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Coldsteel the Hedgeheg is a fan-made character from the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. It is notorious for being a stereotype of an overly edgy OC, as well for its hilariously bad portrayal, which is full of grammar errors and 4th wall breaking descriptions.

Origin

The origin of the character is unknown, as the artist of the name in the original picture no longer exists or probably had never existed in the first place. The earliest known appearance of the original picture can be dated back to May 29th, 2013, to a Twitter post by Granfallogna^[1].

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On June 5th, 2014, a Youtuber arizona tea uploaded a Vocaroo reading from 4chan named “COLDSTEEL– THEHEDGEHEG trailer”^[2]. Three days later, on June 8th, another Youtuber named AirplaneRandy uploaded a parody trailer for the hypothetical Coldsteel the Hedgeheg game^[3], using the audio from the former video. During the period of 4 months, the video had gained over 137,000 views.

Psssh… Nothin Personnel… Kid…

“Psssh… Nothin Personnel… Kid…” is a bastardization of the phrase “Nothing personal, kid” and it is considered to be the catchphrase most commonly associated with Coldsteel the Hedgeheg. In forums and imageboards the phrase is used in tendem with cringeworthy displays of roleplay^[4], parodying how a character like Coldsteel would act a situation.

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Lankyposting, also known as HE, refers to the practice of posting images of Lanky Kong, a character from the 1999 video game Donkey Kong 64. The practice itself began as a way of satirizing fan hype for potential playable characters in the Super Smash Brothers series by requesting that the supporting character should be included on the roster of the fourth installment.

Origin

On January 10th, 2007, YouTuber ChangeDeGuerra uploaded the “Donkey Kong Rap” taken from the opening of the 1999 Nintendo 64 platform game Donkey Kong 64. During the rap, each character from the game is introduced with several verses describing their attributes and his abilities, often starting with the word “He,” including the orangutan Lanky Kong (shown below).

He has no style, he has no grace.
This Kong has a funny face.
He can handstand when he needs to,
And stretch his arms out, just for you.
Inflate himself just like a balloon.
This crazy Kong just digs this tune!

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On December 26th, 2010, Roblox^[8] user hipeep created a Lanky Kong badge, which featured lyrics from the “Donkey Kong Rap” in the description.

On March 28th, 2012, League of Legends Forums^[10] member MrFinigen created a thread titled “He Has No Style” about Lanky Kong. On February 16th, 2013, GameFAQS Forums^[9] member MalucciMD submitted a post titled “Anyone think Lanky Kong would be a fun playable character?”, to which user Hejiru replied “But he has no style.” On August 5th, 2014, the original poster (OP) of a Super Smash Brothers general discussion topic on the /vg/^[1] (Video Game Generals) board on 4chan jokingly included Lanky Kong as one of the officially announced newcomers in spite of no such announcement taking place.^[1] Following the thread’s creation, some users began to ironically support the notion that Lanky Kong should be a playable character. On August 8th, a post dedicated to Lanky Kong was created by “I Will Namefag Until Lanky Is Confirmed,” which contained the lyric “He has no style” from the “Donkey Kong Rap.”^[2]

On August 14th, a 4chan^[3] user coined the term “Lankyposting” in a thread about the video game character. On September 6th, Tumblr^[7] user nicocw posted a photoshopped image of Lanky Kong in front of an inspirational quote background reciting his verse in the “Donkey Kong Rap,” which gained over 4,500 notes in three weeks (shown below).

On September 8th, Redditor HEHASNO launched the /r/HEmeme^[4] subreddit for examples of Lanky Kong photoshops. a subreddit for Lankyposting was created.^[4] On September 19th, the /HE/ 8chan^[5] board was established for posts related to the meme.

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8chan, also known as InfiniteChan and ∞chan, is an anonymous image board that allows users to create and moderate their own custom boards. The site gained a large influx of new users following the controversial banning of all GamerGate related threads on 4chan in September 2014.

History

The domain 8chan.co^[1] was registered by New York-based computer programmer Fredrick Brennan on October 22nd, 2013.^[7] In September 2014, 4chan founder Christopher Poole (a.k.a. “Moot”) posted an announcement explaining why all GamerGate threads were being removed from the site, claiming that many were violating the site’s global “no personal information / raids / calls to invasion” rule (shown below). Many users subsequently flocked to 8chan as an alternative image board with fewer restrictions, began to mockingly refer to 4chan as “halfchan” and lamented the site’s demise with the expression “4chan is kill.”

Patreon Launch

Following the influx of new users to 8chan, Brennan launched a Patreon^[6] page to request donations to help fund the website. In the page’s description, Brennan announced that he plans to make 8chan a nonprofit, with any excess money donated to organizations like Wikileaks and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. As of September 2014, it has received over 115 patrons funding $975 per month.

On December 21st, Brennan posted a letter he received from Patreon informing him that his page would be removed for the website violating “new community guidelines.”^[12] That day, Brennan changed the titled of the Patreon page to “Fredrick Brennan is Creating Videos About Hachi the Cat!”, which featured a video explaining that he would be releasing videos of his cat to help pay for his aid to help take care of it (shown below). Additionally, Brennan launched a donation page for 8chan on the crowdfunding site Gratipay.^[13]

2ch Partnership

On September 22nd, 2014, Brennan tweeted an announcement that 8chan would be partnering with 2ch, becoming the Japanese imageboard’s international division.

Features

8chan allows users to create and moderate their own custom boards, similar to subreddits on Reddit. In order for a board to remain on the site, it needs to receive at least one post per 72 hours and the moderator must log in once per week. The site contains only one global rule to “not post, request, or link to any content illegal in the United States of America.”^[5]

On September 20th, Brennan posted an explanation for how the site’s moderation works and why he decided to implement it that way.

The idea of this system is to minimize the trust needed in moderators to prevent “do it for free” moderators from accepting bribes (sexual or otherwise) to corrupt the site as has happened with 4chan.

After the partnership with 2ch, The title of Moderator was changed to Volunteer.

About the Founder

Fredrick Brennan is a web developer and designer employed by the company Razor Clicks.^[9] 8chan users affectionately nicknamed him “HotWheels” in reference to his use of a motorized scooter caused by his bone disorder osteogenesis imperfecta.^[8]

On April 9th, 2014, Vimeo user J.R. Heffelfinger uploaded an interview with Brennan on Al Jazeera America in which he discusses his life in Brooklyn, New York. On September 21st, Redditor VidiotGamer submitted the video to the /r/KotakuInAction^[10] subreddit.

Traffic

On September 20th, 2014, Brennan tweeted that 8chan had become “the second largest imageboard” and provided a list comparing “posts per hour” between the top boards on 4chan and 8chan.^[11]

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Editor’s Note: this entry contains videos that heavily feature expletive language.

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Thug Life Remixes are a series of YouTube videos that typically begin with home movies of preadolescents using overly confrontational or expletive language, followed by a freeze-frame at a close-up image of the subject and an instrumental fade out to Dr. Dre’s 1992 gangsta rap song “Nuthin’ But a G Thang.”

Origin

The earliest known instance of the series, “Thug Life (nerf gun review),” was uploaded by YouTuber lolonym on June 13th, 2014. In the video, a young boy opens up a monologue of a NERF toy gun review, before he trails off and says “I don’t know what it’s called… maybe it’s called fuck you” (shown below). On July 20th, Redditor Russian_For_Rent submitted the clip to /r/videos in a post titled “my favorite video on the internet as of now,” which garnered more than 2,344 points prior to its archival.

Precursor

“I didn’t choose the thug life, the thug life chose me” is a catchphrase used to express one’s pride in living the thug lifestyle, a concept that is typically referenced in hip hop music, particularly in gangsta rap. Although rooted in hip hop, the phrase or its snowclone variation is often paired with various images depicting White suburban stereotypes, similar to the usage of other hip hop references like swag and haters gonna hate.

The formulaic set-up of the thug life remixes also bears resemblance to “How to Shut Down a Ho” remixes, another series of remix videos that open with a verbal insult or a punchline quoted from a popular film or television show before suddenly cutting to a scene of a crowd’s wild reaction to the said line.

Spread

On October 3rd, 2014, the video remix fad really took off with a video submitted by Redditor Daco-roman to /r/videos, which shows another young boy talking back in expletives after being teased for struggling to tie his shoes (shown below).

In five days, the post accumulated more than 3,779 points (91% upvotes) and over a dozen of other similar videos of foul-mouthed kids in the comments section. That same day, Redditor imnotregolas launched the /r/UnexpectedThugLife subreddit to showcase the videos, which drew more than 15,000 subscribers within the first 72 hours.

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When Mama Isn’t Home is a video remix series based on a clip of a father playing the trombone while his son slams an oven door repeatedly to a drum a beat.

Origin

On October 6th, 2014, YouTuber bauerbirds uploaded a video titled “When Mama Isn’t Home,” featuring a father and son wearing sunglasses while performing a short section from DJ Timmy Trumpet’s song Freak^[8] in the kitchen using a trombone and oven door for a kick drum (shown below). In the first month, the video gained over 560,000 views and 340 comments.

Spread

On October 22nd, 2014, Redditor Ricklo submitted the video to the /r/youtubehaiku^[1] subreddit, where it received more than 3,700 votes (95% upvoted) in one week. On October 26th, YouTuber Jaanis Hallman uploaded a remix on the video in which the duo perform a song to the background music of an outdoor EDM concert (shown below, left). The same day, Redditor mocfusing posted the video to the /r/videos^[2] subreddit. Within four days, the video gathered upwards of 1.08 million views on YouTube and 5,200 votes (94% upvoted) on Reddit. On October 27th, YouTuber Copy Cat Channel uploaded a “Goatified Remix,” featuring clips of yelling goats edited over the original “When Mama Isn’t Home” video (shown below, right).

On the online image board Tumblr, various users recreated the scene using fictional character from various popular shows and other origins through the “#when-mama-isn’t-home” tag,^[3] such as Fire Emblem,^[4] Homestuck,^[5] Neon Genesis Evangelion^[6] and Feel Guy.^[7]

On March 3, 2015 the sequel to the first video was published on the same channel titled “When Mama Isn’t Home Part 2 original oven kid (Darude Sandstorm” which featured the dad and kid with the same outfits performing a version of “Darude – Sandstorm” using a keyboard and a cardboard Tube to imitate the sounds of the song, as well as including the kid using the oven door.

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“Too Much Water” is a quote from the IGN review of Pokemon Omega Ruby and Sapphire cited as one of the drawbacks of the gameplay experience.

Origin

On November 18th, 2014, IGN published its review of Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire for Nintendo 3DS by IGN, which praised the title’s gorgeous CG details and post-game easter eggs, while listing the overabundance of HMs (hidden machines) and water as its cons. The game received a rating of 7.8 out of 10. Given the geographical setting of Omega Ruby and Sapphire in Hoenn, a fictional region consisting of many islands and waterways, the review’s commentary on there being “too much water” instantly became a point of contention among the IGN members and fans of the game at large.

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Within 24 hours of the publication, the article was met with more than 5,800 comments, the majority of which raised issues with the “too much water” remark. The article was subsequently linked to a variety of Pokemon gaming communities and video game forums, including three separate posts on Reddit’s /r/3DS and /r/Pokemon, as well as GameFAQs, Bungie and 4chan’s /vp/ (Pokemon) forums. The IGN review also prompted dozens of satirical posts on YouTube and Tumblr.

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“Commit Sudoku” is an expression intentionally confusing the Japanese word “seppuku” for suicide by disembowelment with the Sudoku puzzle game. It is often associated with the engrish catchphrase “shamefur dispray”.

Origin

On September 7th, 2006, the earliest known usage of the term “commit sudoku” was featured in a YTMND page titled “DISTURBING! Japanese Girl Committing Sudoku”, highlighting a photograph of a woman solving a Sudoku puzzle (shown below).

Seppuku vs. Sudoku

Seppuku^[1] (“stomach-cutting” in Japanese), is a ritual suicide practiced by the Japanese samurais in which a blade is plunged into the stomach to perform a ceremonial disembowelment. It was used as a method for the samurai to die an honorable death or as a type of capital punishment for the disgraced. Sudoku is a number placement puzzle popularized by a Japanese puzzle company Nikoli,^[2] in which the player populates different sized square grids with single digits.

