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|image=They Live - Plandemic.jpg | |image=They Live - Plandemic.jpg | ||
|image_caption=A meme about [[COVID-19]] which takes from the movie [[They Live]] | |image_caption=A meme about [[COVID-19]] which takes from the movie [[They Live]] | ||
| − | |constitutes= | + | |constitutes=Propaganda, Humour |
|description=On the internet, an image plus accompanying text used to make a serious point, often humourously. | |description=On the internet, an image plus accompanying text used to make a serious point, often humourously. | ||
|sourcewatch=http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Meme | |sourcewatch=http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Meme | ||
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| − | A '''meme''', on the | + | A '''meme''', on the [[Internet]], is a (usually simple) text and accompanying image used to convey a message. Often they employ [[humour]] or [[satire]]. |
[[image:I_made_40_billion_by_zelensky.jpg|left|300px|thumbnail|A meme from 2022 about [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] solicitation of donations]] | [[image:I_made_40_billion_by_zelensky.jpg|left|300px|thumbnail|A meme from 2022 about [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] solicitation of donations]] | ||
| − | [[image:tin-foil-mask-cartoon.jpg|right|300px|thumbnail|A meme highlighting the growing awareness that mask wearing was useless as a means of preventing viral spread, and that [[COVID-19]] was not a random occurrence, but a malevolent [[structural deep event]]. | + | [[image:tin-foil-mask-cartoon.jpg|right|300px|thumbnail|A meme highlighting the growing awareness that mask wearing was useless as a means of preventing viral spread, and that [[COVID-19]] was not a random occurrence, but a malevolent [[structural deep event]].]] |
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
| − | The word was coined by British evolutionary biologist [[Richard Dawkins]] in his 1976 work ''The Selfish Gene''. He used it to refer to a unit of cultural information spread by imitation, drawing from the Greek word "mimema", meaning "imitated". | + | The word was coined by British evolutionary biologist [[Richard Dawkins]] in his [[1976]] work ''The Selfish Gene''. He used it to refer to a unit of cultural information spread by imitation, drawing from the Greek word "mimema", meaning "imitated". |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:05, 25 April 2023
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| On the internet, an image plus accompanying text used to make a serious point, often humourously. |
A meme, on the Internet, is a (usually simple) text and accompanying image used to convey a message. Often they employ humour or satire.
A meme from 2022 about Volodymyr Zelensky solicitation of donations
A meme highlighting the growing awareness that mask wearing was useless as a means of preventing viral spread, and that COVID-19 was not a random occurrence, but a malevolent structural deep event.
Etymology
The word was coined by British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in his 1976 work The Selfish Gene. He used it to refer to a unit of cultural information spread by imitation, drawing from the Greek word "mimema", meaning "imitated".
Examples
| Page name | Description |
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| "Dancing Nurses" | One of the most peculiar parts of the COVID-19 propaganda effort saw thousands of nurses dancing in choreographed routines - something that blatantly clashed with one of the other PR-messages, the one of "overwhelmed hospitals". |
| "Let's Go Brandon!" | A euphemismic slogan which arose from a failed corporate media attempt to censor anti-Biden sentiment |
| He Will Not Divide Us | Hollywood endorsed "artistic exhibition", set up in opposition to the presidency of Donald Trump. which was trolled. An infamous event in internet history. |
| Trump Derangement Syndrome | Perjorative term used to describe irrational psychological "trauma" inflicted from Donald Trump. |
An official example
| Name |
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| "Dancing Nurses" |
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