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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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[–] Zoidberg@lemm.ee 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Bingo! The movie completely passed by me since the title was not enticing. Eventually a friend bugged me so much I ended up watching it (years later). It's a great movie.

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I have run into a number of people that had never seen it because they couldn't stand the very title. And then once I sit them down and make them watch it their mind is blown like they've just seen Requiem for a Dream or Trainspotting.

It's not a toxic masculinity movie. It's a movie about toxic masculinity.

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

The name is one aspect of the turn off from it. The other aspect is exactly what the meme brings up. Particularly in places like school, where a lot of nuance and subtlety is missed, the discourse around it comes across as toxic masculine. I know before I saw it, I assumed it was pretty much what it says on the box, just because of stuff I had heard growing up.

[–] The_wild_card@lemmy.today 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Requim for a dream was good even jared leto acted really good

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

His character's mom steals the movie. She's going to be on television!

[–] The_wild_card@lemmy.today 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Juice! Juice! Juice!