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Red Beret

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Red Beret refers to images of a person or pop culture character edited such that they are wearing a red beret with a surprised expression. Online, the trend has been adopted by Indonesian users to indirectly reference the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo.

Origin

On June 1st, 2013, local media outlet Merdeka[1] uploaded a photo of Joko Widodo, later twice elected President of Indonesia in 2014 and 2019, wearing a black shirt and red beret as he attended the commemoration of Pancasila Day (shown below).


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The photo and Widodo's beret didn't grow into a popular meme until late 2019, when users began placing a red beret on pop culture characters as a means of poking fun at the Indonesian President. For example, on December 31st, 2019, Facebook[2] page Living In Democrazy System Ironically uploaded a "wow" reaction wearing a red beret which indirectly referred to Joko Widodo, criticizing Widodo's take on the "skyrocketing" the economy of Indonesia. The post received 717 reactions and 80 shares (shown below).


MENUJU INDONESIA EKONOMI MEROKET TAHUN 2020

One year later, the red beret began seeing use on other characters with surprised expressions. For example, in late October of 2020, Facebook[3] user Abim Widodo uploaded a screenshot of a comment in which another user asked about the meaning of "red beret meme." The post received 624 reactions and 382 shares (shown below).


Penggemar Terbaik Jeff Killins What's the origin of the red beret meme? Lihat Terjemahan 31 menit Suka Balas 1 0 Lihat 6 balasan sebelumnya... Satria Islami Jeff Killins from Indonesian pr. Jacob J. Wherley 29 menit Suka Balas 29

On October 21st, 2020, Facebook[4] page Living In Democrazy System Ironically uploaded screenshots of people who uploaded characters and animals wearing a red beret. The post was received 562 reactions and 190 shares (shown below).


Living In Democrazy System Ironically LIDSI 2 hari O ... Mulai Mulai Kalo disini udah nyampe overused Sc: Every spongebob frame in order likes from 500 indonesians even though i dont understand the meme, enjoy it my Atan de da tyle ga P tt Cersteyn Murille Ionce caught a fish this big indonesians. Ihari Ska alas Btw it be very much appreciated if you explained it so non indonesians such as myself could enjoy it with you aswell Dana ewd ha ala it's imelevant against facebook standard community 1 harn sa Dalan had Tomes Arber Cahanaj 1 hari Suka Balas 256 0 Lihat 53 balasan sebelumnya. Rizky Kiky Arber Cahanaj so this is the very. Hans Maldonado Ihar Suka Bales 1 O Karwana Arber Cahanaj simply that is a icenic face of indonesian precident with red barret and his face looks like 1har Suk len 16 OV Faria Adiatma Presiden Joka Widodo

Banning "Red Beret" Memes

Due to many users uploading red beret memes in the comment section, Facebook[5] page Every Spongebob Frame In Order decided to ban "red beret" memes. The post was received more than 7,100 reactions and 1,100 shares (shown below).


Every Spongebob Frame In Order Halaman Disukai - 21 Oktober O okay, so this has been going on for a while, and while I don't fully understand it, and I don't think I will, I need to address it. we gotta stop the red beret memes. it's flooding the comments, and apparently is offensive to some people. We try to keep this an inclusive place for everyone. Again, I don't understand the significance of it, but please, either tone it down, or we will have to take further action, including possible bans. 7,1 rb 2,2 rb Komentar 1,1 rb Kali dibagikan O Suka Komentari A Bagikan Paling Relevan - Tatang Sutarman i know this meme is dead but Atlantis Squarepantis frames Tulis komentar..

okay, so this has been going on for a while, and while I don't fully understand it, and I don't think I will, I need to address it.
we gotta stop the red beret memes.
it's flooding the comments, and apparently is offensive to some people. We try to keep this an inclusive place for everyone.
Again, I don't understand the significance of it, but please, either tone it down, or we will have to take further action, including possible bans.

Several days later, the same page[6] again warned users after some Facebook users tried to skirt the ban by changing the beret color from red to blue. The post received more than 3,700 reactions and 145 shares (shown below).


Every Spongebob Frame In Order 8 jam - O ... don't even f kin start with this blue beret s---

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