![]() ![]() ![]() Journalists and other internet personalities jumped onto the meme as well, sparking a slew of think-pieces and psychological deconstructions of the meme. Amazon hijacked the image of Sanders into an Amazon Pay ad, sparking tonedeaf backlash based on previous views Sanders had of Amazon. The meme seemed invincible and continued to dominate the internet until the very next evening, when momentum finally stalled. It even sparked an NYU grad student to create a Bernie website using Heroku and the Google Street View API to put Sanders anywhere in the country. There were Bernie mugs, knitted Bernie crochets and Bernie stickers. Thousands of photos popped up across Twitter, Reddit, and Instagram, superimposing the Senator on top of movie scenes, world events, paintings, cartoons, and even a slightly meta situation where his likeness made its way into other memes. As quick as the image appeared, it went viral. Senator Bernie Sanders, who is no stranger to the American politiverse, become a viral sensation - everything from his unbothered outfit choices at one of the country’s premiere events to his relatable annoyance at waiting in the cold sparked curiosity become a point of adoration. One that had little to do with the President.Ī cold man with crossed arms, a brown coat, kaleidoscopic brown mittens, and a stoic, impatient impression took the internet by storm. Last Wednesday was the US inauguration, a day typically reserved for surprising celebrity appearances, bold platitudes from the new President elect, and a general atmospheric optimism for the incoming political party.īut if you hopped on the Internet to find any big takeaways from the Presidential speech or the event, you may have been curious to find another image trending instead. ![]()
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