When you rickrolled somebody, you simply forced them to allow “Never Gonna Give You Up” into their headspace. The central joke of the rickroll was that there was no joke. I didn’t even know 4chan existed back then, so I don’t know whether it was a hive of baby Nazis yet, but let’s just say it was. This stunt apparently started off on 4chan. 2007 was the year of the rickroll - the internet-borne phenomenon where someone would send you a link to something that looked interesting, and you’d open it, and then you’d get little pop-ups of Rick Astley singing “Never Gonna Give You Up” all over your computer. I don’t know exactly where this whole something is funny if it sucks idea took hold, but 2007 seems like a pretty good starting point. It’s entirely possible that I was a shitty little shit at that age, too, but instead I’m choosing to blame the Minecraft YouTubers who have colonized this kid’s imagination. I have an eight-year-old who thinks that just fucking screaming in my ear without warning is a genius-level prank. We’ve all somehow apparently agreed that subjecting other people to obnoxious bullshit is the funniest thing that anyone can ever do. In the past decade and a half, a particular style of non-comedy comedy has risen up out of the global network of bored people on computers. Nobody has any idea what’s funny anymore. The internet has permanently damaged our collective sense of humor.
“She’s an icon, she’s a legend, and she is the moment…now come on now.In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. We've rounded up some of our favorite gay memes to use in 2022 below – let us know which ones you find the most fun! 1.
They can range from coming out, to dealing with hσmσphσbic family/co-workers/teachers, hook-ups, dating apps, bizarre things straight people say or do, and “stanning” (yup stanning's not a typo – see more about it below!) pop queens! They’re used to reference specific incidents/emotions unique to the gay experience. Most gay memes are used on Twitter, TikTok, or Instagram. And even when people meet IRL, the conversation often revolves around “Hey, did you see this meme?”… But to be fair, so many of the different ways gay people communicate with each other is online these days. Gay memes have contributed as much to LGBTQ culture as Pride, gay nightclubs, and Lady Gaga. So by definition gay memes, are memes that members of the LGBTQ community make to laugh about their own experiences of being gay. They’re used to find humor in the universal human experience and make people laugh. A meme is either a piece of text, audio, video, or image, that pokes fun at something in society. But in case this is literally your first time on a computer, we’ll give you a quick brief. If you’re reading this, we’re going to assume you know what a meme is. Clueless straight people What are gay memes? Whenever a pop diva does something wild or a hσmσphσbic politician embarrasses themselves, it creates a whole new set of memes like coal turns to diamonds!Ģ4. After all, we experience the world a lot differently than our straight peers, so naturally, we have our own brand of humor that gets put into gay memes. And that especially can be found in the gay groups online. Sharing funny memes has become a vital part of how friends and strangers communicate online. Wouldn’t the Internet be a dark, scary place if it weren’t for memes? And yet, it's still a place of love, acceptance, and inclusivity – where people of marginalized groups can find each other and make connections. “Check this one out!” Seby called out holding up his phone to show off a picture of SpongeBob SquarePants holding up his limp wrist with a caption, “Is he…you know?”…Cue both of us giggling like schoolgirls. It was 4am, and here we are, the two of us on our phones, scrolling through our Twitter and Instagram feeds, chuckling away at hilarious gay memes.