Spread

On October 31st, 2006, a YTMND page titled “I order you to commit Sudoku” was submitted, which included a photoshopped picture of a ceremonial disembowelment (shown below).

On July 8th, 2007, the women’s interest blog Big Girl Underoos^[7] posted an overheard conversation in which the word “Sudoku” was confused with “seppuku.” On February 12th, 2008, Democratic Underground Forums^[8] member Richardo submitted a thread titled “You want me to commit Sudoku?” On December 2nd, 2010, DeviantArtist^[9] Karoyence uploaded a comic titled “Committing Sudoku,” in which a man corrects his friend’s confusion of the words "Sudoku and “seppuku” (shown below).

In March 13th, 2012, an Urban Dictionary^[5] user Synchronous Failure submitted an entry for the word “Sudoku” referencing the replacement for “seppuku” on 4chan.

“On online message boards, particularly 4chan’s /v/, people mix the word for Japanese ritual suicide, ‘seppuku,’ with ‘sudoku.’ The typo has since spread and became adopted in a similar fashion to “pwn” in regards to ‘own.’"

On February 6th, 2013, artist Andrew Gregoire posted a comic depicting a samurai carving a Sudoku puzzle on his chest to the website I AM ARG!^[6] (shown below).

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“Do It For Her” is a memorable phrase taken from a 1995 episode of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons, in which character Homer Simpson covers up his demotivational poster at the workplace with photographs of his daughter Maggie in order to create a positive message. On the web, Homer’s family memorabile has since been parodied many times as a way to commemorate a loved one, either real or fictional.

Origin

The episode titled “And Maggie Makes Three”^[1] first aired as the series’ thirteenth episode of its sixth season on January 22nd, 1995. In the episode, Homer’s eldest son Bart asks him what he does with photos of his daughter Maggie. Homer responds that he keeps them “where he needs them the most.” The scene then cuts to his workplace where his plaque reading “Don’t Forget, You’re Here Forever” is seen partially covered with Maggie’s photos so it appears to spell out “Do It For Her.”

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As early as 2001, fans of the animated series took to message boards to share their love of this episode. Throughout the 2000s, it was discussed on No Homers Club^[2], the Straight Dope^[3], IGN^[4] and Fan Forum.^[5] The scene has also been highlighted on pop culture blogs VH1 Celebrity^[6] and Splitsider^[7] as one of the most notable episodes of the show. In March 20th, 2006, deviantART user ajfaggiani^[8] posted one of the first parody images, swapping out Maggie’s photos for ones of her friend Javier and his daughter.

In April 2011, a Facebook fan page^[9] titled “Do It For Her” launched, posting other image macros and screenshots from The Simpsons, gaining more than 3,100 likes as of March 2013. By January 2012, parody images of the scene began appearing on 4chan, most notably the ones featuring characters from the romantic visual novel Katawa Shoujo in replacement of Maggie’s photos. Though many of these threads went unarchived, the earliest known repost of one of these photos was uploaded to wallpaper-sharing site Wallbot^[10] in January 2012. That same month, the first Katawa Shoujo-themed “Do It For Her” image was shared on deviantART^[11] with a note stating there had been previous iterations seen on 4chan. In August 2012, a user of 4chan’s /vg/ (video games) board shared a template^[12] for “Do It For Her” images in a thread about Katawa Shoujo. Additional instances have been shared on Tumblr.^[13]

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Featuring Dante From The Devil May Cry Series is a phrase taken from a seal placed on the cover of the European release of the video game Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer’s Call to promote the addition of Dante, the main protagonist from the Devil May Cry series into the game. The addition of the seal on the European release, which wasn’t present on the releases of the game elsewhere, became a target of mock by the gaming community due to Dante’s rather trivial part in the game’s plot.

Origin

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne^[1] marks the third installment in the Megami Tensei series. The original game was only released in Japan in February 2003, but was followed by a director’s cut edition a year later in 2004 in January for Japan and October for North-America. The director’s cut edition of the game featured an additional ending and included Devil May Cry’s Dante as a guest character after Atlus (the creators of Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne) was allowed to use Dante in the game by Capcom (the creators of the Devil May Cry series). It would however take until July 2005 before the game was released in Europe, where it was published by British video game publisher Ghostlight. The European version of the game was renamed to Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer’s Call and used a different cover which also promoted the inclusion of Dante (shown below, left).

Spread

Tracing back on the 4chan archive Foolz^[2] shows that the phrase started picking up in popularity in the first half of 2012, often referenced in discussions related to the series or the publisher on 4chan’s /vg/ (video game generals) board. Since then it has spread to other sites as well, and additional examples can be found on under under the tag “featuring dante from the devil may cry series”^[4] and on the Youchew forums.^[5] On March 30th, 2014, a Tumblr blog related to the phrase was created,^[3] although it got inactive again after making 15 posts that same day.

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Bazinga is an interjectory catchphrase associated with the American television sitcom The Big Bang Theory^[1] character Sheldon Cooper^[2] (played by Jim Parsons), who uses it as a taunt after pulling a practical joke on his friends, similar to the use of “zing” or snap." . Online, the phrase is used in a similar manner by fans of the show. However, the anti-fandom has co-opted the phrase via parody in poorly drawn MS Paint comics.

Origin

The phrase first appeared in the Season 2 finale “The Monopolar Expedition,”^[10] which originally aired on May 11th, 2009.^[4] During the episode, Cooper says the phrase a total of three times (shown below), each time as a follow up to a joke meant to impress his cleverness upon his victims.

As chemistry jokes play a large role in the series, the term comes from combining the chemical symbols for Barium (Ba); the fictional element from the Timber Wolf^[5] comics Zuunium (Z), Iodine (I), Nitrogen (N) and Gallium (Ga). This lead to fans believing that Bazinga is Sheldon’s variation of “Zing”, a term coined in the early 20th century^[11] used to emphasize a situation when someone has been hit with a striking remark known as a “zinger.”

