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Volo: Look at the little babyyy~! :D

Togepi: *happy egg daughter noises*

Volo, losing his mind: Now look at THE BIG BABY.

Giratina, smashing through reality: *eldritch screeching intensifies*

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Erm felt like randomly sharing my cartoon/fictional crushes throughout the years of what I can remember! Ye :3 The format will be this:

Character(source) - age when I crushes on them(any extra notes)

So buckle up!! :33

Chucky(Child's Play)- 4

Finn Mertins(Adventure Time)- 5

Cody(Total Drama Island)- Somewhere around here, I think I had a crush on him(?)

Shrignold(Don't Hug Me I'm Scared)- 7/8

Balloon Boy(Five Nights at Freddy's 2)- 8/9

Cuddles(Happy Tree Friends)- 12(look it didn't last long I promise-)

Blue(Dick Figures)- 12

Hayato Shinoymia(Kiss Him, Not Me!)- 11/12

Tomura Shigaraki(My Hero Academia)- 13

Angel Dust(Hazbin Hotel)- 13

Whitty(Friday Night Funkin' Mod)- 14(lasted less than a week)

Senpai(Friday Night Funkin')- 14

Tom(Eddsworld)- 14

Everybody do the flop guy(ASDFmovie)- 15(uh I can explain/ref)

Art Posabule(Moral Orel)- 15

Clay Puppington(Moral Orel) -15(looks only)

Mr. Cartsen(Moral Orel)- 15

Holden Caulfield(The Catcher in the Rye)- 15

Big Ian(Don't Hug Me I'm Scared: Wakey Wakey)- 15

Warren the Eagle(Don't Hug Me I'm Scared)- 15

Jack in the Box mascot(Jack in the Box)- 15

Mac Tonight mascot(McDonalds)- 15(kindaish idk, I like the mascot not the symbol he turned into)

Ron(Inside Job)- 15

Coffin(Don't Hug Me I'm Scared)- 15(didn't last very long but yknow)

Jack Horner(Puss in Boots: The Last Wish)- 16

Boardy(Shovelware's brain games)- 16(it was the voice I promise-kinda-)

Chaz(Helluva Boss)- 16

Tybalt(Gnomeo and Juliet)- 16

The Praetorian(Super Crooks)- 16

Glasses guy who needs to piss(Taxi Master)- 16(idk he was never given a name)

Onceler(The Lorax)- 16(of course, my bbg ever <333)

Jojo(Horton Hears a Who)- 16(idk if I still like him or not but he is silly :p)

Erm yea!! That's all the ones that lasted long enough for me to remember!! :D

As you might tell I kinda have a reoccurring type of assholes/villians/generally pessimistic. Couldn't tell ya why and you're free to judge me as much as you want lol

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My Top 10 songs I heard this year (not released this year)

Our contenders...

Nobody’s Fault from Devil Artemis

Cocktails for Two by Spike Jones and City Slickers

Sylveon Trolls Mega Evolutions - THE MUSICAL by Courtney

Surface Pressure by Jessica Darrow

Blasting Off Again! A Team Rocket Song by Random Encounters

Crushing Thirties by the Chalkeaters

Sad but True/American Badass Mashup from the WWE

Gangstar Torture Dance from Jojo Bizarre Adventure

Miseria Cantare by AFI

Baldi’s Basic Song (You’re Mine) by DAGames

King Julien Vs King Louie from Freshy Kanal

Are You in Love or Just an Asshole from Human Resources

REAL MAN! (asdfmovie skateboarding cow song) by TomSka

The Duck Song Vs Untitled Goose Game by Eddie’s Rap Channel

"We Didn't Start the Bizarre" (A JoJo Song Parody by: Riverdude)

Let the Past Die (Star Wars Song) by RoyishGoodLooks

As If It’s Your Last by Blackpink

BOY: God of War Battle Rap from Mashed

My Butt Has a Fever from Bob’s Burgers

NOT ON THE SIDELINES from Street Fighter 6

DOKI DOKI LITERATURE CLUB BUT ITS A DISNEY CHANNEL CARTOON by Vannamelon

Me Trying to Play Fighting Games from Rich Jammer

It’s Just An by bb-panzu

Eff this Job by Your Favorite Martian

Panic in the Sky from TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge

Rumor Has it by Adele

Bailey’s Birthday Party from Hamster & Gretel

Endless Love from Pop Team Epic

Monster Party from My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale

Hug Me (Feat. @JuKayVid & @Chi-chi ) 【 Come and Learn with Pibby FAN SONG】by Jakeneutron

SLASHSTREET BOYS - "Love to Die" by The Merkins

Caramelldansen Fusion Collab by SilvaGunner

Nxde by (G)I-Dle

The King of Villains/When I said I was evil by Voltaire

Honorable Mention - Rumor Has it by Adele

Death Battle had a lot of fights this season and a lot of great songs. Princess of Pride, Diabolical Invincible Me, Fallen Gods, this was a great year for Death Battle music. And that’s not including the commissioned ones. But starting this year, I am going to disqualify any songs that are Death Battle related so I can have non-Vs songs on this list. Which is why this is an honorable mention. Because it isn’t a Death Battle Related song. Rumor Has it by Adele with Apocalypse smashing Black Adam’s face to the beat was hilarious and I wanted to bring that up.

