Coronavirus memes: From the politically savage to the downright ridiculous
With coronavirus dominating public discourse, the rise of the coronavirus meme in our social media feeds comes as no surprise.
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With coronavirus dominating public discourse, the rise of the coronavirus meme in our social media feeds comes as no surprise.
From the politically savage to the downright ridiculous, the coronavirus meme might just be what we need to help us unwind in this confusing and concerning time.
It seems we have come to rely on the pop-culture phenomenon not only to entertain, but for comic relief when if you didn’t laugh, you’d cry – and to say what we’re all thinking.
Beneath the satire and sarcasm of memes is often an honesty and a stinging accuracy and can be a great gauge of the public mood around an issue.
Here are some doing the rounds online.
1. This is exactly what I’m talking about
2. Another coronavirus meme about coronavirus memes. Getting introspective now
3. Tassie Facebook favourite Launceston Memes is having a field day. Here we have the political, the satirical and the timely
4. Here’s another merging some of their fearsome Chickenfeed patriotism with coronavirus
5. Not exactly a meme, but it’s always good to see the satirists having their say
6. Aaaaand back to Chickenfeed...
7. Even the great Michael Leunig is getting in on the action
8. A bit of a dig at those who would rather go clubbing or shopping than stay inside
9. A sad but true popular culture reference
10. There is a Simpsons meme for every situation
11. It wouldn’t be the internet without cat content
12. Something to think about
13. Keep calm and carry on
14. The Chaser - 1, Gladys - 0
15. And this one pretty much sums up the internet right now
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