Spread

The Big Bang Theory Wikia^[3] has accumulated dozens of canon uses of the phrase. By April 2012, fifteen definitions for Bazinga were submitted to Urban Dictionary^[6], with one definition earning more than 7700 upvotes as of December 27th, 2012. Similarly the phrase has also been defined on Wikitionary^[7] and the Word Reference.com forums.^[12] A Facebook page^[8] for the phrase has accumulated more than 339,000 likes as of December 27th, 2012. On January 4th, 2011, a trademark registration^[9] (shown below) was filed for Bazinga by Warner Bros. Entertainment, the production company of the Big Bang Theory, which was later granted. The phrase has since appeared on a variety of merchandise at pop culture retailer Hot Topic.^[13]

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As early as 2011, The Big Bang Theory has been criticized online in places like 4chan^[15] and geek culture blog Ugo^[16] for its misrepresentation of geek culture. However, parodies of the term “bazinga” did not begin appearing on 4chan until December 25th, in a thread on the /tv/ (Television and Film) board.^[17] After the first poster asked why people did not enjoy The Big Bang Theory, the first four responses consisted of nonsense words “bazoopie,” “bazonkers,” “cowabazunga” and “bazopple.” Also on the 25th, an instance of these comics (shown below, left) was shared on Tumblr^[19], attributing it to 4chan. The following day, a second, larger /tv/ thread^[18] was posted, with low-resolution comics using comic sans and purposefully unfunny science jokes.

On the 27th, Tumblr user zebeckblogs^[20] posted a compilation of parody Bazinga reaction images (shown below), gaining more than 2000 notes within hours. The same day, a compilation of the comics from /tv/ was shared on the 4chan subreddit^[21], earning more than 9574 upvotes and 480 comments within the first day.

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Frozen is a 2013 Disney 3D computer-animated musical fantasy–comedy film that follows Elsa, the snow queen of the Arendelle kingdom who has the power to create ice and snow out of nothing, and her sister Anna, who grows up with no knowledge of her sister’s ability.

History

Frozen was released on November 27th, 2013.^[1] The film stared Kristen Bell as Anna, Idina Menzel as Elsa, Jonathan Groff as Kristoff and Josh Gad as Olaf.

Premise

[Editor’s Note: Plot Spoilers]

The film opens with princess Elsa and her younger sister as young children. As they play one morning Elsa accidentally injures Anna with her icy powers. A magical troll is able to heal Anna, but also erases all her memories of Elsa’s powers. Elsa spends the rest of her childhood and adolescence with little contact with others, including Anna, as her powers get more powerful and uncontrollable. When their parents die, Elsa must open the palace to the public for her coronation. When Anna meets prince Hans, who proposes, she asks for Anna’s permission, but she refuses. The fight between them reveals Elsa’s powers to the kingdom and she flees, unintentionally setting off an eternal winter in her wake. Anna goes after her to talk to her, on her way meeting Kristoff, an ice delivery man who begrudgingly agrees to help, and a magical snowman named Olaf. When she reaches Elsa they fight again, and Elsa unintentionally hits Anna’s heart with her ice. Kristoff takes her to the magic trolls, who are also his adoptive family, who explains only an act of true love can save her. Kristoff, who has fallen in love with Anna, rushes to bring her to her fiance. He drops her off, but it turns out Hans only wanted Anna’s kingdom, and does nothing to stop her death, while he imprisons Elsa. Sensing Anna might be in trouble, Kristoff hurries back, just as Elsa escapes her prison. As Anna sees Kristoff, she also sees Hans about to kill Elsa, and she runs towards them, stopping the sword just as she freezes to death. She quickly thaws as saving her sister was an act of love, and Elsa’s love for Anna helps her to thaw the kingdom and gain control of her powers. She reclaims her throne with Anna by her side.

Reception

Frozen was a critical and commercial success. The film earned a 89% on Rotten Tomatoes^[2] and a 74 on MetaCritic.^[3] The film broke the record for best performing opening weekend for a Disney film, grossing $67.4 million in the first three days of its release.^[4] It grossed $347.8 million overall. Frozen has even won a Golden Globe^[5] in 2014 for “Best Animated Feature Film”, Oscars for “Best Animated Feature” and “Best Original Song”, and has been nominated for various other awards including a BAFTA. On January 13th, 2014, Disney confirmed a stage musical adaptation of Frozen would be created.^[6]

Frozen on Once

On May 11th, 2014, the season three finale^[33] of ABC’s fairy tale drama TV series Once Upon a Time featured a brief appearance of a female character resembling Elsa from Frozen who leaves a trail of ice in her wake. The following day, the show’s production team confirmed^[34] Elsa and a number of other characters from the film would be featured in the show’s fourth season. On July 1st, Scott Michael Foster and Elizabeth Lail were officially cast as Kristoff and Anna, respectively, followed by the casting of Etta Bishop^[36] for the main role as Elsa two days later. On September 28th, the aforementioned characters from the Disney animated film were introduced in the season premiere of the fourth season.

Online Presence

The film is available to watch on YouTube through the official DisneyMoviesOnDemand^[30] YouTube channel for $19.99. As of January 2014, Frozen’s official Facebook page^[7] has over 1.9 million likes. It also has a Twitter fan page^[8] with over 13 thousand followers.

Fandom

In addition to the show’s branded social media presence, there are numerous fan sites where fans discuss and learn about the film, including the Frozen channels on the disney-fan-fiction^[31] and Fan Pop^[32]. As of January 2014, Fanfiction.net^[9] has over 1,500 submissions under Frozen, while fan art community DeviantArt^[10] has over 37,000 submissions for the film. Tumblr blogs dedicated to the film include Disneyfrozen^[11], frozendailydose^[12], and annaandkristoff.^[13]

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Frozen Whitewashing Controversy

Frozen’swhitewashing controversy is an ongoing online debate surrounding the lack of people of color in Disney’s 2013 animated feature film Frozen. This debate has come to include accusations against Disney of “whitewashing” the Sámi, the indigenous people of Scandinavia. The controversy began on Tumblr, and is largely driven by social justice bloggers who accuse the movie of racism, and fans of the film who are outraged by these accusations.^[14]

“Let it Go”

Let it Go is a song composed by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, sung by Elsa (Idina Menzel) after she flees the kingdom.^[15] Multiple covers and parodies were created including an explicit version (top, left), a My Little Pony version (top, right), a toddler version (bottom, left), and a version told from the perspective of an alto (bottom, right).

