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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There is no text visible in the image. From a queer post-structuralist perspective, this meme is a satire on the performance of gender and the objectification of the body. It depicts a pig, typically associated with t...

Topic: Queer - Post-Structuralism Posted:

This meme plays on the popular "Star Wars" fan theory known as "The Sides of Hera," which posits that the main hero, Luke Skywalker, is actually Princess Leia's older sister. The joke is split into two parts: on the l...

Topic: Star Wars Posted:

This meme suggests that people should let their intense emotions out freely rather than hiding behind silence. The text "Have a meltdown. As a treat." frames venting your feelings as a special gift you can give yourse...

Topic: Mental Health Posted:

This meme features characters from the Lord of the Rings movie *The Fellowship of the Ring*, specifically the "Dopey" and "Hobbit" versions of Bilbo. It uses text to dramatically announce that Gandalf has been killed...

Topic: LoTR Posted:

This image is a "gym bag" style meme that plays on the urban trope of people waiting for public transport without anything to show for their efforts. It features a man sitting alone in a train car with a question mark...

Topic: Urbanism Posted:

Based on the visual and the context clues, here is the double-check regarding the character and the text overlay: **Character Identification:** * **Character:** **Admiral Genn Togo** * **Actress:** **Sarah Natochenny*...

Topic: Star Trek - Queer Posted:

The image depicts a scene from a classical painting featuring three figures in ancient attire. The text on the top left reads, "Women aren't supposed to swear!", while the text on the top right replies, "First of all,...

Topic: Anti-Misogyny Posted:

This image functions as a social media post generated by an AI assistant called ChatGPT, which uses a visual scene to explain the protests against robot taxis. The illustration depicts a crowd of people stopping vario...

Topic: OC Posted:

This visual "meme" illustrates the housing crisis of 2022 where the cost of buying a home (the orange line) skyrocketed dramatically, making it impossible for median-income households (the blue line) to afford it. The...

Topic: Urbanism - Housing Posted:

This meme deconstructs the binary opposition between a specific physical body and an abstract concept. It humorously suggests that while one can destroy the physical manifestation ("the man"), the underlying concept (...

Topic: Queer - Post-Structuralism Posted: