Our group’s meme presentation was on the Krusty Krab vs. Chum Bucket meme. It’s about a debate between two things, ideas, or people in which one is the Krusty Krab, or the better option of the two, and the Chum Bucket, the worst option of the two. The meme went viral in late March after the “Angry Patrick” meme. The KK vs. Chum Bucket unsurprisingly gained significant popularity on Twitter and went viral for about a month. People love being correct about something, particularly in a debate, which was one of the several reasons why this meme became so popular. Some of the KK vs. Chum Bucket arguments included: Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James, Fortnite vs. PubG, PS4 vs. Xbox One, Packers vs. Bears, and pancakes vs. waffles.
I covered the online meme communities section of our presentation, which talked about where and why the meme spread. I’ve already mentioned that the meme started on Twitter, but quickly spread to other social media sites. The reason why the KK vs. Chum Bucket went viral so fast is because of the power of new communication technologies. Twitter and other social media sites keep domesticating our society, which invokes a higher participatory culture for a lot of people. The presence the meme had on Twitter allowed the ability for users to share and interact the meme and their opinions, which in turn gives those users more personal gratification and pride. Due to the many different ways individuals can photo edit nowadays, this meme in particular is very easy to photo edit.
Creating and sharing our meme presentation was undoubtedly one of my favorite projects this semester. We were all interested in doing the project from the start and had a good time creating and sharing it with the class. We all got a good grade too which tops it all.