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==Evil Kermit== |
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[[image:EvilKermit.jpg|thumb|300px|<nowiki>#</nowiki>Evil Kermit]] |
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+ | '''Evil Kermit''' is a captioned image series that started in 2016 featuring a screenshot of the scene in ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]'' where [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] is attacked by his evil doppelgänger [[Constantine]]. Similar to the trope of [[psychomachia]], the meme pits a reasonable impulse ("me") against a more sinister or destructive indulgence ("me to me"). |
Kermit commented on the meme when it trended on [[Twitter]] in November 2016, stating: |
Kermit commented on the meme when it trended on [[Twitter]] in November 2016, stating: |
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Revision as of 22:47, 18 November 2016
A meme is "an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture." On the internet, a meme can take the form of an image macro, video, hashtag, or a screencap of a movie or television scene.
In recent years, especially in reaction to increased media presence, the Muppets have been the subject of their own internet memes.
"But That's None Of My Business"
#TeaLizard
“But That’s None of My Business” is a sarcastic expression used as a postscript to an insult or disrespectful remark said towards a specific individual or group. The phrase was popularized through an image macro series in 2014 featuring Kermit the Frog and punchlines poking fun at a wide range of faux-pas and questionable behaviors in everyday social situations. The most popular image used is a still of Kermit sipping tea from a Lipton commercial. Another popular image is of Kermit sipping through a straw from the first episode of The Muppet Show.
Kermit the Frog commented on the meme in a 2015 interview with BuzzFeed saying "you can't get publicity like that - I tell you." Before taking a sip and remarking "But that's none of my business."[1]
The meme saw a resurgence in 2016 when LeBron James and Good Morning America referenced the meme using the hashtag #TeaLizard. Kermit responded to being confused as a lizard on Twitter, tweeting: "Don't you hate when you get mistaken for someone you're not? Kermit #TeaFrog > #TeaLizard #ButThatsNoneOfMyBusiness"[2]
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Evil Kermit
#Evil Kermit
Evil Kermit is a captioned image series that started in 2016 featuring a screenshot of the scene in Muppets Most Wanted where Kermit is attacked by his evil doppelgänger Constantine. Similar to the trope of psychomachia, the meme pits a reasonable impulse ("me") against a more sinister or destructive indulgence ("me to me").
Kermit commented on the meme when it trended on Twitter in November 2016, stating:
- "#Constantine from #MuppetsMostWanted is trending as #EvilKermit. I’m very happy for him... which is how you can tell I’m #NotEvilKermit."[3]