Tag: Analyze the Meme
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Advice for a Broken Emoji Heart
Apple’s overactive software updates left me with a dilemma. How do we communicate the whole gamut of love, friendship, and respect with the emojis on our phones? In this special Valentine’s Day installment of Analyze the Meme, we will ask ourselves some important questions about online communication and hopefully find a solution or two!
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The Onion Hates ICE
This is a somber addition to the Analyze the Meme series. After the shooting of Renee Nicole Good, the internet has been overwhelmed by strong emotions over her death. Today, we’ll be analyzing the satirical magazine The Onion. We will look at how the magazine represents ICE agents using dark humor, and we will talk…
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Elf is Back on the Shelf, Boys
After years without Elf-on-the-Shelf, I’m seeing a lot of instances of the Elf-on-the-Shelf meme scrolling down my Facebook feed this holiday season. Maybe it’s just me, but I’m feeling an impromptu session of analyze the meme! Elf-on-the-Shelf is at its core phonological. The pun doesn’t have anything to do with meaning or spelling – it…
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Starstruck for Mamdani – Trump is Smitten
It’s time for another Analyze the Meme on Small Words! Today, we’re going to look at why NYC mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani and President Trump’s meeting at the White House delighted the internet.
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It’s a Mariah Christmas: Why We Love to Meme During the Holidays
Mariah Carey’s tenacious cameos in memes across the internet speak to a widespread cultural gloom lying just beneath Christmas cheer. Step aside conventional conviviality, Mariah has thawed.
