Tag: meme

Sep252019 by adminNo Comments

Blinking white guy: The story behind the meme that’s gone viral

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By Tom Acres, technology reporter When people on social media want to react to something they see with incredulity, they normally seek out a meme known as the blinking white guy.He has become a cornerstone of internet culture for millions - yet few people know his story, nor how he reached the dizzying heights of meme fame. For the past two-and-a-half years, Drew Scanlon has pretty much been the official face of "what the f***?". Recalling the moment that would become the stuff of internet legend, he recalled: "I don't remember doing it at all."It was one joke in a two-hour stream that we did every week, and a very forgettable moment for me at the time." Advertisement ...

Sep262018 by adminNo Comments

Distracted boyfriend meme 'objectifies women'

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For a brief period earlier this year, the "distracted boyfriend" meme - using a stock image of a man angering his partner by ogling another girl - was inescapable. But its broad appeal does not appear to extend to Swedish regulators.After it emerged, social media posters used the meme to communicate an array of examples of redirected affections, unfortunate distractions or switched loyalties, simply by transposing text onto the three characters in the same photo.Now, Sweden's advertising authority has ruled that a recruitment advertisement based on the meme - for internet company Bahnhof - is sexist. Following the standard format of distracted boyfriend, the advert features a man labelled "you" turning over his shoulder to gaze lecherously at a woman labelled "Bahnhof", whi...