#10 - Eff this Job by Your Favorite Martian

This year saw the return of Your Favorite Martian. While they have put out some good songs, I don’t think they’re as good as their old work. With one exception: Eff this Job. I can see this song being part of their original releases and being just as fun to listen to then as it is now. So if I could recommend a song from their newest releases, this is the one I am going to highly recommend. 

#9 - Gangstar Torture Dance from Jojo Bizarre Adventure

I’ve seen the memes. I’ve seen the references. But I never saw the original source. And now that I have, I love it! I really need to sit down and watch Jojo one of these days. 

#8 - Nobody’s Fault from Devil Artemis

The first new song I heard this year, released right when I was about to break up Akuma and Lita in my comics. It perfectly captures the reason why I broke them up. While this is a cover, I heard the original and honestly wasn’t a fan of it compared to the Kermit Version. So this was my #1 for a while…

#7 - Caramelldansen Fusion Collab by SilvaGunner

Talk about a song that is packed with Nostalgia. Classic Internet Meme Song, mashed up with the likes of Weird Al, Sonic, Phoenix Wright and other musical styles. Listening to this is like a big shot of nostalgia to the ears.

#6 - It’s Just An by bb-panzu

If I have to criticize Komi Can’t Communicate for one thing, it’s that I’m not hooked on the theme songs. Luckily for me the Friday Night Funkin’ community brought this out. This mod I think perfectly captures the series. And honestly I do love how the song goes from Komi using pencil scratches to do her beeps and boops until later in the song.

#5 - "We Didn't Start the Bizarre" (A JoJo Song Parody) by Riverdude

Of the ever growing reasons for me to watch Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, possibly the best We Didn’t Start the Fire Parody using the first five parts of Jojo. It perfectly captures the feeling of the original song while bringing up so much about Jojo that I know thanks to Osmosis. If you ever feel like you need a recap, I think this could help.

#4 - Crushing Thirties by the Chalkeaters

2022 has to be Sonic’s best years in recent times. Sonic’s Second Movie is one of the highest grossing Video Game based Movies, IDW Series are getting critical acclaims, Sonic Frontiers brings fresh life to the games, getting so much support it was a contender for Fan Favorites beating even God of War, and the new Netflix Series got a lot of praise. And with this, these people got the lead singer of Crush 40 to sing a Crush 40 style song about Sonic’s 30th Anniversary. Granted, it is tongue and cheek but man, the lyrics have so many references to past Sonic’s songs it’s hard to not love. There’s another song they released that’s more… Questionable. I’ll leave it at that.

#3 - Monster Party from My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale

Pipp Petals is my favorite pony of this new generation. One of the reasons is she’s a horror fan and this song is a great showing of that. It’s also pretty catchy and for me possibly the best song of the series so far. This includes the actual show and the movie. So here’s hoping she continues to prove to be my favorite of G5.

#2 - Hug Me (Feat. @JuKayVid & @Chi-chi ) 【 Come and Learn with Pibby FAN SONG】by Jakeneutron

Waiting for this show to actually come out is definitely a pain. Luckily fan content exists to hold us off and this one is one of the best. Really captures the feeling of Pibby what she was before and after this Darkness invasion. If the show is as good as this music video, it will be a hit.

#1 - REAL MAN! (asdfmovie skateboarding cow song) by TomSka

The Skateboarding Cow as a joke. It was fine. But man, this song I think is one of the best to come out from the creators of Asdfmovie Series. The song really makes you really support this Real Man’s goal from being a Cow to a Skateboarding Champion. It also explains he was framed for the murders by that farmer. And honestly, it really is a great song for this year. Something I wish I had more of: determination to achieve your goals. And hopefully with the goals I have for next year, I can prove I am a real man as well.

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Robin: Oooooooooo baby! I love you baby! Chrom: Stay away from my baby! Lucina: But Father, I love him!

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Memes and Marriage Equality

Recently, Australia passed the vote with a 61.6% vote for “Yes” for marriage equality, changing the Marriage Act to the phrase “two people” to encompass all to marry, including gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex Australians. One interesting result of this vote was the voter turnout of those who are under 25, since they are the most likely to support marriage equality, but the least likely to be enrolled to vote (Butler). 

In the vote for the Marriage Act, voter turnout for a younger generation was at a steady 70-80 percent.

“Digital campaigning, including tools like memes, are part of the new language of political campaigning.” - Rose Jackson

“Political campaigning has changed. How do you reach out to a group of people that have no landline, can’t be door-knocked, don’t watch free-to-air television and think politics is out of touch?”  says Rose Jackson, NSW Left faction leader in the Huffington Post. 

This usage of memes for something usually very serious or hard to understand is similar to the way that advertisers have co-opted messages of a youthful generation in the past, using the “language of liberation” to sell products, like how cigarettes latched onto first wave feminism and aligned smoking with women’s liberation (Zeiser). However, there are limits to how effective these messages can be, and it all depends on the receiver’s level of Internet meme literacy. The meme takes a chance that those reading are familiar with the format, however, it can seem abstract or confusing if someone is not in on the joke. This type of joke takes a gamble on the receiver’s understanding, at the risk of eliminating the power of its potential humor. 

