Exploration of two memes
To be totally honest with myself I am somewhat shameful of the fact that I have not created a “meme” since I was in middle school. At that time memes commonly included Tron Guy, Numa Numa, Chocolate Rain Guy, Why you so mad bro?, and a plethora of other simpler memes. I suppose this assignment made me take a good look at how far memes have developed/evolved since I was a kid. I cant help but appreciate the “layered” cultural complexity found in some more contemporary memes. I even felt inspired to experiment with this “layering” of memes with other “narratives” or memes themselves.
The first meme is the Ugandan Knuckles meme now mixed/layered with the Distracted Boyfriend meme. The form has been changed to make the Ugandan Knuckles head represent the “more attractive girl walking away”, while the “girlfriend” is represented by Knuckles from Sonic the hedgehog concept art. The content is not shifted to the general preference for one form of the Knuckles from the Sonic The Hedgehog series as a whole. The stance is comically based, and the content itself is meant to be a form of sharing opinion.
The second meme is Mitten Bernie Sitting on my “Not Approved” covid status for campus despite seemingly having everything required. I couldn’t help but not turn my situation into a relevant meme, and I found the Mitten Bernie Sanders form was a great fit. The form itself features Bernie Sanders sitting patiently where the attention of the viewer is drawn to the red lettering. Hopefully the combination of the key figure himself and the text from the surrounding background provide viewers with a clue to the bigger meaning that I am waiting to be approved despite the circumstances.