The Memes That Carried Us Through 2023
about 5 months ago (12/13/2023)
The Memes That Carried Us Through 2023 Skip to content Us explaining to our moms what a 2023 meme looks like (edit Valentina Di Liscia/Rhea Nayyar/ Hyperallergic ) As we close the books on 2023, with its political absurdities, unfathomable atrocities, and aura of mounting pessimism, now is as good a time as ever to page through the months and remember what brought us together for moments of laughter. To acknowledge the ridiculousness of personhood is to embrace humanity, whether it be through connecting over ✧Girl Dinner✧ or learning about each other’s “Roman Empires.” So let us take a moment to remember what brought a smile to our faces, a stitch in our sides, and the flashes of harmless but karmic justice upon those who went searching for it. Barbie and Barbenheimer Barbenheimer … IDK I never watched Oppenheimer (2023) lol (screenshot Rhea Nayyar/ Hyperallergic via X ) I guess it’s not surprising considering the movie grossed over $1 billion internationally in under three months, but the hold that Barbie memes had on social media months before it even premiered needs to be studied.