One example of memes done right that had an impact during this vote was the “Dank marriage equality memes for yes-voting over18s”. Even the title of the page itself is an Internet inside joke: a “phrasal template” originating from a page called “Dank Memes for Edgy Teens” from 2015. The Facebook page is full of jokes urging young Australians to enroll to vote by the deadline, using memes such as the wikihow cat illustrations in “Pills that Make You Stare” meme (2017), “Powder that Makes you Say Yes” (2017), Owlturd comics, “Distracted Boyfriend” (2017), or the “Nut Button” (2016). Another that uses this strategy is the Australian Young Greens page, or NSW Left.

[Above: “Dank Marriage Equality Memes for Yes-Voting over18s” posts a meme that follows the “Nut Button” template to urge voters to vote ‘Yes’ on a marriage equality act]

Memes are reactionary by nature, and a good way to express opinions through a GIF or visual instead of just through text. The reproducibility and immediate recognizing of a meme format is important, too. 

[Above: of these two images, one shows a physical act of smearing glitter paint onto a handheld sign that urges others to vote ‘No’ to Marriage Equality. The other is an online meme using a wikihow illustration template demonstrating the user’s aversion to the message, both demonstrating the person’s dislike of the ‘Coalition for Marriage’ campaign.]

The albeit sometimes bizarre emergence of a kind of “Internet language” through meme literacy can help make discussing these serious social and political issues feel a lot more palatable. Not only that, but it makes those who get the joke laugh, which will more likely lead us to spread the joke to our friends, so they can laugh too. 

[Above: Use of the Kermit the Frog “But That’s None of My Business” (2014) template]

[Above: Use of Gordon Ramsey and the “Lamb Sauce Located” (2017) template]

One of the dangers of using this approach is that this Internet language is always evolving, and extraordinarily fast. Memes expire, become old enough to be ironic, go through phrases of being acceptable to use, and are rich with interactions that constantly change and shape the meme’s underlying connotations. It’s not easy to be completely on top of the shifting landscape of memes. When companies aren’t completely tuned in, these types of campaigns very quickly lose their appeal and can feel out of touch with modern digital popular culture.

For example, Queensland Greens sent out this tweet on November 14, 2017 as a reaction to the result of the vote. However, the image of a rainbow projecting out of a computer screen to a stick figure is related to both the “puking rainbows” or “ASDFmovie” meme era, both of these jokes being extremely outdated: one originating from 2006 and the other 2008, which is ancient in meme years when we consider how fast these digital cultural phenomenons are created, spread, manipulated, and how transient their ‘life cycle’ of relevance can be. 

Other content, including a celebratory GIF produced by Tumblr’s @staff account, maintains a professional, streamlined look. Memes are known for feeling youthful and funny, but on the downside the connotation for this is that they are viewed as unprofessional and very amateur (as some memes employ the use of crude editing as part of the joke itself). 

When people are engaging so much with the digital sphere, it’s harder now than ever to produce content that people like, want to share, and will break through the vast amount of data being presented to individuals every day. In the past, many companies employed the use of sexual imagery to “break through” the slew of images and believed it was a surefire way to grab attention. Now, research has shown this is not only not a good business strategy, but it isn’t actually that effective (Dolliver, 1999, Fetto, 2001). Memes have proven to do a great job at “breaking through” the vast amounts of daily media clutter, and they are the hilarious sugar that helps the medicine, the emotional labor expended on being informed and involved with news or politics, go down. 

Image sources: 

1. Participation by Age and Sex bar graphs

2. Dank Marriage Equality Memes Facebook photos page

3. Vote Yes Nut Button

4. It’s Ok to Say No handheld poster

5. Wikihow Cat “It’s ok to Say No” reactionary

6. When You See Your Mate and They’ve Got a Flat Tire / That’s None of My Business

7. Marriage Equality Located

8. Queensland Greens Twitter status

9. ‘Australia Said Yes’ Twitter status

10. Tumblr Staff Gif

Works Cited:

Andi Zeiser (2016). “The Corridors of Empower” in We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl®, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement (pp. 3-28)

Lauren Rosewarne (2007). “Advertising and Public Space” in Sex in Public: Women, Outdoor Advertising and Public Policy (pp. 9-31).

Josh Butler. “How Memes Could Swing The Plebiscite For Marriage Equality Supporters.” Huffington Post Australia, HuffPost, 16 Aug. 2017, www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/08/16/how-memes-could-swing-the-plebiscite-for-marriage-equality-suppo_a_23078669/.

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Knock knock. Who’s there? A mirror! I am lonely.

Yuri Tsukikage

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Knock knock. Who’s there? A mirror! I am lonely.

Tohru Adachi, probably

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Submitted by ari-zonia

Tharja: My boyfriend said I’m the most beautiful girl in the world. Nowi: Heehee, my boyfriend said that too. Tharja: There can be only one!