With the rising popularity of memes comes a brand new 'meme culture' which is slowly integrating itself with political campaigns, as candidates are often resorting to memes as an efficient way to gain a notable online presence. With the U.S. presidential election scheduled for November 5 this year, let’s look at how one meme in particular has been used as a campaign tool thus far: Dark Brandon.
Before the age of TikTok dances and Twitter threads, memes were a nascent form of digital folklore. The term "meme" was coined by British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book, "The Selfish Gene". He used it to describe an idea, behaviour, or style that spreads within a culture. Little did he know, his term would become the moniker for one of the internet's most beloved phenomena.
Pakalu Papito went viral and achieved tremendous fame in 2015 as a result of his amusingly excellent use of puns and unrelated comedy in his joke tweets.
Shadman Sakib gave up on love forever after his 43rd attempt to talk to a girl went in vain.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has been making headlines for his recent breakup with the American model, Camila Morrone. The Oscar-winning actor dated Camila for four years before parting ways recently. While the reason for their breakup is unknown, the incident led to a plethora of memes, with netizens mocking DiCaprio for once again breaking up with a woman after she turned 25.
Which movies do memes come from?
Bangladesh cricket fans have expressed their excitement through the creative forum of memes ahead of the match against India in the quarter final
With the rising popularity of memes comes a brand new 'meme culture' which is slowly integrating itself with political campaigns, as candidates are often resorting to memes as an efficient way to gain a notable online presence. With the U.S. presidential election scheduled for November 5 this year, let’s look at how one meme in particular has been used as a campaign tool thus far: Dark Brandon.
Before the age of TikTok dances and Twitter threads, memes were a nascent form of digital folklore. The term "meme" was coined by British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book, "The Selfish Gene". He used it to describe an idea, behaviour, or style that spreads within a culture. Little did he know, his term would become the moniker for one of the internet's most beloved phenomena.
Pakalu Papito went viral and achieved tremendous fame in 2015 as a result of his amusingly excellent use of puns and unrelated comedy in his joke tweets.
Shadman Sakib gave up on love forever after his 43rd attempt to talk to a girl went in vain.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has been making headlines for his recent breakup with the American model, Camila Morrone. The Oscar-winning actor dated Camila for four years before parting ways recently. While the reason for their breakup is unknown, the incident led to a plethora of memes, with netizens mocking DiCaprio for once again breaking up with a woman after she turned 25.
Which movies do memes come from?
Bangladesh cricket fans have expressed their excitement through the creative forum of memes ahead of the match against India in the quarter final
