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Cancel Culture Gun refers to a series of memes based on the political cartoon "Under Duress" by cartoon artist Pat Cross in which a man is asked a question while a gun labeled "Cancel Culture" is pointed at his head. Memes based on the cartoon gained popularity on Twitter and Reddit in early December 2020.

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On December 2nd, 2020, cartoonist Pat Cross posted[1][2][3] a political cartoon "Under Duress" in which a scientist is asked "Can people change their gender?" while a gun labeled "Cancel culture" is being pointed at his head. The cartoon received over 630 reactions and 350 shares on Facebook in two weeks.

CAN PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR GENDER? CANCEL CULTURE 2 PATCROSSCARTOONS.COM 2020 © SCIENCE

On December 4th, 2020, Twitter[4] user @hotcistakes reposted the image, writing, "It's me. I'm on the right, just offscreen" (shown below). The tweet received over 100 retweets and 1,400 likes in two weeks. On the same day, Twitter[5] user @candyflissbblgm posted the earliest edit of the image, gaining over 180 likes (shown below, center). Also on the same day, Twitter[6] user @totallynotflip posted the first viral edit, changing the question to "Is big chungus funny." The tweet (shown below, right) received over 3,900 retweets and 40,600 likes in ten days.

Hot Cis Takes @hotcistakes 000 It's me. I'm on the right, just offscreen. CAN PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR GENDER? CANCEL CULTURE Bes 2020 PATCROSSCARTOONS.COM 2:20 PM · Dec 4, 2020 · Twitter Web App SCIENCE
CAN PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR GENDER? SCIENCE PATCROSSCARTOONS.COM FRS 2020 TERFS,
Is big chungus funny CANCEL CULTURE PATCROSSCARTOONS.COM 20200 SCIENCE

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Later on December 4th, 2020, Redditor[7] NHKomaiha posted @totallynotflip's meme to /r/okbuddyretard, adding a caption "Go on, say it's funny." The post received over 4,500 upvotes prior to being removed. In the following days, @totallynotflip's meme received further spread online through multiple reposts.[8]

On December 9th, 2020, Twitter[9] user @ech0astral posted a Who Was In Paris meme that received over 5,400 retweets and 74,900 likes in one week (shown below).

who was in paris? CANCEL CULTURE SCIENCE

Following the viral spread of @totallynotflip's and @ech0astral's posts, the cartoon gained notable popularity as a meme format, particularly on Twitter.

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hey have you heard from joe lately joe mama
Who were on the moon? CANCEL CULTURE SCIENCE

How many were kung fu fighting? CANCEL CULTURE SCIENCE
Sir would you please get out of the way l'm trying to interview the giant gun
say 'water bottle' please gun that shoots british people

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About

Cancel Culture Gun refers to a series of memes based on the political cartoon "Under Duress" by cartoon artist Pat Cross in which a man is asked a question while a gun labeled "Cancel Culture" is pointed at his head. Memes based on the cartoon gained popularity on Twitter and Reddit in early December 2020.

Origin

On December 2nd, 2020, cartoonist Pat Cross posted[1][2][3] a political cartoon "Under Duress" in which a scientist is asked "Can people change their gender?" while a gun labeled "Cancel culture" is being pointed at his head. The cartoon received over 630 reactions and 350 shares on Facebook in two weeks.


CAN PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR GENDER? CANCEL CULTURE 2 PATCROSSCARTOONS.COM 2020 © SCIENCE

On December 4th, 2020, Twitter[4] user @hotcistakes reposted the image, writing, "It's me. I'm on the right, just offscreen" (shown below). The tweet received over 100 retweets and 1,400 likes in two weeks. On the same day, Twitter[5] user @candyflissbblgm posted the earliest edit of the image, gaining over 180 likes (shown below, center). Also on the same day, Twitter[6] user @totallynotflip posted the first viral edit, changing the question to "Is big chungus funny." The tweet (shown below, right) received over 3,900 retweets and 40,600 likes in ten days.


Hot Cis Takes @hotcistakes 000 It's me. I'm on the right, just offscreen. CAN PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR GENDER? CANCEL CULTURE Bes 2020 PATCROSSCARTOONS.COM 2:20 PM · Dec 4, 2020 · Twitter Web App SCIENCE CAN PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR GENDER? SCIENCE PATCROSSCARTOONS.COM FRS 2020 TERFS, Is big chungus funny CANCEL CULTURE PATCROSSCARTOONS.COM 20200 SCIENCE

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Later on December 4th, 2020, Redditor[7] NHKomaiha posted @totallynotflip's meme to /r/okbuddyretard, adding a caption "Go on, say it's funny." The post received over 4,500 upvotes prior to being removed. In the following days, @totallynotflip's meme received further spread online through multiple reposts.[8]

On December 9th, 2020, Twitter[9] user @ech0astral posted a Who Was In Paris meme that received over 5,400 retweets and 74,900 likes in one week (shown below).


who was in paris? CANCEL CULTURE SCIENCE

Following the viral spread of @totallynotflip's and @ech0astral's posts, the cartoon gained notable popularity as a meme format, particularly on Twitter.

Various Examples


How did Sorin get out of the rock CANCEL CULTURE SCIENCE hey have you heard from joe lately joe mama Who were on the moon? CANCEL CULTURE SCIENCE
How many were kung fu fighting? CANCEL CULTURE SCIENCE Sir would you please get out of the way l'm trying to interview the giant gun say 'water bottle' please gun that shoots british people

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