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Trueblue1968

(17,218 posts)
Sun Apr 30, 2023, 03:05 PM Apr 2023

We love DARK Brandon !!!!

Can a meme born in darkness --say, the racist corners of GOP's --ever come to have lighter meanings? The "DARK BRANDON " Democrat's meme popularity among Biden supporters are swift and decisive. It has effectively become a positive affirmation, not only of Biden himself, but of the internet’s ability to reclaim and salvage what once was lost.

Most recently, visitors to Biden’s newly unveiled 2024 campaign website discovered the site’s “Dark Brandon” pointing people towards a special “Dark” campaign tee emblazoned with the Brandon image.

Not bad work for a meme that originally started out as a right-wing slogan, “Let’s Go Brandon,” that was actually coded to stand in for “F Joe Biden.”
Dark Brandon typically appears as a laser-eyed Joe Biden, usually presented via ancient lolcats-style image macro, probably with a reference to defeating malarkey somewhere.

The meme first began to catch on in late summer of 2022, trending on Twitter and drawing mockery from right-wing influencers like Ben Shapiro, while other posters complained that the libs ruined their meme. But the origin and potential cringe elements didn’t stop many Biden supporters from wholeheartedly embracing and running with the imagery. The meme caught the public’s attention at a moment when the real Biden was riding a string of policy wins. Biden’s achievements, combined with the public’s hunger for a refreshing source of leftist inspiration, made the figurative Dark Brandon an irresistible memetic superhero.

https://www.vox.com/culture/23300286/biden-dark-brandon-meme-maga-why-confusing-explained

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We love DARK Brandon !!!! (Original Post) Trueblue1968 Apr 2023 OP
A bit off topic: "Cheesehead" was a pejorative that was embraced by WI. Football fans or not. LakeArenal Apr 2023 #1
It comes from this NASCAR post race interview. LudwigPastorius Apr 2023 #2
I love how a misheard chant at a NASCAR interview is proof of the deep state media conspiracy IronLionZion Apr 2023 #4
"Yankee" is to me the primo example. GopherGal Apr 2023 #9
OTOH usonian Apr 2023 #3
LOL at the RWNJs GenThePerservering Apr 2023 #5
Long ago slightlv Apr 2023 #6
... JuJuChen Apr 2023 #7
Oh hadn't seen this one! 😀👍 electric_blue68 May 2023 #15
Joe Biden campaign 404 page... Whatthe_Firetruck Apr 2023 #8
😎💜🍀🕊🌈 Cha Apr 2023 #10
Just ordered my coffee mug from Joe's website. Cheers! Hekate Apr 2023 #11
i love Joe Brandon .... er i mean Biden Trueblue1968 Apr 2023 #12
We need a couple Dark Brandon avatars! Maru Kitteh May 2023 #13
i would love one. And..... I want a DARK Hillary Avatar also Trueblue1968 May 2023 #14
I really enjoy the Dark Brandon meme LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 #16

LakeArenal

(28,817 posts)
1. A bit off topic: "Cheesehead" was a pejorative that was embraced by WI. Football fans or not.
Sun Apr 30, 2023, 03:18 PM
Apr 2023

I remember “Nasty Woman” was embraced.

There must be other examples.

I never quite got why “Brandon” got hung on Joe. But then I’m not sure why “Karen” was hung on actual nasty white women.

LudwigPastorius

(9,140 posts)
2. It comes from this NASCAR post race interview.
Sun Apr 30, 2023, 03:31 PM
Apr 2023

The spectators are chanting "Fuck Joe Biden" at 0:58.

The interviewer tries to spin the drunken, cousin-fucking crowds' words as "Let's Go Brandon".


?t=58

GopherGal

(2,008 posts)
9. "Yankee" is to me the primo example.
Sun Apr 30, 2023, 09:31 PM
Apr 2023

The song "Yankee Doodle" was obviously meant to demean the colonists. Thus, defiant adoption of a nickname that was intended to be derogatory has a long and storied history in the US.

The idea that "you created this 'Brandon' and now you find you can't withstand the powers of Dark Brandon" is kind of amusing.

slightlv

(2,793 posts)
6. Long ago
Sun Apr 30, 2023, 05:54 PM
Apr 2023

we women reclaimed the name "Witch" and proudly wore it as something other than the crook-nosed ugly old hag. We wore it in beauty and power, and to this day, still do!

Trueblue1968

(17,218 posts)
12. i love Joe Brandon .... er i mean Biden
Sun Apr 30, 2023, 11:57 PM
Apr 2023

Joe Biden, My Favorite Meme | MAKERS

The bromance is real. Vice President Joe Biden on the hilarious memes with President Barack Obama and the real friendship behind them.

Maru Kitteh

(28,340 posts)
13. We need a couple Dark Brandon avatars!
Mon May 1, 2023, 01:08 AM
May 2023



If I'm not too lazy I could do it but . . . . I'm a little lazy right now.




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