Overview

Hollywood Sexual Misconduct Allegations refers to a deluge of sexual harassment and assault allegations levied towards many Hollywood celebrities, triggered by Harvey Weinstein’s sexual harassment allegations.

Background

On October 5th, 2017, the New York Times^[1] reported that movie executive and Oscar award-winning film producer Harvey Weinstein had paying off sexual harassment accusers. In the article, the Times reports that the accounts of numerous women, including actress Ashely Judd. Judd referred to his behavior as “coercive bargaining,” as he would help or hurt careers in return for sexual favors. As per the New York Times report, Weinstein had reached at least eight settlements with women over these allegations.^[2]

Weinstein’s would be the first in a number of sexual misconduct allegations lodged at members of the film and TV industry. As the scandal broke, other women and men came forward alleging harassment, assault and misconduct against actors, executives, directors and members of the Hollywood entertainment industry.

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Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein Sexual Harassment Allegations refers to a series of accusations regarding film executive Harvey Weinstein’s treatment of women, including reports of sexual harassment, which led to Weinstein’s firing from his company The Weinstein Company in October 2017.

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey Sexual Assault Allegations refers to the controversy surrounding Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey’s alleged illicit advances toward actor Anthony Rapp when he was only 14-years-old. Following the allegations, Spacey apologized but was criticized for using his apology statement as a platform to come out as a homosexual.

Louis C.K.

Louis C.K. Sexual Misconduct Allegations refer to claims made from several women that comedian Louis C.K. had masturbated in front of them without their consent. After first being reported on by Gawker sub-site Defamer in 2015, The New York Times broke the story in November of 2017. Prior to the New York Times story breaking, the New York premiere of Louis C.K.’s film I Love You Daddy, which featured characters miming masturbation in front of others, was cancelled.

George Takei

George Takei Sexual Assault Allegations refer to allegations made against actor George Takei that he sexually assaulted model Scott R. Brunton in 1981. Takei denied the claims and claimed that Russian bots were spreading the rumors.

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone Sexual Assault Allegations refers to an alleged forced sexual act perpetrated by actor and director Sylvester Stallone and his body guard on a 16-year-old female in 1986. Though the Daily Mail reported that there is a police report from the incident, Stallone has denied the event took place.

Jeffrey Tambor

On November 8th, 2017, Deadline^[3] reported that Amazon was conducting an internal investigation into allegations against Transparent. Tambor’s former assistant Van Barnes claimed that an unnamed, former boss “repeatedly propositioned her, made lewd comments, groped her and threatened to sue her if she spoke up.” Following news of a second allegation against Tambor, the actor decided to leave Transparent.^[4]

In a statement, he continued to deny the allegations. He said, “I’ve already made clear my deep regret if any action of mine was ever misinterpreted by anyone as being aggressive, but the idea that I would deliberately harass anyone is simply and utterly untrue. Given the politicized atmosphere that seems to have afflicted our set, I don’t see how I can return to Transparent.”

Russell Simmons

On November 19th, 2017, the Los Angeles Times^[7] reported that a woman has accused music producer Russell Simmons of sexual assault when she was 17-years-old. He was 33-years-old at the time. Simmons has denied the allegations.

Brett Ratner

On November 2nd, 2017, Variety^[8] reported that a former employee of the Endeavor Talent Agency accused Hollywood director Brett Ratner of rape, detailing the assault in Facebook. Over the next few weeks, more women, including actresses Ellen Page, Olivia Munn and Natasha Henstridge accused the director of sexual misconduct.^[9]

Jeremy Piven

On October 30th, 2017, actress Ariane Bellamar accused actor Jeremy Piven of sexual harassment and assault.^[5] While Piven denied the allegations, over the next two weeks, two other women accused Piven of assault and/or misconduct. The actor continued to deny the allegations, and a representative for the actor said he was "looking at legal options.^[6]

Ben Affleck

On October 10th, 2017, actor Ben Affleck commented on the allegations against his long-time collaborator Harvey Weinstein on Facebook] The post (shown below) received more than 33,000 reactions, 1,700 shares and 1,600 comments in 24 hours. When posted to Twitter,^[19] the post received more than 12,000 retweets and 49,000 likes in 24 hours. In the post, he said:

“I am saddened and angry that a man who I worked with used his position of power to intimidate, sexually harass and manipulate many women over decades. The additional allegations of assault that I read this morning made me sick. This is completely unacceptable, and I find myself asking what I can do to make sure this doesn’t happen to others. We need to do better at protecting our sisters, friends, co-workers and daughters. We must support those who come forward, condemn this type of behavior when we see it and help ensure there are more women in positions of power.”

Later that day, actress Rose McGowan responded to his comments, claiming that his ignorance to the situation was dishonest. When the two worked together on Phantoms, McGowan asserts that Affleck was aware of Weinstein’s sexual harassing McGowan. In a tweet^[18] captioned “You want to play let’s play #ROSEARMY,” McGowan posted a screen shot of a previous tweet in which recounts Afflecks reaction. She says, “@benafflect ‘GODDAMNIT! I TOLDHIM TO STOPDOINGTHAT’ you said that to my face. The pres conf I was made to go to after assault. You lie.” The tweet (shown below) received more tahn 3,000 retweets and 8,300 likes in less than 24 hours.

Following McGowan’s response, Twitter^[20] began discussing Affleck’s response. When one Twitter user suggested that he should have “kept quiet,” another responded that he also grabbed actress Hilarie Burton’s breasts on TRL once. Everyone forgot though. Burton responded to the tweet, “I didn’t forget.” The tweet (shown below) received more than 1,100 retweets and 2,500 likes in less than 24 hours.

The following day, Affleck responded in a tweet.^[21] He said, “I acted inappropriately toward Ms. Burton and I sincerely apologize.” The post (shown below) received more than1,700 retweets and 5,000 likes in three hours.

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#MeToo

#MeToo is a hashtag campaign that circulated on Twitter and other social media platforms in which actress Alyssa Milano encouraged survivors of sexual assault and harassment to post “#MeToo” or “Me Too” to raise awareness and highlight its commonality.

Nice Allegations

Nice Allegations refers to a series of positive experiences with celebrities shared on Twitter] In response to recent allegations made against Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey, Twitter user @BAKKOOONN tweeted,^[21]“if anyone has any nice allegations against a celebrity that would be great too. does a famous actor give good christmas presents. does lady comedian alwyays smoke people out.” The tweet received more than 8000 comments, 11,000 retweets and 58,000 likes in five days.

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Origin of /po/

/po/ is a board on the popular image board website 4chan. /po/ is used for sharing Papercrafts and Origami. It was created in April 6th of 2006 and is known by users as the least used board on 4chan. Some of the posts go back as far as 2-3 years because the board does not get enough posts to be archived.

Mistaken for /pol/

/pol/ Is the polar opposite of /po/ as it is the most visited board on 4chan. Because they both have similar names, people will post anti-semitic and political posts on /po/. It went to the extreme when a YouTube comment on YouTube’s #ProudToBe video which significantly supported homosexuality, mentioned that the video was being raided by people on 4chan. He then linked people to /po/ instead of /pol/

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Oh My God, They Were Roommates is a quote from a popular Vine video that grew into a popular meme on Tumblr, referenced in various text posts and jokes where the quote is taken out of context.

Origin

On October 25th, 2014, Vine user ig @mattsukkar^[1] uploaded a video in which he films a conversation a woman walking past him is having on the phone. The only line of he heres from the conversation is the woman saying “…and they were roommates!” to which he turns the camera towards his face and says “Oh my god, they were roommates…” The Vine gaines over 380,000 likes, 188,000 revines, and over 60 million loops (shown below).

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Following the post on Vine, an embed of the video began circulating on Tumblr that gained over 807,000 notes.^[2] On November 21st, Tumblr user gopteenchoiceawards^[3] uploaded one of the earliest posts to take the Vine out of context, uploading a picture of the face at the end of the video with the caption “when u realize they were roommates.” The post gained over 200 notes (shown below, left).

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Pink Grimacing Pink Grimacing is a reaction image featuring a picture of the pop singer Pink appearing to scowl during Christina Aguilera’s tribute to Whitney Houston at the 2017 American Music Awards.

Origin

During the American Music Awards on November 19th, 2017, singer Christina Aguilera performed a tribute to Whitey Houston. As she performed, cameras at the event cut to singer Pink, whose mouth and eyes were turned downward.

