Month: September 2013

5 Hilarious Internet Memes of 2013

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1. Miley Carey

Miley Cyrus, VMAs
Miley Cyrus is noted to resemble Jim Carey after her unexpected, and shocking VMA performance. Courtesy of rucuss.com

2. Kanye and Kim’s little Northwest

Kanye and Kim are made fun of for naming their daughter Northwest
Kanye and Kim are made fun of for naming their daughter Northwest. Courtesy of funnypicturesplus.com

3. Miguel adorns his fan

Miguel does a split on a girls face during his Billboard Awards performance; and his song "Adorn" is altered to fit the picture.
Miguel does a split on a girls face during his Billboard Awards performance, and his song “Adorn” is altered to describe the moment. Courtesy of eonline.com

4. Chris Brown defends himself

A meme of Chris Brown is made to show his reaction to the Miguel split incident.
A meme of Chris Brown is made to show his reaction to the Miguel split incident. Courtesy of quickmeme.com

5. Beyoncé turns tables

Beyoncé fixed holding a DJing table after unflattering pictures taken of her Superbowl Halftime performance.
Beyoncé fixed holding a DJing table with a cat after unflattering pictures taken of her during the Superbowl Halftime performance. Courtesy of german.fansshare.com

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Memes Used to Shake Up Wall Street

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On September 17, 2011, a group known as Occupy Wall Street protested at Zuccotti Park, located on Wall Street in NYC. They were striving for a more equal distribution of income to the 99% of poor/middle class Americans, rather than the 1% of wealthy/rich Americans.

Thousands of angry and restless protestors swarmed Wall Street in an eager attempt to have their voices heard and their needs met. How was a protest this massive organized, you might ask. Well there was a very simple yet impacting way of calling them to Zuccotti Park.

Memes.

Spread virally amongst the web, here are two very famous memes noted in Art21 Magazine that helped  propel the occupation of Wall Street.

http://blog.art21.org/2011/12/29/top-10-memes-of-occupy-wall-street/#.UlNnN6XvyfQ

"As if to prove that anything really is possible, a ballerina danced atop this sculpture in early December as the poster illustrates."-Jacquelyn Gleisner
“As if to prove that anything really is possible, a ballerina danced atop this sculpture in early December as the poster illustrates.”-Jacquelyn Gleisner
"Like other imagery connected to OWS, this poster appropriates symbols from the 1960s Black Power Movement."- Jacquelyn Gleisner
“Like other imagery connected to OWS, this poster appropriates symbols from the 1960s Black Power Movement.”- Jacquelyn Gleisner

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