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Wentworth Miller Shuts Down Internet Trolls Over Body-Shaming Meme
The “Prison Break” and “Legends of Tomorrow” star found himself the target of an Internet meme criticizing the actor for his past weight gain. Instead of lashing out, however, Miller took to social media to pen a powerful open letter about his struggle ...
(Mar 29, 2016, Huffington Post)
Wentworth Miller reveals suicidal thoughts after fat-shaming meme goes viral
Wentworth Miller got candid about his mental health struggles in a Facebook post responding to a meme, featuring Miller, that went viral. The meme shows a photo of a slender Miller next to a photo that shows Miller's 2010 weight gain. The caption reads ...
(Mar 29, 2016, Washington Blade)
Wentworth Miller's Humbling Response to Fat-Shaming Meme
The meme compares two photos of Miller—one shirtless from the actor's run on Prison Break, and another, from years later. It's captioned with "When you break out of prison and find out about McDonald's monopoly." In a heartfelt post on Miller's ...
(Mar 29, 2016, IGN)
Alana 'Honey Boo Boo' Thompson Fat-Shamed in Viral Meme
Regardless of who originated the meme or how users are interacting with it, the fact that a child — even one in the public eye — is being subjected to this kind of negative body talk is pretty alarming. Sure, the entire Thompson family has found ...
(Mar 29, 2016, Yahoo Food)
Baby Izzy, New Meme Star Visits Nebraska
NORFOLK, NE — This week's popular meme star was in Omaha, Nebraska. In case you've missed it, baby Izzy is the baby with the blow out, the baby that looks like the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. These are just a few phases that have taken the internet ...
(Mar 29, 2016, kwbe)
This Anti-Trump Grandma With a Meme Is Our Only Hope
The Republicans have tried everything to stop Trump. But every time they attack Stubs* he only seems to grow stronger. Allow me to humbly suggest that we've finally found Trump's kryptonite: This elderly Wisconsin woman holding up a meme she printed ...
(Mar 29, 2016, Gizmodo)
Wentworth Miller's powerful response to body-shaming meme
The before-and-after Facebook meme shows the actor in an older photo in which he poses as his Prison Break character, and in a recent, more candid photo. The meme's caption reads, “When you break out of prison and find out about McDonald's monopoly ...
(Mar 29, 2016, USA TODAY College)
Assessing the severity of meme culture on our election cycle
Simply, the meme attempted to compare Hitler and Sanders because they both had birds close to them. The meme was shared thousands of times. When I see memes like this, I'm left thinking two things. One: is the person sharing this too lazy or ...
(Mar 30, 2016, The Daily Collegian Online)
Wentworth Miller shares heartbreaking truth behind fat-shaming meme
The meme, posted by LAD Bible, features side-by-side photos of Miller - one, a shirtless promotional photo of the toned actor from Prison Break, and the other, a paparazzi photo from the year after Prison Break ended in which the actor appears a tad ...
(Mar 30, 2016, WIS)
Jessi Slaughter on becoming a meme and falling victim to trolls after infamous YouTube video
In the end, it resulted in Slaughter being turned into a meme, with dozens of images and remix videos being created, and their family appearing on Good Morning America. “I know who it's coming from,” the father rather farcically shouts in the video ...
(Mar 30, 2016, The Independent)
Feeling Meme-ish: Recess
Today's kids will never know the glory of King Bob, the poetic prowess of Mikey, or the feminist icon that was Spinelli (AKA Ashley). And while it's true that there are plenty of great offerings for today's youth, there's just nothing on TV like Recess ...
(Mar 30, 2016, Paste Magazine)
The Origin Stories Behind 5 of the Internet's Most Popular Memes
Since memes are in every corner of the Internet, shouldn't we know how they got there? We became curious about the origins of some of the most popular memes and dug into their histories. Here are the stories behind five of the most popular memes: ...
(Mar 30, 2016, Observer)
'Prison Break' star on fat-shaming meme: 'I was suicidal'
“I was looking everywhere for relief/comfort/distraction. And I turned to food. It could have been anything. Drugs. Alcohol. Sex. But eating became the one thing I could look forward to.” Today I found myself the subject of an Internet meme. Not for ...
(Mar 30, 2016, WSB Atlanta)
China's latest body trend meme: Using an iPhone 6 to prove you have skinny legs
It looks like no amount of bad press will deter some women from putting themselves through bizarre challenges, simply to prove to others that they have the ideal body. Just two weeks ago, Chinese women were taking to their social media accounts to post ...
(Mar 31, 2016, Mashable)
Hijack 'selfie' guy, Ben Innes, has become a meme - The 'Ben Innes collection'
Ben Innes, the 'banter-loving wild man' who took – depending on your perspective – either the best or worst photo of all time when he posed with the man who hijacked an EgyptAir flight this week, has become an internet meme. epa05235853 Seif Eldin ...
(Mar 31, 2016, Metro)
Ted Cruz comments on Stryper meme during Jimmy Kimmel interview
The Texas senator – and Donald Trump's main opponent for the Republican nomination for president – appeared on Wednesday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, where he discussed Star Wars, joked about running Trump over with his car, and commented ...
(Mar 31, 2016, Entertainment Weekly)
The Evolution Of The Michael Jordan Crying Face Meme
The meme of the basketball legend's tear-stained countenance is the sports world's go-to symbol of sadness in defeat, so expect to see at least a few renditions of Jordan's watery mug photoshopped onto losing players, losing fans, losing mascots ...
(Mar 31, 2016, NPR)
NRA's Ted Nugent Posts Racist "2 Niggers And A Stolen Truck" Meme
National Rifle Association board member Ted Nugent posted a racially derogatory image on his Facebook page that he said was an advertisement for a moving company called "2 niggers and a stolen truck." In a March 31 post, Nugent shared the image with ...
(Mar 31, 2016, Media Matters for America (blog))
ROLLINS MAKES DANK MEME MAJOR
Following Rollins' recent decision to offer several career-oriented majors, such as one focused on memes, students and professors alike are terrified about students actually being able to find jobs after graduation. “I just don't know what I will do ...
(Mar 31, 2016, Sandspur (subscription))
Toyota Blatantly Rips Off Popular "Dog Or Food?" Meme
Of course, ads borrowing ideas from pop culture or memes are nothing new or unusual, but these wander into different territory because they are so clearly lifted wholesale from Zack's original tweets without her permission or involvement. Zack was ...
(Mar 31, 2016, Vocativ)