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Shortly after the performance aired, people online began sharing pictures of Pink’s face, making comments about how she encapsulates their own opinion of Aguilera’s performance (examples below).

Later that night, Pink responded to the picture by retweeting a tweet asking people to not creating a beef between the two singers. She added the comment, "Yes. THIS. Christina fucking killed it tonight for one of our favorite singers ever. This about Whitney, and I am in awe of Christina’s talent. Show the clip where I’m in tears, you negative Nancy’s 🤘🏽✌🏼❤️. The post (shown below) received more than 7,500 retweets and 39,000 likes in two days.

Several news outlets covered the popularity of the reaction, including BuzzFeed, ^[3]TMZ,^[4] Billboard,^[5] HuffPost,^[6]USA Today^[7] and more. On November 19th, Twitter^[8][9] published two Moments pages regarding Pink’s reaction to Christina Aguilera’s performance.

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When You Talk Back To Your Momma and She Snatch You Up refers to a viral video on Twitter in which a man lifts another man up by his shirt from above and pulls him up several feet. The name comes the caption accompanying the video when it was first posted to Twitter.

Origin

On November 14th, 2017, Twitter user @MaiyahHall^[1] posted a video of a man picking up a younger man by his sweatshirt at a sports field. The tweet, shown below, gained over 27,000 retweets and 41,000 likes.

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Two days later, the video was reposted by @PROGRAMMRZ^[2] with the caption “How I’m snatching my blessings all 2018.” The tweet gained 78,000 retweets and 90,000 likes. Both that tweet and @MaiyahHall’s tweet were quoted in various tweets on the site with people adding their own various captions to the video. On November 17th, user @PapiDaSilva_^[3] captioned the video “This is how girls collect their friends when they see them talking to an ugly guy in a club,” gaining over 49,000 retweets and 117,000 likes (shown below, left). Twitter user @jonahbunch_^[4] tweeted the video with the caption “when they reply in under a second, gas you up, have goals in life, and love you unconditionally,” gaining 1,900 retweets and 4,100 likes (shown below, right). The tweets were covered by Twitter Moments^[5] on the 21st.

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Safari Tabs is a series of image macros that features a screenshot of several tabs in the cascading web browser layout found on Apple’s Safari software, which, when viewed together, create one image.

Origin

Apple introduced the cascading tabs on their Safari web browser on September 18th, 2013.^[1] Shifting from the software’s original horizontal layout for mobile browser tabs, the new design for tabs creates a vertical, cascading effect, which lets the user their various tabs in a list (shown below).

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On November 17th, 2017, Twitter^[3] user @badvibesforever tweeted a picture of several tabs, which when shown together form a cheeseburger. The post (shown below) received 40,400 retweets and 39,000 likes in four days. The image was quickly shared on Tumblr^[4] (39,000 notes), FunnyJunk, ^[5] (15,000 views) and 9GAG^[6] (12,000 points).

Two days later, the image appeared on the /r/meirl subreddit ^[7]. Following the post, more Redditors began submitting variations to the subreddit (examples below).

The following day, the Facebook account iwjamb posted an image of the Dr. Phil “Green M&M” made through tabs. The post (shown below) received ore than 3,400 reactions, 880 shares and 730 comments in 20 hours.

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Tesla Roadster Comparison is a series of parody comparison charts that compare the features of Tesla’s luxury sports car, the Tesla Roadster, to absurd objects.

Origin

On November 19th, 2017, Imgur^[1] user NIGHTW0LF posted a comparison charts of the Tesla Roadster vs. the Bugatti Chiron. The chart compares technical specifications and price. Within two days, the picture has received more than 7,000 points and 221,000 views.

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That day, the image was shared on the /r/Tesla subreddit, ^[2] where it received more than 43,000 points (78% upvoted) and 2,500 comments in two days.

The following day, an anonymous user posted photoshopped version of the picture on the 4chan board /o/, which showed the /o/Quattropace replacing the Roadster. Before archiving, the poster (shown below, left) received more than 20 comments.

Additionally, that day, Redditor that-guy007 posted a variation of the Roadster compared to a 1996 Toyota Previa in the /r/MemeEconomy^[5] subreddit. The post (shown below, center) received more than 4,400 points (93%upvoted) and 80 comments in less than 24 hours.

On November 21st, Redditor DutyCorp posted a variation, in which the Tesla is compared to a banana, in the /r/MemeEconomy^[4] subreddit. The post (shown below, right) received more than 14,000 points (89% upvoted) and 200 comments.

That day, Redditor Teapot_Jizzle posted a variation of the meme that compared the Roadster to a blu-ray copy of Shrek the Third in the /r/dankmemes^[6] subreddit. The post (shown below) receivd more than 4,100 points (93% upvoted) in less than 24 hours.

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Dr. Phil M&M refers to a character online resembling a cross between television psychologist Dr. Phil and the Green M&M character. After being used in videos by YouTuber Sethical, it began seeing use in various shitpost memes.

Origin

The character was first upped to Reddit’s me_irl subreddit on October 16th, 2016 by Redditor amedema, gaining 300 upvotes. The character in that edit was wearing a pair of Timbs (shown below).

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HQ -- Live Trivia Game Show is an online, app-based trivia game hosted by Scott Rogowski. Users log on to the app and are brought into a game by a push notification. Once logged on, Rogowski asks a series of 12 questions, the last user still in the game is eligible for cash prizes.

History

Created by Vine founders Rus Yusupov and Colin Kroll, HQ launched on August 26th, 2017 for Apple’s iOS operating system.^[1][2]

Daily Beast Profile

On November 21st, 2017, The Daily Beast^[6] published an article detailing their issues attempting to produce a profile on host Scott Rogowsky. After speaking with Rogowsky, CEO Rus Yusupov objected to the article, saying that the Daily beast was “‘completely unauthorized’ to write about Scott or HQ.” Yusupov went on to say that if the Daily Beast wrote anything about either, Rogowsky would be fired.

After being given a copy of the article, Yusupov continued his objections. When he read that Rogosky said that he “enjoys making people happy and giving them the trivia they want,” the CEO responded, “He cannot say that people want trivia”

“It’s highly unprofessional. Highly unprofessional of you to reach out to one of our contract employees without my permission and without going through proper press channels.”

However, despite his obejctions, Yusupov, as of November 2017, had not terminated Rogowsky.

Features

The game combines game show elements from such games as Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and Jeopardy and combines them with live-streaming capability. The game is played daily at 3PM and 9PM for about 13 minutes each.

HQ is hosted by comedian Scott Rogowsky or British personality Sharon Carpenter. IN each version, the game is 12 mulitple choice questions answered in live chat at the bottom of the screen.

Unlike other games, HQ is played for real money, giving away up $500 a day.^[5]

Highlights

On July 17th, 2017, the official HQ Twitter^[3] acocunt launched, garnering more than 12,000 followers in four months.

According to a November 2017 report, nearly 90,000 people played the game on November 12th.^[4]

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Ivanka Trump’s Thanksgiving Table Centerpiece refers to a decoration suggested by Ivanka Trump for the holiday season. The decoration, a giant shell which she suggests filling with different decorations depending on the season, was mocked online as many people found it ugly.

Origin

On November 16th, 2017, designer Allison Domonoske wrote an article for Ivankatrump.com^[1] featuring several tips for decorating for the holiday season. One of her suggestions was a giant shell she filled with holiday decorations which can change based on the season. Domonoske writes:

I wanted a centerpiece that could stay on the kitchen island and last without going out of style. I’ve kept this huge antique shell for about three years and they’re everywhere right now in home décor. When it’s time for Christmas or Hanukkah, you can switch out the pumpkins for another accent. Last year, I filled the entire clam shell with tiny pink and turquoise ornaments.

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That day, Ivanka Trump HQ^[2] tweeted a link to the article with the picture of the centerpiece. The tweet gained over 780 retweets and 3,100 likes. Notably, the tweet gained significantly more replies, suggesting that the tweet had fallen to The Ratio (shown below).

After the tweet, many people began mocking the centerpiece Ivanka Trump HQ included with the photo. A notable variation of jokes included quote-tweeting Ivanka Trump HQ’s tweet with a joke about the display. One popular tweet by Daniel Kibblesmith^[3] read “FILL A GIANTCLAMWITHGARBAGEFROMTHEWOODSYOUARETHEGARBAGEGODNOW,” gaining over 15,000 retweets and 77,000 likes (shown below, left). Another popular tweet by @Redbirdmenace^[4] compared the design to a Bloodborne boss, gaining over 150 retweets (shown below, right).

Another popular strand of jokes involved replacing the picture with other gross pictures. A tweet by @TheSixFinger^[5] showed an image of squid legs stuffed in a turkey, gaining over 300 retweets (shown below, left). A tweet by @MikePettigano^[6] responded to Ivanka Trump HQ’s tweet with a picture of art from Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice (shown below, right).

Some Twitter users made political jokes. Twitter user @LorraineP65^[7] posted a picture of prison food, suggesting Trump prepare this to prepare her family for jail following the Russiagate investigation, gaining over 3,900 retweets and 19,000 likes (shown below, left). Another tweet by @BanjoHfuhruhur^[8] showed a picture of a “simple Russian table setting.”

The tweet and the reactions it generated were covered by Twitter Moments,^[9] Daily Dot,^[10] Newsweek,^[11] The Guardian,^[12] The Jerusalem Post,^[13] The Daily Mail,^[14] Huffington Post,^[15] Vogue,^[16] and more.

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Blurry Dogs refers to photographs of dogs taken while the dog is in motion, resulting in a blurring effect. They’ve spread online as people find the photographs cute since the motion generally indicates the dog’s excitement.

Origin

Pictures of blurry dogs have been shared online for several years. One of the earliest known posts celebrating a photograph of blurry dogs was posted on April 9th, 2006 by Steve’s Digicams forums user JunixRose.^[1]

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Over the course of the following decade, small online communities developed around blurry dog photography. A small Flickr^[2] group devoted to blurry dog photography launched on October 24th, 2008. A subreddit devoted to such photos, /r/blurrypicturesofdogs,^[3] launched June 29th, 2015, and gained over 4,300 members. Some pictures of blurry dogs have gone particularly viral. For example, a blurry photograph of a Shiba Inu shaking water off its body has appeared in several viral posts. It began circulating in early 2015, and was posted by Twitter account shibesbot^[4] on April 28th of that year (shown below, left). On June 10th, Twitter account “@dolandark”:/memes/people/dolan-dark ^[5]“trolled”:/memes/trolling the “PETA”:http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/people-for-the-ethical-treatment-of-animals-peta Twitter account by tweeting them a picture of a dog, saying it was actually a giant drill, gaining over 680 retweets (shown below, right).

Very Fast Doggo Running At Incredible Hihg Speed

On January 11th, 2015, Tumblr user clark-cant uploaded a picture of a running Golden Retriever with a Google search bar at the top displaying the phrase “VERY fast dog running at incredible hihg speed”. This led to a series of memes based around blurry dog photography under the name “Very Fast Doggo Running At Incredible Hihg Speed”: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/very-fast-doggo-running-at-incredible-hihg-speed

Blur Dogs

On November 21st, 2017, Twitter user @thisjenlewis^[6] tweeted a blurry picture of her family’s dog excited to see her home for Thanksgiving (shown below). She then implored her followers to share some blurry photos of their dogs in similar situations. The responses she got were compiled into a Twitter Moment^[7] the following morning.

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Harry Styles Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Dance

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Harry Styles Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Dance refers to a series of pictures and videos of pop-singer Harry Styles’ performance at the 2017 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Online, people compared the freeform choreography of Drake’s “Hotline Bling”.

Origin

On November 19th, 2017, pop singer Harry Styles performed a number of songs at the 2017 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai. During the performance, some noted that the singer danced without choreography, allowing his arms to swing in a an unstructured way.

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Shortly after the performance, people online began to tweet about the dance. The prevailing opinion about the combination of Styles’ mint-colored suit and his unstructured dance moves was that he resembled a “dad.”

On November 20th, Twitter^[5] user @sallyholmes posted a video of Styles dancing with the caption, “Funny, this is how I dance to Harry Styles too #VSFashionShow.” The post (shown below) received more than 700 retweets and 1,200 likes in less than three days.

Several media outlets covered the reaction to Harry Styles’ dance including, Teen Vogue,^[1] Refinery29,^[2] Elite Daily,^[3] Seventeen^[4] and more.

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Hypno’s Lullaby refers to a creepypasta poem in which the Pokémon Hypno lures children away from their homes using hypnotism and feasts on their dreams for eternity. After the poem appeared online, it was then turned into a song set to the Lavender Town music which went viral on YouTube. A fan-made game based off the creepypasta has also been invented and it appears to be referenced in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Moon.

