On November 14th, Twitter user tweeted the Kermit image captioned with a joke about arguing with her boyfriend (shown below, right). Within 72 hours, the tweet accumulated more than 54,000 likes and 40,700 retweets. On November 12th, Twitter user tweeted the image captioned with a mock dialogue in which her conscious tells her to "overreact" (shown below, left). On November 8th, 2016, Twitter user tweeted the picture along with a caption about feeling tempted to spend his saved money (shown below, right). The following day, Twitter user posted an Evil Kermit who instructs her to skip class, receiving upwards of 12,200 likes and 10,200 retweets over the next eight days (shown below, left). Within 10 days, the tweet gained over 31,800 likes and 22,500 retweets. On November 6th, 2016, Twitter user tweeted a screenshot of Kermit the Frog standing next to a Sith version of himself with the caption "me: sees a fluffy dog / me to me: steal him" (shown below). “He is an incredibly recognisable and loveable character, so people feel comfortable using him to signal things about their identity”, Don Caldwell from Know Your Meme told the BBC.In 2014, the musical comedy film Muppets Most Wanted was released, in which the character is confronted by his look-a-like Constantine dressed in a black cloak (shown below). Kermit was created in 1955 by Jim Henson and the character has even appeared in the pop charts and “written” an autobiography, as well as appeared on numerous Muppets shows and meeting US first lady Michelle Obama. (See also: Arthur’s Fist, originating from children’s cartoon, Arthur).
The fact he is a childhood favourite from the days of Sesame Street. The key is flexibility and adaptation to current affairs. But why Kermit the Frog? Most memes have a short shelf-life, but Kermit has now been floating around the internet for near three years. Kermit was also a popular choice for My Face When meme, which takes a traditional reaction macro format. (But there is a legitimate debate to be had as to who receives credit and who does not when a meme goes big.) Why Kermit?
It was also probably the case, however, that the producers on GMA just didn’t get the meme when referring to #tealizard, or perhaps referred to it wrongly knowing it would result in publicity. It was an awkward appropriation of a meme which many argued had originated on Black Twitter.
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Back in 2014, Kermit blew up broadband connections thanks to the But That’s None of My Business meme, which saw a screenshot of Kermit sipping tea in a Lipton advert become the perfect visualisation of shade, (or a pointed response to uncouth behaviour).Įmbarrassingly, TV show Good Morning America picked up the meme and referred to it with the hashtag #tealizard, apparently not realising that Kermit the Frog is, um, a frog. Eventually, a Twitter Moments was created about Evil Kermit, solidifying its place in the meme establishment.īut frequent internet watchers will know that this is not the first time Kermit has gone viral. And Instagrammer meme.w0rld even Photoshopped the image into Miss Piggy – Kermit’s on-off love – to get in on the action. There are now multiple Evil Kermit accounts dedicated solely to the dark side. Inner me: Kick it under the fridge /VXSCX4cxiL- Kermit November 21, 2016 Many of the best Evil Kermits relate to relationship problems, where the internet often provides comfort in the form of memes. Evil Kermit has jumped off-platform and is finding its way across Instagram and Snapchat too. The wit and creativity of people is one of the best things the internet showcases, especially when we’re drowning in internet woe. Then the dream is for the meme to take on a life of its own, and grow with original additions. Sudarkina doesn’t mind that folks ripped off her original tweet because she recognises that the only means of a meme gaining currency is to be picked up and shared by humour accounts or Facebook profiles with huge followings to reach a wider audience. But it also turns out that she’s pretty awesome, musing to The Verge: “How’d I even think of a tweet so genius? Am I Einstein? No, I am prettier.” It turns out Anya Sudarkina is a 19-year-old student who is relaxed about her new meme fame, although rather poignantly, she said she didn’t think Evil Kermit would take off because she has “ really low meme confidence”. Me to me: steal him /XuJFCBi7st- anya November 6, 2016
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