About

The Slap 2 refers to a series of video remixes of a parody of the television miniseries The Slap. In the remixes, a character continuously slaps those around him, while his victims are labeled various pieces of culture.

Origin

On October 6th, 2011, the first episode of the Australian television mini series The Slap aired in Austrailia (trailer below, left). Four years later, on February 12th, 2015, an American remake aired in the United States (trailer below, right).^[1]

The following year, on May 24th, 2015, the Austrailian sketch comedy series Open Slather aired a parody of the series in Australia.^[2] The following month, YouTuber Juraj Katalinic uploaded the sketch to YouTube. The post (shown below) received more than 8.6 million views in two years.

Spread

Days later, parodies and remixes of the sketch were uploaded to YouTube. On June 21st, 2015, YouTuber aviv k posted a variation featuring Shia LaBeouf (shown below, left).

Months later, YouTuber Drunken Conflicts posted a variation featuring Vladimir Putin slapping various world leaders. The post (shown below, right) received more than 1.1 million views.

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