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Hard Drive @HardDriveMag Jackbox Hard Mode Update Bans the Word 'C--' 6 What should be dumped on the losing coach at the end of a football game HRBQ jackbox.tv (Ox) C-- C-- Pick your favorite on your device now! hard-drive.net Jackbox Hard Mode Update Bans the Word 'C--' Jackbox Games released an update to their suite of party games last night, adding a hard mode that bans the use of the word "c--." 10:00 AM - May 31, 1984 - Buffer

Chat I've told you to stop this c----showing business Hey Chat what are you guys.. Nice C--- Bro Thx bro urs to or else nooo000000 literaly 1984 交交交天交 Hold on, Michael! What the f---? Who... No, it is not 'literally 1984' Shut the f*ck up and stop flashing each other you freaks I am dead Mike, this is a Quaaludes-induced hallucination. H--------! It's historical author George Orwell!I thought you were dead! I am here to tell you that not letting your chat compliment each other's cocks is, in fact, literally 1984. So Chat, how does MY c--- look? Why is it bent like that uhhh. Wow, thanks Orson Wells 985 Animal Crossing, I have now been enlightened. ifunny.co

I got banned from twitter today GEORGE ORWELL 1984 Time to quote a book I never read

1984 BRAVE NEW WORLD YOU ARE HERE FAHRENHEIT 451

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD "USA, USA, USA" AT A DEMOCRAT RALLY? NEITHER HAVE I MY BODY MYCHOICE TRUMD "It was not desirable that the proles should have strong political feelings. All that was required of them was a primitive patriotism which could be appealed to whenever it was necessary to make them accept longer working hours or shorter rations. And even when they became discontented, as they sometimes did, their discontent led nowhere, because, being without general ideas, they could only focus it on petty specific grievances." -George Orwell, 1984

1984 in a nutshell Yeah, I feel that he broke our terms of service, so I felt that it was most appropriate to ban him from our social media platform

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Wow, This Is Just Like 1984 refers to a trend on Twitter in which users ironically compare a situation to George Orwell's dystopian novel "1984," or an intentionally irrelevant/made-up piece of media, in order to mock people who compare modern-day censorship to the novel.

Origin

On January 8th, 2021, Donald Trump Jr. posted a tweet^[1] comparing the banning of Donald Trump on Twitter to the censorship in the novel "1984," saying, "Free-speech no longer exists in America." (shown below). The tweet gained over 124,000 likes and 42,000 retweets in 3 days.

Donald Trump Jr. @DonaldJTrumpJr 000 We are living Orwell's 1984. Free-speech no longer exists in America. It died with big tech and what's left is only there for a chosen few. This is absolute insanity! Jennifer Jacobs @JenniferJJacobs · Jan 8 TWITTER PERMANENTLY SUSPENDS @realDonaldTrump account. twitter.com/twittersafety/... Show this thread

Some commenters criticized Trump Jr. for the tweet, doubting that he's ever read the book and denying the comparison (examples shown below, left and right).^[2]^[3]

Jo @JoJoFromJerz Replying to @DonaldJTrumpJr You didn't read 1984. If you did, you were rooting for the wrong side. 7:41 PM · Jan 8, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone 172 Retweets 2 Quote Tweets 6.2K Likes

Jeremy White @JeremyWGR Replying to @DonaldJTrumpJr Noone believes you read that book 7:23 PM Jan 8, 2021 TweetDeck Likes 8 Retweets 400

On January 9th, @cableknitjumper tweeted,^[4] "omg this is just like George Orwell's Animal Crossing" intentionally mistaking the name of the novel to joke about people comparing the modern political situation with "1984" without any direct evidence, or even reading the book (shown below). The post gained over 310,000 likes and 33,400 retweets in 2 days.

Amy, 2022 Mothman Festival Queen @cableknitjumper omg this is just like George Orwell's Animal Crossing

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@Cableknitjumper's tweet inspired a trend on Twitter, where Twitter users apply the phrase "this is just like" followed by a similar, comical reference to the original tweet. On January 9th, 2021, @ditzkoff made a tweet^[6] following the trend, garnering over 10,600 likes and 1,200 retweets in 2 days (shown below, left). On the same day, @ObsKenobs made a tweet^[5] following the trend referencing Star Wars, garnering over 6,500 likes in a comparable span of time (shown below, right).

Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff · Jan 9 This is just like 1984, in the sense that l'm very excited for a film version of Dune to come out 69 27 1.2K ♡ 10.6K

Jim does a Star War @ObsKenobs Vader: *throwing Palpatine down shaft* Palpatine: wow this is just like 1984

On January 10th, Shoe0nhead tweeted,^[7] "he is ignoring my DM’s this is Orwellian this is 1984" garnering over 33,100 likes and 1,700 retweets in 1 day (shown below, left). On the same day, @InternetHippo tweeted out jokingly comparing the current political situation to the American Revolutionary War, garnering over 9,000 likes and 1,500 retweets in a day (shown below, right).

shoe @shoeOnhead he is ignoring my DM's this is Orwellian this is 1984

Better things are possible @InternetHippo Wow this is just like the American Revolutionary War, where the colonists rose up to tell the king he's a big beautiful boy and demand that he rule over them forever

Various Examples

Jesse McLaren 00 @McJesse This is just like 1984 in that l've been trapped inside in a fetal position for 9 months.

Joey @joeygllghr Government: *does literally anything* Person who has never read 1984: "wow this is just like 1984"

Samantha Ruddy O @samlymatters Girlfriend: I'm leaving you Me: this is just like George Orwell's 1984

anja @internetanja - 1h 000 this is just like that book 1984

Randy Rainbow O You guys this is just like 1984 in that I'm watching a Murder She Wrote marathon and Donald Trump doesn't have Twitter. @RandyRainbow · Jan 9 207 27 843 16.5K

Gideon Glick @gidglick This is just like George Orwell's Wonder Woman 1984.

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^[1] Twitter – This is absolute insanity!

^[2] Twitter – wrong side

^[3] Twitter – Noone believes you read that book

^[4] Twitter – omg this is just like George Orwell's Animal Crossing

^[5] Twitter – Palpatine: wow this is just like 1984

^[6] Twitter – This is just like 1984, in the sense that I’m very excited for a film version of Dune to come out

^[7] Twitter – he is ignoring my DM’s this is Orwellian this is 1984

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