Frozenlock

Fan artists have also created pieces that replace Frozen characters with characters from the BBC show “Sherlock.” The brothers of Sherlock, Mycroft and Sherlock, stand in for Frozen’s sisters Elsa and Anna, while Watson replaces Kristoff.^[16]

Shipping Elsa and Jack Frost

Fans of Frozen sometimes ship Elsa with Jack Frost from the DreamWorks animated film Rise of the Guardians(2012). On January 8th, 2014, Buzzfeed^[17] published a post titled, “Why Jack Frost And Elsa Would Make The Cutest Couple,” exploring the ship through fan art. As of January 2014 there are over 300 entries under Frozen and Rise of the Guardians crossovers on Fanfiction.net.^[18] Fan art site DeviantArt^[19] has over 1,200 submissions for Elsa and Jack Frost.

Hot Alternate Universe

Hot Frozen is a popular alternate universe that imagines Elsa has the power to create heat and fire rather than snow and ice. In addition to experimenting with the colors of Elsa’s hair and gown, the AU also allows fan artists to respond to the frozen whitewashing charges by using race bending. Popular Tumblr blogs that focus on the AU include firequeenelsa^[20] and theheatneverbotheredmeanyway.^[21][22]

If Only Someone Loved You

[Editor’s Note: Plot Spoilers]

If Only Someone Loved You is a photo meme that involves taking screenshots from movies (usually, but not always, another Disney animated film) and overlaying a quote Hans, Anna’s original fiance, says to reveal his true sinister nature, “Oh Anna, If only there was someone out there who loved you.” Sometimes this is done for comic effect because it is combined with a scene between leads who do truly love each other (for example Beauty and the Beast, top left) and sometimes it highlights a scene where the character is unloved, like Jesse in Toy Story 2 (top, right).

Adele Dazeem

On March 2nd, 2014, Idnia Menzel, the singer of “Let It go,” made an on-stage appearance at the 86th Annual Academy Awards ceremony for a live performance of the song, with an introductory remark from actor John Travolta who ended up severely mispronouncing Menzel’s name as “Adele Dazeem.”

On Twitter, Travolta’s fluke led to an immediate flood of double takes and jokes at the actor’s expense and quickly took over the live-tweeted gossips about the ceremony.^[24] At 11:19 p.m. (ET), the first parody Twitter account @AdelaDazeem^[23] began tweeting from the perspective of Menzel (shown below)and by the end of the night, “Adele Dazeem” and “Adele Dazim” were trending on Twitter.^[26] As of March 5th, the account has over 20,000 followers.

On March 3rd, Buzzfeed^[27] published a post titled “If John Travolta Had To Pronounce Everyone’s Name At The Oscars” which included celebrities’ names butchered in a similar style, for example “Brat Spit” for “Brad Pit," and Slate^[29] unveiled “The Adele Dazeem Name Generator” that can scramble people’s names in the similar fashion of Travolta’s mistake. On March 4th, one of Menzel’s castmates for the Broadway musical If/Then, Janet Krupin, shared an Instagram of a PlayBill insert for the show that said Menzel’s role would be played by “Adele Dazeem”.^[28]

The same day, Travolta released a statement^[25] about his mistake, saying:

“I’ve been beating myself up all day. Then I thought … what would Idina Menzel say, She’d say, Let it go, let it go! Idina is incredibly talented and I am so happy Frozen took home two Oscars Sunday night!”

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“Anaconda” is a 2014 rap song performed by American recording artist Nicki Minaji which samples from the 1992 song “Baby Got Back.” Prior to its release, photoshop parodies of its cover art, which focused on Minaji’s butt, circulated online.

Origin

On August 19th, 2014, the NickiMinajAtVEVO^[7] uploaded the official music video for “Anaconda.” Within three days the video gained over 26.6 million views and over 87,000 comments.

Spread

On August 20th, Buzzfeed^[11] published a list titled “The Best Of The Internet’s Response To Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” Video” which featured tweets and Tumblr posts about the video. On August 21st, Mashable^[10] published a list titled “10 Moments From Nicki Minaj’s ‘Anaconda’ Video That Will Destroy Your Innocence” which featured notable moments from the music video in GIF form. The video was covered by several other sites including Stereogum^[12] and Rolling Stone.^[13]

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Cover Art Parodies

On July 24th, 2014, Minaj posted an a picture of the album art for her upcoming single “Anaconda” on her Instagram account^[1] with the caption “7/28 #ANACONDA on iTunes.” In less than a week the post gained over 290,000 likes and over 20,000 comments.

The same day Minaj posted a fan made photoshop parody of the cover with put her in the middle of the Google logo so her butt stood in place of the two Os. In less than a week the post gained over 370,000 likes and over 20,000 comments.

Also on July 24th, #Anaconda became a trending topic^[3] on Twitter in the US. On July 25th, The Hollywood Gossip^[6] published a roundup of the photoshopped image titled “Nicki Minaj Anaconda Cover Inspires Booty-Tastic Memes!” The following day Hollywood Life^[2] published a roundup of the meme. On July 27th, Minaj posted a photo on her Instagram account with a caption announcing the release of “Anaconda” had been pushed back, which read:

“My darlingz, I’ve pushed the release of Anaconda to next week, Monday 8/4. I promise you will understand why before the week is out. Loveeeeeeee uuuuuu”

The same day a roundup of the meme was featured on Hot New Hip Hop.^[5] On July 28th, the meme was covered by MTV^[4].

Notable Examples

Parodies & Remixes

On August 20th, 2014, YouTuber TimmyFellDownTheWell^[8] uploaded a video titled “Nicki Minaj – Anaconda PARODY.” Within two days the video gained over 50,000 views. On August 21st, 2014, YouTuber SpikeFe^[9] uploaded a video titled “Nicki Minaj – Anaconda (Official Parody Video).” Within 24 hours the video gained over 1,000 views.

On October 19th, 2014, Tumblr user chenyakumo^[14] posted a remix of Anaconda with PSY’s 2012 hit Gangnam Style. The remix managed to gain over 75,000 notes within a month time.

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’90s Nostalgia refers to general appreciation and affectionate remembrance of various cultural events, touchstones and movements that comprised the American youth culture in the 1990s. In comparison to the celebration of the ’80s during the first half of the 2000s, which was largely led by decade nostalgia TV programs, the ongoing resurgence of interest in the 90s pop culture is distinguished by its extended presence in the social media and online participation by the Millennial Generation.

