'Gatekeeping' Is A Term That Has Been Growing In Popularity Exponentially Ever Since 2021

Gatekeeping is the process of a group or individual restricting access to information from another group. In meme culture, gatekeeping is used to describe how a fandom or community may try to restrict or hide information from newer members and fans. Gatekeeping can also be described as making a culture or community exclusive in order to keep it from going "mainstream." The subreddit /r/gatekeeping often receives jokes in the format of Oh You Love X? Name Every Y memes.

May 18th, 2023 2:45 PM

While subreddits and communities dedicated to mocking gatekeeping have existed for years, the word "gatekeeping" became a meme staple relatively recently. Here's the meme history behind the word.

This Man Was The 'Face Of Unemployment' Two Years Ago, But He Has Since Gotten A Full Time Job

Face of Unemployment refers to a series of exploitable memes, reaction images and jokes made about a CNN article that used an image of a man named Tyler Johnson in an article about rising unemployment in America. After Twitter user, @Lifekillable used the image as his own display picture and replied to the article saying, "Why are yall using my pic? Pls delete this," memes about him becoming the unfortunate "Face of Unemployment" began to proliferate on the internet. The image is also sometimes used to express one's current unemployment or lack of money in a comical referential manner.

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May 11th, 2023 11:15 AM

Rap TV announced the good news in a post captioned, "#TylerJohnson, also known as “The Face Of Unemployment” now has a full-time job as an Autopsy Lab Assistant‼️🔥 Congratulations Tyler🙏"

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Do You Or Do You Not GAF?

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May 10th, 2023 11:15 AM

The internet acronym and slang term has been a popping text-speak term since the early 2000s. Here's a history of the phrase in meme terms.

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As 'I Am A Surgeon' Video Spreads, Memers Find Themselves To Dr. Han, The Absolute Chad, Played By Daniel Dae Kim

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May 9th, 2023 1:15 PM

Kim, who produced the show, has become a "hero of the people" in record time.

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Ponsuke-kun The Smiling Baby Seal Passed Away Yesterday, Resulting In A Response From Major Meme Pages

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May 5th, 2023 12:05 PM

This seal captivated the hearts of "silly animal" enjoyers for the past year.

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'Gatekeeping' Is A Term That Has Been Growing In Popularity Exponentially Ever Since 2021

While subreddits and communities dedicated to mocking gatekeeping have existed for years, the word "gatekeeping" became a meme staple relatively recently. Here's the meme history behind the word.

May 18th, 2023 2:45 PM

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