Two years ago, an internet meme featuring the movie Barbie depicted the doll from behind, and in the background, a pink mushroom cloud resembling an atomic explosion appeared, alluding to the 1945 atomic bombings in Japan. The meme, which was part of the “Barbenheimer” trend, quickly went viral across social media, spreading to people and countries around the globe, and was largely seen as a harmless joke. However, while it was seen as a joke in places like the United States and Europe, it was perceived very differently in other cultures. In Japan, for example, the meme was considered highly insensitive to the 1945 tragedy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, prompting the Japanese branch of Warner Bros. to issue an official letter of apology, publicly condemning the meme. This event highlighted two key aspects of internet meme culture: first, that memes can be interpreted differently across cultures, and second, that they are not merely harmless jokes, but can breed insensitivity to violence and tragedy happening in other parts of the world. Internet culture has not significantly evolved or learned from this issue, as evidenced by the recent release of Squid GameContinue reading "Internet Memes and Culture: Will Sensitivity to Gaza’s Violence Fade?"
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