Origin

The origin of the creepypasta is unknown. It was posted pokecommunity^[1] forums on August 10th, 2010 by user Lilliana Vess,^[1] though they note that it had been “circulating” for some months prior.

It is rumored the text is inspired by the Pokémon Fire Red Pokédex entry for Hypno, which reads, “It carries a pendulum-like device. There once was an incident in which it took away a child it hypnotized.”^[2][3] Of note, an Urban Dictionary definition for Hypno posted July 9th, 2010^[4] describes Hypno as a pedophile, possibly referring to the creepypasta.

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On November 19th, 2010, YouTuber TrainerDerek uploaded a track of him sing-speaking a slightly-edited version of the creepypasta over the Lavender Town music, gaining over 3 million views (shown below).

The video inspired various cover versions and reposts to YouTube with different visuals. For example, a video featuring a GIF of Hypno posted by CookieRoxPaw gained over 44,000 views (shown below, left). Another by Useless Minds gained over 187,000 views (shown below, right).

The popularity of the creepypasta inspired fans to write their own, longer stories inspired by it. There is a fanfiction story that was posted to fanfiction.net^[5] by user Wrath Reign on May 26th, 2012, and another posted to Crappypasta.com^[6] by an anonymous user on May 30th, 2013.

Game Adaptation

A fan-made video game adaptation of the creepypasta began circulating around spring of 2013.^[7] The game is a ROM hack of Pokémon Fire Red in which the player encounters the evil Hypno who kidnaps children. The game has been played online by several Let’s Players. YouTuber CandyEvie played the game on her channel and gained over 421,000 views (shown below, left). YouTuber MunchingOrange did the same and gained over 730,000 views (shown below, right).

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Moon Reference

On November 21st, 2017, Kotaku^[8] reported on a portion of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Moon which potentially is a reference the creepypasta. In the trainer’s school early in the game, the player discovers two journal entries which describe a child being picked up from the school by a Hypno. In the next entry, the Pokémon Drifloon picks up the child.

Furthermore, the Pokémon Zorua can be caught around the school in these games. Zorua can transform into other beings, leading to the theory that the child who attends the school after Hypno takes it is a Zorua in disguise.

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No Thanks is a stock photo reaction image in which a man holds his hands out in front of his hands with a disapproving look on his face.

Origin

The source of the image comes from a stock photo by DRB Images entitled “Irritated Man With Hands Out In Stop Gestures,” which is currently featured on iStockPhoto.com.^[1] While the iStockPhoto page notes the upload date as October 3rd, 2013, the earliest known instance of the photo appearing online was on November 8th, 2012. In a Reddit^[2] thread “Ever since I was a kid, my toenails have grown like this. It’s extremely painful.” Redditor yougotdied posted the picture in response to pictures of the toenails (shown below).

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Four days later, on November 12th, 2012, the picture was posted by an anonymous 4chan^[3] user on the /cgl/ board. They included a comment with the picture (shown below), “Oh my god she’s awful. She’s the one who cosplayed Angry Birds too.”

On December 16th, 2016, the picture was added to the website Meme Generator, where users could add text to the picture and create different captions (examples below).

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Marta The Interrupting Bus refers to a series of remix videos based off a video released by The Weather Channel in which a bus interrupts a cameraman’s shot of the destruction of the Georgia Dome. After the original video went viral, it became a meme in sports-centric internet circles as people on Twitter remixed the video to interrupt classic sporting moments.

Origin

On November 20th, 2017, The Weather Channel shared a video of a bus driving in front of a cameraman as he was preparing to film demolition of the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The video (shown below) went viral, gaining over 680,000 views on The Weather Channel YouTube channel and was reposted by several other sources.

An unedited version of the video was posted by @ajc that day, gaining over 8,200 retweets (shown below). The video was covered by USA Today^[1] and several other sources.

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Later that day, the Sports Illustrated^[2] tweeted a video remixing the footage of the bus interrupting the demolition by having the bus interrupt several notable sports moments. The tweet gained over 11,000 retweets and 22,000 likes (shown below).

