Retweet activism is a term used to critique people who are socially and politically conscious on social media but do nothing to address these issues outside of likes and shares.
Max Iskiev graduated in 2018 with a degree in political science and is currently pursuing the master of social science at the University of California, Los Angeles. A self proclaimed "meme lord," he is passionate about internet culture, hip-hop, video games, and politics. Contact him at [email protected].
Retweet activism is a term used to critique people who are socially and politically conscious on social media but do nothing to address these issues outside of likes and shares.
Booping is touching the nose of a cute pet.
A snoot is a cute name for the nose of an adorable pet.
Splooting is a cutesy way to describe an animal doing an adorable stretch.
These memes reference the tendency of burgers to completely fall apart as soon as you take the first bite.
Drowning high five memes use the image of a person given a high 5 and left to drown to symbolize a variety of unhelpful scenarios and unaddressed societal problems.
“I am speed” is a quote from Lightning McQueen in the movie Cars used to depict funny situations in which things are done unnaturally fast.
A speedrun, or speedrunning, means to complete a video game as fast as possible.
Gang Weed is a Facebook page known for intentionally cringey memes and image macros advocating for gamer rights and often featuring DC Comics supervillain Joker.
These TikToks depict a spoopy conversation between a patient and their therapist, in which the therapist accidentally triggers their patient’s greatest fear.
A Chad is the ultimate bro.
Le monke memes started as an image of an orangutan edited to have human eyes and lips. Initially posted to 4chan in 2016, the meme-ified photo spread throughout social media before going viral on TikTok in September of 2019.