History

In Pop Culture

The earliest known retrospect of the ‘90s pop culture was presented through BBC’s TV documentary series I Love The ’90s, which premiered in the United Kingdom in 2001. Comprised of ten episodes focusing on the highlights from each year from 1990 to 1999, the series was met by positive reception and went on to inspire an American spin-off program with the same name. The American version of I Love the 90s was produced by VH1 and the pilot episode “I Love 1990” premiered on July 12th, 2004.

On The Internet

On August 15th, 2006, YouTuber Jennifer Lorenzo^[12] uploaded a video titled “REMEMBERTHE 90s?!?” which featured a slideshow of ’90s pop culture. As of April 2014, the video has gained over 1.7 million views.

On October 20th, 2007, YouTuber Skowronski Liz^[9] uploaded a video titled “Remembering the ’90’s” which features a similar ’90s slideshow. As of April 2014, the video has gained over 2.2 million views.

On May 27th, 2009, the Tumblr blog Fuck Yeah ‘90s^[1] was created. The blog features stills from popular ’90s movies and television shows, product photos of ’90s food and fashion, as well as celebrity photos from the decade. By the early 2010s, a backlash against ’90s nostalgia emerged. On July 12th, 2013, College Humor’s official YouTube channel^[10] uploaded a video titled “Reading Buzzfeed is Like Being Interrogated” which poked fun at the glut of ’90s nostalgia lists on Buzzfeed. As of April 2014, the video has gained over 170,000 views.

On January 23rd, 2013, Internet Explorer’s official YouTube channel^[2] uploaded a video titled “Child of the ’90s.” The video highlighted ’90s products like super soaker water guns and snap bracelets to connect the browser to ’90s nostalgia. The commercial was reported on by many sites such as The Huffington Post^[3] and Complex.^[4] As of April 2014, the video has gained over 48.7 million views.

On July 29th, 2013, The Huffington Post^[11] published a post titled “1990 Things From The 90s To End The Nostalgia Once And For All” which requested no more ’90s nostalgia posts be published.

Age Test

Age Test is a quiz game in which one or more images of culturally obsolete objects are presented without labels to the reader, whose approximate age can be deduced from his or her ability to recognize the items or the connection between them. One of the earliest age tests was submitted to FunnyJunk^[5] on May 2nd, 2011. Examples of items individuals who grew up in the ’90s would be able identify include VHS tapes and floppy disks.

Childhood Ruined & Enhanced

Ruined Childhood is a slang term used to describe a nostalgic subject that has been marred by a new discovery or an implication of suggestive nature, either in the image or video itself as well as comments. Childhood Enhanced is an expression used to describe characters from children’s fiction that have been updated for mature audiences. The phrases were first used to refer to the ’90s on August 26th, 2010, when FunnyJunk^[6] user QuadLife created a post titled “Childhood Ruined or Enhanced?” The post featured an adult-oriented alternate universe illustration of creatures from the Pokemon franchise (shown below).

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“Muh” is Internet slang for “my,” the first-person, possessive pronoun in the English language. On 4chan, a series of image macros mimicking entries in the Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms contain variations of the phrasal template“Muh X” accompanied by descriptions which mock political, religious and ethnic groups.

Origin

The exact origin of the term “muh” is unclear. On June 6th, 2003, Urban Dictionary^[4] user wyckid submitted an entry for “muh,” defining it as a synonym for the word “my.”

Spread

On February 20th, 2006, VN Forums^[8] member crusty ol’ negro submitted a thread titled “Muh Dik Iz Big” (“my dick is big”). On February 24th, 2008, an anonymous 4chan BBS^[9] user left the comment “I need muh dee dee arr” (“I need my Dance Dance Revolution”) in a thread about the electronic musician Aphex Twin. On July 12th, 2011, Body Building Forums^[1] member n0homo submitted a thread in which he used the phrase “muh gains” when referring to his muscle mass gained from lifting weights (shown below).

In September that year, an entry for “muh” was created on the online dictionary Internet Slang.^[7] On July 5th, 2012, Redditor ChevyBMX submitted a picture of a sea lion biting a man’s face titled “Give me muh bukket” to /r/funny^[6] (shown below). Before the post was archived, it gathered upwards of 6,700 up votes and 100 comments.

On September 28th, YouTuber EmpyreanAria uploaded a music video titled “Whur muh boats at,” featuring animated cartoon of the character Daenerys Targaryen from the television drama series Game of Thrones (shown below). Within two years, the video accumulated over 320,000 views and 520 comments.

On June 21st, 2013, Redditor youpizzashit submitted a selfie photograph of a woman titled “muh makeup b on point 2day” to the /r/cringepics^[5] subreddit, where it gained more than 3,800 up votes prior to being archived (shown below, left).

Notable Examples

Scholastic Image Macros

A series of image macros mocking various political, religious and ethnic groups are often posted on 4chan’s various image boards and other online discussion forums, which feature the phrasal template“Muh X” accompanied by a definition of the phrase and the logo for the American book publishing company Scholastic (shown below). On August 10th, 2012, a thread was created with an image macro titled “Muh Freedoms” on 4chan’s /sp/^[11] (sports) board, which defined the phrase as an expression indicating an “American’s confusion and lack of understanding” (shown below, left).

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The Anti-Masturbation Cross is a satirical furniture product supposedly designed to restrain a child on a crucifix-shaped board to prevent masturbation. The hoax went viral in June 2014 after a photoshopped promotional image of the product began circulating on Facebook and Twitter under the hashtag #StopSatan2014.

Origin

On June 26th, 2014, the satirical Facebook^[1] page Stop Masturbation Now posted a promotional image for a fictional product titled “The Anti-Masturbation Cross” (shown below). In the first 19 hours, the post received more than 10,000 shares, 5,900 comments and 2,700 likes.

Precursor

On March 7th, 2013, a Facebook^[7] page for Stop Masturbation Now’s joke mascot Fappy the Anti-Masturbation Dolphin was created. On May 31st, a fake press release was posted on the website PRlog, which announced that documentary filmmaker Michael Moore was producing a film about the mascot who warns children about the dangers of sexual self-stimulation. The release was subsequently removed from the site and was reposted on the website Fappy the Movie^[5] on August 7th. The film was later revealed to be a hoax by the claimed president of Stop Masturbation Now Lonnie Childs.^[6]

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On Reddit

Three hours after the image was posted to Facebook, Redditor seagalogist submitted it to the /r/funny^[2] subreddit, where it gained over 1,900 points and 260 comments in the following 16 hours. Later that day, Redditor Pinstar reposted it to the /r/atheism^[3] subreddit, where it received upwards of 2,300 upvotes and 300 comments in six hours.