This sparked several Twitter accounts for sports teams making remixes of their own. The account for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons tweeted a video from a game of theirs against the Seattle Seahawks in which the bus interrupts the team scoring a touchdown, gaining 8,700 retweets and 27,000 likes (shown below, top). Basketball’s Atlanta Hawks did a same with a final score from one of their games, gaining over 7,600 retweets and 25,000 likes (shown below, bottom).

Several Twitter users riffed on the joke as well. Twitter user @tj_harley uploaded a remix from a college football game between Clemson and Alabama, gaining over 290 retweets and 810 likes (shown below, top). Twitter user @thecheckdown did the same with the game between the Falcons and Seahawks, gaining over 390 retweets (shown below, bottom).

The jokes were covered by USA Today,^[3] BizJournals,^[4] Today,^[5] and more.

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^[1]USA Today – Cameraman throws tantrum as bus perfectly obstructs shot of Georgia Dome implosion

^[2]Twitter – @SINow

^[3]USA Today – The interrupting Atlanta bus is officially the best new sports meme

^[4]BizJournals – Photobombing Marta bus is taking over Twitter

^[5]Today – Bus arrives right on time to completely block view of the Georgia Dome implosion

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Laurier University Censorship Controversy refers to an online backlash directed toward Laurier University after graduate student Lindsay Shepherd leaked audio recorded while she was reprimanded for airing a video clip of professor Jordan Peterson in late November 2017.

Background

On November 1st, 2017, Shepherd taught a tutorial class on language during which she presented a debate from the show The Agenda broadcast on the Canadian public education television channel TVOntario between professors Jordan B. Peterson and Nicholas Matte over the use of gendered pronouns (shown below).

Following Shepherd’s tutorial class, she was contacted to meet with her supervising professor Nathan Rambukkana, associate professor in communication studies Herbert Pimlott and manager of gendered violence prevention and support Adria Joel.

On November 10, the news site National Post published an article titled “Thought police strike again as Wilfrid Laurier grad student is chastised for showing Jordan Peterson video,” which discussed audio of the meeting secretly recorded by Shepherd. In the recording, Shepherd is told that by playing a clip of Peterson she was promoting transphobia, whom professor Rambukkana accusses of being a member of the alt-right, that playing the clip was potential illegal and that playing the debate was akin to “neutrally playing a speech about Hitler.” On November 20th, the full audio recording of the meeting was subsequently circulated online after being released by the National Post.^[3]

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Shepherd’s Response

On November 16th, Shepherd created the @NewWorldHominin^[8] Twitter feed to speak out about the controversy. That day, she responded to critics accusing her of being right-wing, saying “I am a leftist. But I do not represent the leftism of Rambukkana/Pimlott, who believe in shutting down opposition” (shown below).^[7]

Online Reaction

On November 19th, Redditor RustyMcTavish submitted an article about the controversy titled “Supressing ideas, stifling free speech, is making Wilfrid Laurier University unsafe” to /r/canada,^[5] where it gathered upwards of 2,300 points (87% upvoted) and 1,300 comments within 72 hours.

On November 20th, Jordan Peterson posted a tweet condemning the Laurier professors for “claiming that showing a video of someone talking about pronouns was illegal.”^[4] On November 21st, Redditor BadDogToo submitted a post about the controversy to /r/canada,^[2] referring to the incident as the “Wilfrid Laurier inquisition.”

On Twitter, several prominent author and academics condemned the professors heard in the audio recording as Orwellian and disturbing.

News Media Coverage

On November 21st, the news site Quillette published an article titled “Wilfrid Laurier and the Creep of Critical Theory,”

Interviews

On November 22nd, 2017, the Canadian news site GlobalNews^[1] published an interview with Shepherd (shown below).

Nathan Rambukkana’s Open Letter

On November 21st, Professor Rambukkana published an open letter to Shepherd, in which he apologized for “how the meeting we had proceeded” and for comparing Peterson to Adolf Hitler.^[6] Additionally, Rambukkana added “maybe we ought to strive to reach across all of our multiple divisions to find points where we can discuss such issues, air multiple perspectives, and embrace the diversity of thought.”

Laurier University’s Apology

Also on November 21st, Laurier President and Vice-Chancellor Deborah MacLatchy sent an email to students of the university apologizing for the way Shepherd was treated in the meeting.

