About

"Fuck 2016" is an expression used by many online to lament various events that occurred during 2016, including the deaths of various celebrities, Brexit and the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States.

Origin

On January 10th, 2016, David Bowie died of liver cancer, leading many to mourn the English musician's death one various social media platforms. On January 18th, the /r/Fuck2016^[4] subreddit was launched, focusing on news related to the deaths of various celebrities.

Spread

On June 13th, 2016, Tumblr^[8] user mimosataylor posted an image of a large eraser with the words "For Really Big Mistakes" printed on the side erasing the year 2016 (shown below). Within six months, the post gained over 123,000 notes. On July 31st, The Telegraph published an article titled "Is 2016 Really One of the Worst Years in History?"

On September 8th, YouTuber Paint uploaded a music video titled "2016 Sucks Song" (shown below, left). On November 9th, BuzzFeed^[7] published an article titled "Guys, It's Official, 2016 Is Actually The Worst Year." On November 13th, the television show Last Week Tonight aired a "Fuck 2016" segment, in which various comedians curse the year followed by host John Oliver detonating a "2016" sign (shown below, right).

On December 6th, 2016, the entertainment news blog A.V. Club^[1] published an article titled "The definitive meme of 2016 was 'fuck 2016'." The following day, YouTuber Boogie2988 posted a tweet^[6] asking YouTube to skip their annual "Rewind" along with the hashtag "#Fuck2016"^[5] (shown below). On December 8th, The Wrap^[2] published a "listicle": titled "16 Ways 2016 Is the Worst Year Since 2001."

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