#StopSatan2014

Also on June 26th, Twitter users began posting about the device with the hashtag #StopSatan2014.^[4] Many who saw the image on their feeds were fooled into thinking it was a real product (shown below).

Other users subsequently began tweeting examples of unacceptable behaviors, temptations or societal ills with the hashtag (shown below).

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Gurren Lagann (Japanese: 天元突破グレンラガン Tengen Toppa Guren Ragan, lit. “Heaven-Piercing Gurren Lagann”) is a mecha anime created by Gainax. It details the adventures of Simon, a boy living in a sub-terrain village, who manages to break to the surface with his friend Kamina, using a machine named a Gunmen. They soon meet a girl named Yoko, and explore the surface world together. The show has gained a considerable online fanbase both in Japan and in the west, spawning fan art, sub-memes and cosplay.

History

Gurren Lagann was originally a 27 episode anime produced by Gainax, airing between April 1 and September 30 2007 in Japan, and dubbed in English on November 18 2008. The success of the series eventually spawned 2 special episodes, as well as two films titled “Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood’s End” and “Gurren Lagann The Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars”, being released in 2008 and 2009 respectivly. As well as this, the series also spawned a manga series which retold the events of the anime, as well as two spin-off manga titled “Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Gurren Gakuen-hen”, which retold the series in the setting of a Highschool, and “Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann 4-koma Kingdom: Yoko no Oheso-hen”, which acted as a gag Manga.

Reception

Gurren Lagann has received critical acclaim, receiving many awards such as an Excellence Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2007^[1], as well as winning the “Best Television Production” award at the Tokyo Anime Awards in 2008. The series has also had a large impact on popular culture. In January 2009, British newspaper The Daily Telegraph held an online competition to design the new Union Jack for their flag, following a controversy about the Welsh Dragon requested into the design. User Partyvan.info’s design was declared the winner, a flaming skull with Gurren Lagann character Kamina’s sunglasses^[2].

Online Relevance

Gurren Lagann has a large presence on sites such as Tumblr^[3], Reddit^[4], 4chan’s /a/ anime and manga^[5] and /m/ mecha^[6] boards and DeviantArt^[7]. As well as this, sites such as Anime News Network^[8], TV Tropes^[9] and the Gurren Lagann wiki^[10] offer information on the series. The series has a large presence on video sharing sites such as Nico Nico Douga^[11] and Youtube^[12], as well as over 300 fanfics on Fanfiction.net^[13]. The Facebook page for the show also has over 27,000 likes also^[14].

Related Memes

Row Row Fight the Power

Row Row Fight the Power is a popular catchphrase first mentioned in a song “Libera Me From Hell”, which was included as part of the Gurren Lagann soundrack. This phrase grew in popularity on 4chan, most notably after 4chan creater Moot had edited the layout of the /b/ random board to turn all new posts to the line, sparking many of it’s users to spam the line on the other boards.

When I’m Bored

When I’m Bored is a video remix series featuring short clips and images played alongside the Audiostalkers remix of “Let Me Hit It” by Sporty-O. The original video was uploaded to Youtube on August 31 2010 by Youtuber ancsagirl95^[15], and included short clips of the character Yoko.

Gurren Lagann Eyecatch Parodies

Gurren Lagann Eyecatch Parodies refer to a number of parodies created surrounding the Eyecatch used during the airing of the anime. These became a popular source of parody on both Nico Nico Douga and Youtube.

Kamina Glasses

Kamina Glasses refers to a photoshop exploitable, in which the character Kamina’s glasses are photoshopped onto a number of different people and objects.

Just Who the Hell Do You Think I Am?

“Just Who the Hell Do You Think I Am?,” also refered as “Who The Hell Do You Think We Are?”, is a memorable line associated with the character Kamina. Due to its boisterous delivery each time in the show, the line has often been parodied or used by fans.

Yours Is The Drill That Will Pierce The Heavens

“Yours Is The Drill That Will Pierce The Heavens” is a memorable quote associated to Kamina, often used to motivate Simon, who doesn’t believe in himself but looks up to Kamina like an older brother. The overly enthusiastic nature of the line has spawned the snowclone “Yours Is The X That Will Pierce The Heavens”.

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“I Watch It For The Plot” is an ironic statement used to falsely indicate an appreciation for a television series due to its engaging storyline and character development, rather than enjoying its sexually attractive characters, nude scenes and other gratifying elements that are collectively known as fan service. As a result, the word “plot” has become associated with the objectification of female characters.

Origin

“Fan service”^[7] is a term originating from anime and manga fandom used to describe material that involves racy, sexual or erotic content added solely to please the audience. Various anime series have gained a reputation for focusing on fan service and placing less emphasis on the story. In this context, “watching it for the plot” is used as a tongue-in-cheek excuse for those who watch a show for fan service but the exact origin of the phrase is unknown.

Precursor: I Read It For The Articles

“I Read It For The Articles”^[8] is an expression that originated in the 1960s and 1970s as a common justification for reading Playboy magazine, a men’s interest magazine known for containing nude photographs of pin-up models. The magazine published articles and editorials alongside the pictorial spreads, giving justification for purchasing the magazine for reasons other than wanting to look at nude photos. The phrase subsequently became a widely used trope in television and film.

Spread

In the animated series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, the word “plot” became synonymous with a pony’s posterior due to a viral image (shown below) initially posted to the Smack Jeeves^[1] Forums on January 20th, 2011 by user tezzle.

On August 25th, Urban Dictionary^[4] user imtrollingumad submitted an entry for the word “plot,” which referred to its association with the rear end of My Little Pony characters. On September 5th, YouTuber ObnoxiousDoucheAlt uploaded a video titled “We’re Watching This For the Plot,” featuring an edited clip of characters from the children’s animated television show Ed, Edd n Eddy watching the adult anime Sekirei (shown below). Within two years, the video gained over 60,000 views and 330 comments.

On December 31st, 2012, 9gag^[2] user imsomeoneelse posted a screen capture featuring several female characters from the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious performing a dance in Santa costumes with the caption “I watch it for the plot” (shown below). In the following six months, the post garnered more than 24,000 up votes and 9,600 Facebook shares.

On the same day, the /r/watchitfortheplot^[5] subreddit was launched to showcase animated GIFs, clips and images of female characters from various television shows. On March 9th, 2013, a Facebook^[3] page titled “I Watch it for the Plot” was launched, which accumulated upwards of 1,800 likes in the first three months.

Notable Examples

Additional examples are often posted on the microblogging site Tumblr^[6] under the tag “i watch it for the plot” and through the image sharing website FunnyJunk^[9] by searching for “i watch it for the plot”.

 

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Dorito Pope is a nickname given to gaming journalist Geoff Keighley following an interview between Keighley and LevelSave.com in October of 2012. The effusive amount of product placement for Mountain Dew and Doritos during the interview led to large amounts of criticism and led the interview to become a notorious example criticizing the state of gaming journalism at the time.

Origin

On October 18th, 2012, Canadian video game journalist Geoff Keighley^[1] held an interview with video game website LevelSave.com^[2] to talk about his experience with with Comic-Con, Halo 4, and Mtn Dew and Doritos XP. During the course of the interview, Keigley was surrounded by product placement for Mountain Dew and Doritos promoting Mtn Dew and Doritos XP,^[4] a promotion event between PepsiCo and Microsoft where gamers could get double experience for Halo 4 through codes placed on Mountain Dew and Doritos products. As of May 17th, 2014, the video has nearly 50,000 views and over 1,200 downvotes against just 125 upvotes.

Spread

On October 24th, 2012, Eurogamer.net writer Rab Florence posted an article titled “Lost Humanity 18: A Table of Doritos,”^[5] writing about the state of gaming journalism which was sparked after Florence noticed Keighley’s interview being shared on the internet in the week following the interview. The article specifically pointed out Keighley in the first few paragraphs and went on to spark the Doritosgate controversy. Two days later, on October 26h, Youtuber PewpewVIDEOGAMES uploaded a video titled “Double your Gaming Journalism with Geoff Keighley™” (shown below), which cut out the section in which Keighley talks about Halo 4 and the Mtn Dew and Doritos XP event and combined it with multiplayer footage from Halo 3 showing a player tea-bagging a dead teammate.

On January 1st, 2013, Youtube channel AngryJoeShow parodied Keighley’s interview in his top 10 gaming controversies of 2012, where the interview and Doritosgate were only beaten by The Mass Effect 3 ending and the Arma III espionage arrests.^[3]

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“He Does It For Free” is an expression used to mock 4chan moderators, also known as “janitors,” who are accused of abusing their power or being overly sensitive. Is it often associated with images of the anthropomorphic cartoon dog John Morris from the cartoon television series Arthur, who is employed as an elementary school janitor on the show.

Origin

The earliest known use of the phrase in reference to 4chan moderators was posted to the site’s /sp/^[1] (sports) board on September 28th, 2013, which mocked site mods for spending their weekends on 4chan “for free.”^[2]

Spread

On January 28th, 2014, YouTuber spee outlaw posted a video featuring testimonial spokesman Gordon Hurd reading a script about the 4chan janitor (shown below). Within the first nine months, the video gained over 110,000 views and 290 comments.

On March 12th, a green text post was submitted to the /sp/^[2] board mocking a moderator for being obese and doing his job “for free.” On May 4th, YouTuber forfree posted several videos directed at /sp/ moderators, including a video titled “Hey there /sp/ mod” featuring a parody of the 2006 rock song “Hey There Delilah” by Plain White T’s (shown below).

Oh you will always be
Doing it for free
Oh you will never be
Compensated monetarily
Mod on /sp/

When threads related to the GamerGate controversy were removed by 4chan moderators en masse in September, the phrase saw a significant resurgence on the site by those complaining about the restrictions, often accompanied by pictures of the janitor character John Morris from the television series Arthur. The phrase also became associated with the microwaveable turnovers brand Hot Pockets, implying that janitors eat unhealthy food or are overweight.^[4][5] The first reference to the term comes from a post from the videogames general board on March 17th, 2014.^[3]

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Content Aware Scaling is an Adobe Photoshop tool used to create animated GIFs in which the subject is warped and distorted within the frame.

Origin

Adobe Photoshop has included Content Aware Scaling as a tool since the release of Photoshop CS4 on October 15th, 2008. The main principle of content aware scaling is applying an algorthm to an image to detect paths of least importance. This paths can be deleted or added to change the image size without changing the important parts.^[1]

Original Image

Aspect Ratio Scaling Cropped Image Seam-carved Image

On August 21st, 2007, youtuber and businessman Siim Teller uploaded a demo video offering a step-by-step instruction of the process.

Spread

On Feb 28th, 2012, Something Awful user Grei Skuring started a new thread to state that he found a new way to messing around with pictures. It was basically turning stock photos into something funny with the content aware function.^[6]

Other users participate the thread with different edits of celebrities, stock photos and other random images.

       

On the same forum, another user Radock uploaded an animated version of the content aware scale(shown below left) and gif gain an attention by other users. One of the old user Everdraed uploaded a content aware scaling gif version of Steve Buscemi(shown below right). On the following days, it became a fad on Something Awful and featured on Photoshop Phriday^[7].

      

thx to the Grei Skuring himself for the information

On March 4th, 2012, Tumblr user chickensnack^[5] posted two animated GIFs made with Content Aware Scaling, including a Colgate toothpaste ad (shown below, left) and a part of the “garbage day” scene from the 1987 horror movie Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (shown below, right).

On February 12th, 2013, animator Neil Cicierega^[2] published an instructional guide and Adobe Photoshop script for making animated GIFs using Content Aware Scaling. On August 19th, Penny Arcade Forums^[4] member Butters posted several Content Aware Scaling animations in an animated GIF thread. On October 2nd, Imgur^[3] user strontium uploaded a gallery of animated GIFs created with Content Aware Scaling. On October 21st, YouTuber VicariousPotato uploaded a Content Aware Scaling parody of the video QualityTime2.avi by YouTubers El-Cid & Egoraptor (shown below).

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