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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 57 points 2 days ago (8 children)

What is it with yanks and cutting up babies dicks?

[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Look up "John Harvey Kellogg circumcision". A lot of the US obsession with cutting up baby penisses is because of him and his obsession with preventing boys from masturbating.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago

That dude was a freak

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Wasn't that why he invented corn flakes too?

[–] okr765@lemmy.okr765.com 2 points 1 day ago

On Wikipedia, his supposed instigation and popularization of circumcision is listed as a common misconception. It still looks like he supported the practice at some point though

[–] jali67@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago

And unfortunately, many Americans don’t ever think or question anything. It just remained this way.

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 day ago

It didn't work.

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 days ago

The Kellogg in Fallout 4 is his descendant

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Religious cult nonsense is the typical reason.

[–] philycheeze@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And then it got so popular they decided it would be weird to stop 🙄

[–] jali67@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago

It’s cool to be stupid and promote anti intellectualism in the US

[–] Darukhnarn@feddit.org 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think it used to be about preventing masturbation?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago

Lol you'd think they would have figured out pretty quick that it didn't work

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

At this point it's mostly just to match the dad.

Idk I got one because im Jewish, soon the entire thing will be cut off >:3

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

And you have to pay to have it removed!

[–] desmosthenes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

more carry overs from judaism; so much of the bible carries over

Christian radicals I think.