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"Apes Together Strong" is a memorable quote communicated using America sign language by the character Caesar in the 2011 science fiction film Rise of the Planet of the Apes. A screenshot of the moment in which the phrase appears in the film later became a reaction image macro expressing solidarity.

Origin

On August 5th, 2011, the film Rise of the Planet of the Apes was released in the United States.^[1] In the film, the character Caesar (played by Andy Serkis) explains to the character Maurice (portrayed by Karin Konoval), using American sign language, "Apes alone weak. Apes together strong."

Three years later, YouTuber ArabRebel posted a clip of the scene. The post received more than 86,000 views in less than six years (shown below).

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On June 16th, 2019, Redditor ^[2] handsan36 published a screenshot of Caesar saying the line with the caption, "When the dumbest ones in the class are in a group." The post received more than 7,000 points (99% upvoted) and in less than seven months (shown below, left).

Days later, Redditor^[3] frosty_b0i posted a variation that received more than 1,000 points (99% upvoted) in less than six months (shown below, center).

On November 30th, Redditor^[4] George2110 published a variation in which the image comments on a photograph of a group of women wearing shirts that state unsubstantiated claims about vaccinations. The post received more than 65,000 points (94% upvoted) and 885 comments in less than one month (shown below, right).

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