Biblioteca Memetica

A collection of memes, curated by CJ Trowbridge.

Disclaimer: I often save memes that I disagree with; seeing something here should not be taken as evidence that I agree with it. I have been saving and categorizing tens of thousands of memes for decades. Many times I save a meme specifically because I disagree with it and in order to create new memes that counter its message.

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This image displays the word "HITACHI" at the top, while a stick figure asks "what" in the space below. Inside a control panel sketch, a microphone and a collage of industrial images—including a tank, a train, and an...

Topic: Queer - Post-Structuralism Posted:

This meme plays on the famous internet joke where people mistakenly believe the character being written about is the person who actually wrote the story. Since an OC (Original Character) is a character created by the...

Topic: OC Posted:

This image displays a visual text block that mimics a tweet on a black background with white lettering. At the top, it shows a profile picture and the username "p.e. moskowitz." The main body of text reads: "if a enby...

Topic: Star Trek - Queer Posted:

This meme satirizes the Labor Theory of Value, arguing that rising productivity and output should ideally lead to direct compensation increases for workers to maintain fairness. The image features a photo of a man wit...

Topic: Leftism - Labor Theory of Value Posted:

The text "CERBUNIA" is visible on the base of the statue, an acronym used in the LGBTQ+ community. The image depicts a surreal meme scene where a nude cherub statue is holding a pigeon up to its groin area, creating a...

Topic: Queer Posted:

The image plays on a visual pun connecting the term "Birth Control" to the tech company Tesla. At the top, the words "Birth Control" are displayed, setting the context for the graphic below. In the center, a T-bar con...

Topic: OC Posted:

The skeleton represents a stagnant political economy that is stuck in a dead-end state. From an anti-neoliberal perspective, the meme satirizes the passive assumption that social problems will simply resolve themselve...

Topic: Anti-Neoliberal Posted:

The image displays a futuristic computer screen from the *Star Trek: Voyager* timeline, showing that "FRIDAY" falls on the date "8/30/24." The caption jokes that "Less than one week until Bashir and Sisko arrive," con...

Topic: Star Trek - Queer Posted:

This image is a gaming-themed collage that captures nostalgia for the early days of computing and strategy games. It features the iconic "Blue Screen of Death" from Windows 95, an original game mouse, and a retro comp...

Topic: Gaming Posted:

This meme humorously contrasts the character Nott from the movie *Dune* (left, with dark hair) against his counterpart from *Harry Potter* (right, with white hair and a headband) by placing the text "THE MOULD" over t...

Topic: Anti-Transphobia Posted: