The Scandal RFK's Brain Worm Doesn't Want You To See

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Know Your Meme Team
September 23, 2024

The Weekly Meme Roundup: The RFK Jr. And Mark Robinson Scandals, Memes About Diddy's Arrest And More

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. somehow has another scandal, the Republican gubernatorial candidate of North Carolina somehow topped that, and Diddy got got. Here's what you might've missed this week in memes.

Lera Abova "Nico Robin" Casting Controversy refers to the internet reaction to Russian actress Lera Abova being cast as Nico Robin for the second season of the One Piece Live Action Netflix show. Although the majority of fans met the casting with positive feedback, some netizens disagreed with the choice because of Abova's Russian heritage, claiming it is inappropriate given Russia's ongoing war with Ukraine. A boycott movement against Netflix was started on X, former Twitter, in mid-September 2024, in which people canceled their subscription to the streaming platform and demanded a recast of the character.

They're Eating the Dogs is a quote spoken by former President Donald Trump during the September 2024 U.S. Presidential Debate between Trump and Kamala Harris. The quote references unverified rumors of Haitian immigrants eating pets and geese in Springfield, Ohio, which went viral at the time of the debate, inspiring a meme trend in which users shared AI images of Trump with cats and ducks. After saying, "They're eating the dogs, they're eating the pets," Trump was fact-checked live by a moderator. The quote became a catchphrase in mid-September 2024 and inspired reactions and memes on social media, including a trend on TikTok in which users filmed their dogs listening to Trump say the line.

Moo-Deng the Baby Hippo refers to a female pygmy hippo named Moo Deng who was born at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand in July 2024 and went viral online in September of that year. Moo Deng's photographs and videos, particularly an image in which she is being sprayed from a water hose while looking mortified, inspired fan art and memes on social media.

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Upcoming Meme-a-versaries

Here are this week's birthday memes celebrating their anniversaries from the storied halls of meme and internet history:

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The Internet Is Obsessed With This Screaming Baby Hippo Named Moo-Deng

Moo-Deng the Baby Hippo refers to a female pygmy hippo named Moo Deng who was born at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand in July 2024 and went viral online in September of that year. Moo Deng's photographs and videos, particularly an image in which she is being sprayed from a water hose while looking mortified, inspired fan art and memes on social media.

It's Been 5 Years Since The Internet Decided to "Storm Area 51" to "See Them Aliens"

In September 2019, a viral internet meme led to the "Storm Area 51" event, originating from a Facebook post titled "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us." Created as a joke, the event's goal was to raid the highly classified U.S. Air Force facility in Nevada, famously associated with UFO and alien conspiracy theories, to "see them aliens."

Who Is SmartSchoolBoy9? Creepy Adult Pretending To Be Children Online

Smartschoolboy9 was an Instagram user who dressed and acted like a schoolboy in high-heeled boots, glasses and white face makeup. Smartschoolboy9's content has been described as disturbing, surreal and fetishistic. Smartschoolboy9 has purportedly responded to accusations of being a predator using social media accounts that are believed to belong to him in which he seemingly denies being predatory.