![]() ![]() These sharable visual jokes can also be powerful tools for self-expression, connection, social influence and even political subversion. They are a language in themselves, with a capacity to transcend cultures and construct collective identities between people. They are arguably the wallpaper of our social media feeds and often provide us with a few minutes of idle, amusing fodder for procrastination during our day.īut memes also have a serious side, according to researchers looking at modern forms of communication. On the surface, internet memes are a ubiquitous source of light entertainment – a way for people to express themselves through cleverly remixed templates of text, images and videos. Through the use of this translinguistic homophone, women in China were able for a time to share their stories and spread the word about the #MeToo movement within a country that can be highly suspicious of organised social movements. As an image it looks innocuous enough, but when the words for the two seemingly unrelated subjects are said aloud, the true meaning becomes clear – they are pronounced "mi tu". In China, where state censorship saw hashtags related the campaign being blocked, internet users had to find an alternative to coordinate the movement in their country. ![]() "Rice bunny" (米兔), as this collection of images and emojis are known, emerged in 2018 as part of the global #MeToo movement among women to expose sexual harassment. But in China, where these images have been circulating on social media, they carry a deeper, and more serious meaning. In May, a series of screenshots taken from the video became popular in a series of image macros, used to highlight the simple alternative to a given situation.To most of the world they are just amusing pictures of an adorable cartoon bunny sitting beside, or sometimes inexplicably amidst, a bowl of rice. The video was first uploaded in April 2021. It's That Simple or the Khaby Lame Shrug refers to a series of screenshots from a 2021 TikTok in which Lame criticizes a bad pizza life hack, shrugging and gesturing with his hands to highlight the obvious, easier alternative. FNAssist AugRelated Memes It's That Simple The way Fortnite slipped Khaby Lame's hand gesture in SO well □ /yiQUcd63YF For instance, X user commented on how the game got the TikToker's hand gestures right in the trailer (shown below), which garnered more than 107,000 views and 2,800 likes in a few hours. The announcement became a trending topic on social media. The video amassed over 1.2 million views and 82,000 likes in a few hours. A trailer was posted on YouTube (shown below) indicating Lame as a potential playable character. On August 24th, 2023, the TikToker was announced as part of Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4 Battle Pass Skin pack. The post received more than 2,800 reactions and 634 shares in three days (shown below, right). On May 4th, 2021, Facebook user Teddy uploaded a Khaby Lame meme to the "Don't click this or you will regret it ENTERTAINMENT" group. The post (shown below, left) received more than 16,000 reactions and 21,000 shares in four days. On May 3rd, 2021, Facebook user Shankar Sarkar reposted the image to the "Marvel Memes" group. Khaby Lame then had his memes expand from object-labeling to photoshopped variants. The post (shown below) received more than 172,000 upvotes in eight days. On April 30th, 2021, Reddit user lolpollll uploaded an object-labeling meme about Khaby Lame watching life hack videos to the /r/memes subreddit. On February 17th, 2021, uploaded a video about his reaction to a phone charger stuck ironic life hack by The video received more than 4.6 million likes and 29,000 comments in three months (shown below).Īfter that video, he suddenly became popular and many memes were made about him reacting to various life hack videos. ![]()
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