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The Rage Report: Rebecca Black's 'Friday,' Trollface Incidents And Peach Time
It's only been two months since we last checked in on the state of Rage Comics, but a lot has happened in that time to support one of the most influential and classic formats in meme history.
Creators are continuing to dust off those old Rage faces and find new ways to make them fresh as many grow tired of the numerous Wojak variants and strive for simpler, less apocalyptic times. So, let’s jump right into it and see what Rage Comics have been up to since December.
![Tick tock](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/949/923/c5f.jpg)
"Friday" Remix
Arguably, the biggest update in the world of Rage Comics lately is their inclusion in Rebecca Black's 10-year anniversary remix of her critically panned song "Friday." The video features Rage faces over the faces of her car-riding friends, and not just in one scene, but throughout most of the video. If you somehow haven’t seen the video yet, please take the time to watch it below.
Rebecca Black’s "Friday," one of the most disliked videos on YouTube, came out at a time when Rage Comics were still going hard. The two often crossed paths, and there are countless Rage Comics floating around the web making fun of the music video.
![2012-really-is-the-end.png 2009 CA Christ they're awful, at least the music industry can go nowhere but up 2010 Dear God she's even worse! At least they played instruments! This is truly the worst it can get 2011 No, how is this even even more terrible?! That must mean.. 0 2012 Really is the End](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/114/539/2012-really-is-the-end.png)
There could be some deep message hidden in their inclusion, something about Rebecca Black and standing up to trolls and all that good stuff, or it could just be a fun way to spice up the video and boost the nostalgia factor. It helps first-time viewers of the video step further into the shoes of those who saw it back in 2011, and even better, it raises curiosity in those who don’t know about Rage Comics and encourages them to learn more. One thing’s for sure, those Rage faces did not go unnoticed, and Rebecca Black gets major points for throwing them a bone.
Trollface Incident Memes
We talked a little bit about Cover Yourself In Oil and the related “incident” memes back in December, but the meme has come a long way since then. As the Heaven's Stairway Incident and Aurora Woods Incident began to peter off, they spawned tons of variations all hinging on the cursed Trollface, an image that seems to appear with more and more frequency since late 2020 thanks to its unsettling yet hilarious design.
![one spoonful incident 2) Your friend asks for some icecream 1) Invite your friend over 3) You say yes but he may only have one spoonful of icecream June 6th 2013's "Only A Spoonful" Incident](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/024/771/dd4.jpg)
![Meme Step 1: Join a German atomic research project SepAgidentally ury your co-workers nto monsters ekt tion Step 3: Watch as your friends get massacred by your creation December 4th 1985, Morasko, Poland incident limgfip.com](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/024/768/615.jpg)
Creators have managed to squeeze a good amount of mileage out of the format, linking tons of past historical “incidents” to the comic and reminding everyone of strange times-past. The meme hasn't hit the “big-time” per-say, but it’s certainly made an impact on platforms like Instagram and Reddit. The Trollface, in general, continues to live as one of the most iconic meme creations of all time, and it's only getting more popular, evidenced by the opening of /r/TrollfaceIncident in January, already boasting over 10,000 dedicated users. The cursed Trollface and its vanilla counterpart will likely continue to feature in new formats for the foreseeable future, and it's hard to argue that it doesn't deserve it.
![find respite YOU STILL SEE HIM, DON'T YOU? EVEN AFTER RETURNING TO REALITY, YOU CANNOT FIND RESPITE.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/024/770/2df.jpg)
Peach Time
Peach Time is a Rage Comic from back in 2013. It relies on that classic “le random and quirky” humor that’s easy to dismiss as cringeworthy when you look back at it. Basically, the comic shows a Rage character create a peach out of thin air then declare “peach time.” The meme was nothing special when it came out, but it’s spawned something of a cult following on Tumblr over the past decade, spawning tons of variants.
![Peach Time peach time](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/789/477/747.png)
Peach Time is an example of a Rage Comic that aged like fine wine. When a “Burger Time” variant of the meme was first posted to Reddit in December 2013, it gained zero upvotes and was bashed in the comments by people claiming it was unfunny. Now, there are countless variants of the meme on Tumblr, many with thousands of notes. Peach Time is one of the few remaining Rage Comic formats on the web today, and it’s only a matter of time before it sees another resurgence.
![burger time burger time](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/024/647/415.jpg)
Void Comics
Speaking of random humor, we can look at the rise of Void Comics as another branch of the Rage Comics family tree. Void Comics see memers take old Wojak and Rage Comics and turn them into hellish, cursed messes as they progress. They’re completely devoid of reason, with the main aim being to unsettle and disturb while remaining humorous because, well, under all that cursed imagery is a Rage Comic. Young adult memers get that nostalgia wave after seeing their old favorite Rage Comics again through a new lens, and first-time viewers are given a reason to either do some meme research and find the original comic or just enjoy the new product for what it is: an ironic, maddening shitpost.
![“Purson, a Great King of Hell, knows of hidden things, can find treasures, and tells past, present, and future. Taking a huma Le me see outdated "rage comic" meme format filled with disgust realize that the rage comic format lasted multiple yea and current memes last only weeks impermanence of being realize what must be done fills me with a sudden deep and nameless sadness final inhibitions dissolve ss sadnessinal O great king I open my mind to thee. make known I sound the horn to me all thiBggBBBsEBt and divine of the E Creat readyt know nd not the /co and Di](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/391/752/2c5.jpeg)
Void Comics combine the past and future of meme comedy in perhaps the most successful way, offering something that needs no context to enjoy, but that becomes more enjoyable and enriching with it. Like Peach Time, Void Comics are a great example of Rage Comics adapted for the next generation of memers and are unlikely to stop popping here and there anytime soon.
![Hey Guys Did You Saw the New Popular Meme Trollface? U2 W1 V2 Hey guys did u saw the new popular meme "trollface"??? XD Here are all versions of it: please i dont want to remember it i dont know original epic >=D epic v2 >:) espaniol quadroepic 1dioht think weean trustat ick | HATE gopnik haha between living and dead ts a sin quadrbepic: enlighted version xd dont leave me mom thats wrong Coaveunde coAerenue Uh, hewwo. miay i... ob iGH PREGNANCY THREAT LEVEL wanpto taste :I ODNT KNOW WATS HAPPENING GYUS HELP ME OH S--- IS THIS THE OCTOHEDRON OF 7RU" byepic of 2nd parallel?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/849/886/d41.png)
Derpina Art Continues
No Rage Report is complete without a peek into the still-flourishing world of Derpina fan art, and man is it still going. Most of this can be found on Deviant Art, or reuploaded to Know Your Meme by you, our gracious readers. There’s not much else to be said about the phenomenon, so here’s some recent Derpina fan art to transition us into our final point.
!["Derpette" by PEAR哥 (@Peargor)](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
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Ancient Memes Twitter
In January, @OldMemeArchive, better known as Ancient Memes, was created on Twitter. The account, donning a Derpina profile picture, exclusively features “memes and posts from a forgotten era of the internet” to quote their bio. That means lots of Rage Comics and, in turn, lots of discourse surrounding them in the comment sections.
![c1 LOL TWITTER Neko Aquilina @nekowA - Feb 16 Replying to @OldMemeArchive We all thought this was hilarious at one point I Just Met You, This is Crazy, Cole Me Maybe That point is now FFFFFFF FFFFFFF FFFFFF Now foll Neko Aquilina @nekOwA · Feb 16 You right. I recant my previous tweet FFFUU Blu UUUU A Yellow Ghost UUUU UUUU UUUU Red Ghost VIA 9GAG.COM](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/024/780/610.jpg)
![c2 Honey, our son called me a bitch today That son of a bitch! steev @OkSteev - 19h Replying to @OldMemeArchive This one holds up tbh 87 1. ancient memes @OldMemeArchive 19h All the memes i post are funny. O 353](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/024/781/e9c.jpg)
Ancient Memes has managed to attract over 500,000 followers in a month, an impressive feat for any account, never mind one that’s dedicated to posting old internet content that’s been gradually and subliminally deemed “cringe” over the past decade. Rather than anger or embarrassment, the posts spark nostalgia in @OldMemeArchive’s followers, many of whom recall their experience first seeing the meme in a positive light. What’s more, some of the comics are less cringy than we all remember and fit into our post-ironic memescape almost seamlessly. We reached out to Ancient Memes over Twitter DM to ask him about the explosive success of his page.
“I think Rage Comics are a big source of nostalgia for a lot of older teenagers and young adults right now," Ancient Memes told us. "We grew up on things like the Trollface, and we're all approaching the age where we don't consider things like that to be lame anymore. Stuff we thought was funny when we were kids […] we see it as a fun callback to what was a simpler time for us.”
![Rage Comic by Jadedtv72 Admin sharing a funny pic about technology Derpina After 1 Hour 491 95472 648 Selfie at the beach 2.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/976/871/aec.jpg)
It’s easiest to broadly paint all Rage Comics and old internet comedy as cringe without reviewing them. However, on closer review, a lot of these posts echo internet humor today but in a much more upfront, honest and less ironic way. The so random comedy that many old-school memes rely on is still just as heavily relied on today, only it’s acceptable because the average memer understands that there’s a base level of irony at the heart of these formats that came after years of practice and development.
Looking at recent formats like Amogus, for example, shows us that random, nonsensical humor can be just as popular today as back then. Rage Comics are no stranger to random humor (particularly later in their lifecycle), as evidenced by formats like Peach Time and Void Comics, but they’re rooted in relatable humor — just like Wojaks, which have become more absurd with time as more reasonable jokes wear thin. The viewpoint of random humor being cringy that took over the internet for a while is now being forgotten, leaving a space for the less relatable Rage Comics that failed previously. Ancient Memes is helping to remind us of that.
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Why Should We Care About Rage Comics In 2021?
From their format to their comedic stylings, Rage Comics are the backbone of so many memes today. They helped take memes outside the realm of single-image Advice Animals and broadened what a meme could be. As memes evolve and new formats arrive every day, Rage Comics and their inevitable influence is forgotten more and more as their necessity continues to reduce thanks to other storytelling formats like Dogelore and Wojaks.
We need to continue to track and preserve the history of Rage Comics for future generations, who may stumble upon a Trollface or a Yao Ming Face one day in the 2030s and not realize that these are some of the strongest building blocks for internet humor today.
![Cyberpunk THIS PARTY IS SO NOT SCHWAY I bet al1 these guys are wage slaves they can't even afford a proper hairdye JAMMIT UHY IS EVERYONE DRESSED LIKE A FASCIST? I know we're living, in a police state but still. the year is 2014 not drinking your cocktail intraveinously 101 this guy over here looks like a fragging astronaut. LOG UP MANT THE FUTURE IS DEAD I WISH I LIVED IN A BUNKER LIKE THAT RICK OUENS GUY ME? A CYBERGOTH RAVER? GLITCH PLEASET DON'T LUMP ME WITH THESE POSERS. neurosuggesting these electrotats are not schway as drokk SHOCK 0FF BEFORE I DOWNLOAD MYBOOT. EXE INTO YOUR MAINFRAME Yeah I'm a hacker, but I prefer the term «cyberspace warrior》 TFW the air is too clean to put my gasmask on OH YOU LIKE PARKOUR? That's cute. Call me back when you raid the Ha of an oppressive megacorp Like Apple. 0r Google. Whateveri they' 11 both end up causing the machines to destroy mankind. GESAFFELSTEIN SHOCKS D--- LISTEN TO PERTURBATOR OR LAZERHAWK Early Leaether Strip is also acceptable. NO I DON'T WATCH ANIME FOR GIRLS I ONLY WATCH REAL ANIME FOR REAL MEN NOT A SINGLE BABE HERE IS WEARING NEON SPANDEX >YFⓦ no @10-g ercu](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/685/063/a1c.jpg)
Some memes never die, they just get old and go on life support. Sometimes they even manage to bounce back for a while and produce something new and captivating, like when Doge spawned Dogelore, or when Rage Comics inspired Wojak in 2009, which then went on to inspire the hugely popular “I Wish I Was At Home” format about a decade later. You never know what’s going to start the next big meme trend, and that’s why it’s important to keep squeezing life out of the most tried-and-true classic formats, never letting them sleep too long. Until next time, this has been the Rage Report.
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