Original paper
The curious case of Confession Bear: the reappropriation of online macro-image memes
Abstract
‘Advice animals’ are popular user-created, image-based, and online meme formats. The memes include a humorous image of an animal juxtaposed with text offering advice and/or making a joke. One such example is known as ‘Confession Bear’, which features a sad looking Malayan sun bear ‘confessing’ to something silly, shameful, taboo, or embarrassing. Confession Bear was first circulated through the online community Reddit and was intended to be...
Paper Details
Title
The curious case of Confession Bear: the reappropriation of online macro-image memes
Published Date
Jan 2, 2014
Volume
17
Issue
3
Pages
301 - 325
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