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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 58 points 2 months ago (3 children)

ah yes
the original 151
with such treasures of creative genius as purple rat
another rat
and my personal favorite
some eggs

[–] Graphy@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Don’t forget blackface thing mon

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I've heard it argued that Jynx was a parody of Harajuku fashion, which really only kicks the racism down one more step

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 6 points 2 months ago

No... The original is not debatable if you know how racist Japanese artists depict black people.

That's just some weeb cope and as you mention even then it isn't even good at it.

[–] Kiosade@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago
[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Literally two Pokeballs with eyes, one is just flipped upside down. Peak design.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 7 points 2 months ago

Don't forget purple snake and purple toxic ball

[–] Kiosade@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

If you knew what a mimic is, it would make more sense what they were going for.

[–] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It's gotta make you wonder if the pokeball or voltorb came first....

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

In Arceus, they're grass/electric because they're emulating the original wooden pokéballs

[–] Kiosade@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Prolly the pokeball, they’re based on those japanese gatcha capsules

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Voltorbs are just very angry dittos.

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I always enjoyed how the one mole evolves into 3 moles.

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

magnemite evolves into three of them