“After listening to this recording, an apology is in order. The conversation I heard does not reflect the values and practices to which Laurier aspires. I am sorry it occurred in the way that it did and I regret the impact it had on Lindsay Shepherd. I will convey my apology to her directly. Professor Rambukkana has also chosen to apologize to Lindsay Shepherd about the way the meeting was conducted.”

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I’m Still Gonna Send It refers to a viral video in which a man exclaims that he’s going to attempt to land a jump on a snow mobile with the phrase “Are you guys silly? I’m still gonna send it!”

Origin

On March 1st, 2017, Larry Enticer, an amateur stuntman who regularly attempts stunts on motor vehicles,^[1] uploaded a video to his Facebook^[6] page of him attempting to land a jump on a snowmobile. Before he tries the jump, he says “Are you guys silly? I’m still gonna send it!” He fails the jump and tries again, and also fails. On March 3rd, 2017, YouTuber HTCownsYOU uploaded the video to YouTube, gaining over 6.7 million views (shown below). While he used the phrase “gotta send it” in previous videos referring to landing a jump, the March 1st video led to the phrase going viral.

Spread

The day after the video was uploaded, it was posted to Reddit on /r/whatcouldgowrong,^[2] where it gained 223 upvotes. On March 15th, 2017, an image was submitted for use to Meme Generator.^[5] It was posted to eBaum’s World^[3] on March 18th. On April 3rd, Imgur user YouGuysSilly^[4] uploaded several image macros of Enticer with the catch phrase (examples shown below).

In June, Tosh.0 included the clip on his show and had a “redemption” segment (shown below).

The phrase has also been employed by Jake Paul in some of his stunt videos (compilation shown below).

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Rachel’s Trifle refers to a series of videos, pictures and social media posts about fans of the television series Friends attempting to make the character Rachel Green’s infamous English Trifle, a recipe that combines the ingredients of a desert trifle and a savory shepherd’s pie.

Origin

On November 25th, 1999, episode nine of the sixth season of Friends, “The One Where Ross Got High,” aired on NBC. The episode features the cast preparing for the Thanksgiving holiday. The character Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) attempts to make her English Trifle, only to realize that half of the recipe she followed was for shepherd’s pie becuase the cookbook’s pages were glued together.

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The episode “The One Where Ross Got High” received more than 19.2 million viewer upon its premiere.

16 years later, on November 17th, 2017, the website Spoon University^[2] published an article entitled “What Happened When I Made Rachel’s Meat Trifle From Friends.” The article posts a recipe for the Trifle. The author said, “I felt like I was eating dog food.”

The following year, on November 22nd, 2016, BuzzFeed^[3] and People published articles about attempting to make the trifle. People published a video of the experiment, whcih received more than 76,000 views on Facebook. ^[5]

On Twitter and Instagram, people have been making and trying Rachel’s trifle since 2013. On April 6h, 2013, Instagram^[6] sarahkafer posted a picture of the trifle with the caption “I made Rachel’s trifle! Lady fingers, jam, custard, raspberries, more ladyfingers, beef sautéed with peas and onions (chocolate pudding with Oreos) more custard, bananas and whip cream! #friends #trifles #imadefood!!”

The following month, on May 8th, 2013, Twitter^[6] user annapickles299 tweeted a picture with the caption "FriendsTV I made Rachel’s trifle…. It did not taste good." The post (shown below, center) received more than 60 likes.

On December 16th, 2016, Twitter^[7] user @itscheezy tweeted a picture of a homemade trifle with the caption “Welps! I tried. Rachel Green’s trifle was, in my opinion, a success!” The post (shown below, right) received more than 40 retweets and 200 likes.

The following year, YouTuber^[7]Binging With Babish published a video of how to make the trifle. The video (shown below) received more than one million views in 24 hours.

Several media outlets published articles about the Binging With Babish video, including UPROXX,^[8] Eater,^[9] Insider^[10] and more. On November 21st, Twitter^[11] published a Moments page about the conversation around Rachel’s Trifle.

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Gang Beasts is a game that was made by an indie studio called Boneloaf. The game was started with a simple fighting mechanic that was inspired by Street Fighter.

The game became sucessful with Youtubers such as Stumpt and Pewdiepie in mid-late 2014.

The game became sucessful, it was also given to the name of the gang beasts you played as, called “Drunk Jello Babies”.

This shows proof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjq1XGQ2cfk