-Tsugi was a mark of failure, people would photoshop it into a bunch of pictures associated with fail.

But it does not have that meaning. In fact, it has no meaning. Unless something makes it culturally significant, it will never be a meme. Please read this article on forced memes!

Also, Archaic Rap is a meme because 1) it's funny and 2) it's exploitable.

Edit: I think a lot of people are missing the point that a meme is not just something well-known, but also something reproduced through imitation.
Last edited by wing area on Tue Mar 22, 2011 12:20 am, edited 1 time in total.

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Postby Dr. Jerk » 14 years ago

Thank you, someone who agrees with me.


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