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 meme originates from the *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* internet culture, specifically the "Partly True / Partly False" format. The text accuses the person taking the photo of being Darth Vader. It claims that "D...

Topic: Star Wars Posted:

This meme illustrates a "One Last Dance" progression, where a custom "Original Character" (OC) of an alien Sith Lord transforms from a cool, iconic pose into a generic, action-ready stance. The journey begins with the...

Topic: OC Posted:

The post-modern joke creates an ironic tension by first asserting that a skill is "lost" to history, only to immediately visualize a woman in 19th-century attire practicing the exact action described. The caption then...

Topic: Philosophy - Post-Modernism Posted:

The text at the top reads "When someone asks me my political opinion," which describes a specific type of trick scenario. In a Leftist context, this is a popular meme used to represent a "troll" asking a political que...

Topic: Leftism Posted:

This silhouette meme plays on the concept of gender fluidity and identity construction, which are central tenets of queer post-structuralism. The image suggests that the "human" form is merely a small, static shape wi...

Topic: Queer - Post-Structuralism Posted:

This meme deconstructs the binary between "human" and "microbe," suggesting the latter fills the majority of the former's cellular makeup. By coloring the legs orange to signify microbes, the artist argues that the "p...

Topic: Queer - Post-Structuralism Posted:

On the left, a character is shown reading the text "empires only last about 250 years" and falling asleep, while on the right, a man is reading the text "The United States is 246 years old" and also sleeping. This dar...

Topic: Anti-America Posted:

This image displays a large blue semi-trailer truck carrying multiple futuristic, boxy cars (Cybertrucks) on its roof rack. On the left side, there is text overlaid that reads: "Failure is an option here. If things ar...

Topic: Anti-Elon Posted:

This anti-Musk meme satirizes the absurdity of Elon Musk's water gun use. The top panel describes the incident with the text "A water gun sprays my car" next to a stoic face labeled "Kalm," while the bottom panel depi...

Topic: Anti-Elon Posted:

The meme features a claim that a vehicle's frame collects water and causes the wiring to short out. In the "Anti-Elon" context, this is a joke mocking the exaggeration of technical specs (like battery power or engine...

Topic: Anti-Elon Posted: