Dark Brandon

Show Summary:

On this week's episode, Jamie and Josh discuss the history and context behind Dark Brandon memes. How did Joe Biden become featured in memes with laser eyes and dark aesthetics? How we can make sense of the trend's influence on culture and media narratives? What is its true influence?

Show Notes and Resources:
Laser Eyes
Stage One Memes: lolspeak
Stage Two Memes: LOLcats 
Stage Three Memes: Breakdown of Structure
Stage Four Memes: Deep Fried Era
Vince McMahon meme
Galaxy Brain Meme
Dark MAGA
Based memes
Biden calls Trump’s philosophy Semi-Fascism
Umberto Eco’s 14 guidelines of fascism
Biden and Trump Covid meme
Biden Neutralized meme
Brandon Eyepatch Meme
Joe Biden Speech Photo (Sept. 1)
Biden IRS Meme
Biden Star Wars Meme
Trump calls democrats fascists

Credits
Hosted by Dr. Jamie Cohen and Josh Chapdelaine
Audio edited and mixed by Josh Chapdelaine
Digital Void Podcast is a production of Digital Void, LLC.

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