Give Ilhan Omar a Gundam
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Give Ilhan Omar a Gundam refers to a parody campaign to give Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar a Gundam mecha, similar to the parody campaign to Give Carly Rae Jepsen a Sword.
Origin
On March 6th, 2019, Twitter user @toiletgun[1] posted a Me, Also Me joke about giving Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar a gundam (shown below, left). The user posted again about the idea on April 13th,[2] gaining over 1,100 retweets and 8,600 likes (shown below, right).
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The joke continued through 2019. On July 18th, 2019, Twitter user @uhshanti[3] posted the phrase in Retrowave Text Generator, gaining over 1,100 retweets and 6,100 likes (shown below, left). On January 8th, 2020, Twitter user @JackCalifano[4] posted an edited screenshot making it look like "Give Ilhan Omar a Gundam" was one of Bernie Sanders' policy positions, gaining over 4,000 retweets and 20,000 likes (shown below, right).
The Bernie photoshop caught the attention of Omar,[5] who tweeted, "Another reason I’m proud to support @BernieSanders 😜," gaining over 10,000 retweets and 71,000 likes (shown below, left). The response brought the idea to its widest audience yet. Twitter user @_Anunnery[6] posted fan art referencing the joke, gaining over 50 retweets and 220 likes (shown below, right). The joke was covered by Daily Dot.[7]
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Jan 13, 2020 at 12:26PM EST
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