The best memes are the ones that point out our human frailties and foibles. The reason that viral jokes and images go viral in the first place is that they’re so instantly and universally relatable. For example, almost everybody knows a “Good Guy Greg” — a nice person who only looks like a jerk. And we’ve all got a picture of ourselves or our friends from our awkward teenage years that very closely resembles that one of the “Ermahgerd”-shouting, Goosebumps -loving young lady.
The latest and maybe greatest meme of familiarity hitting Twitter takes the form of a joke format: Mustering the courage to speak an unpopular opinion into a live, hot microphone. The speaker is invariably greeted by a wave of boos, and then the speaker’s original, controversial statement is confirmed and agreed with by an authority figure. It’s open-ended but has innate comic timing, so the “say into the mic” fad is exploding. After all, don’t we all just want to say the silly things that pop into our heads and for the world to tell us we’re not wrong?
“mint oreos are good”, i say into the mic.
the crowd boos. i begin to walk off in shame, when a voice speaks & commands silence from the room.
"he's right," they say. i look for the owner of the voices. there in the 3rd row stands: god himself
— Corn on the Cob(y) // 100 (@CobyDeCucumber) December 21, 2017
“theres nothing wrong with human cloning," i say into the mic.
the crowd boos. i begin to walk off in shame, when a voice speaks and commands silence from the room.
"she’s right, you know". i look for the owner of the voice. there in the 5th row stands: me.
— ee cummies (@babyuniversaI) December 21, 2017
"1989 is better than reputation." I say into the mic.
The crowd boos. I begin to walk off in shame,when a voice speaks and commands silence from the room.
"She’s right" they say. I look for the owner of the voice.There in the 3rd row stands: Harry Styles.
— nouf (@yourgetawaycar) December 21, 2017
"Wonder Woman can beat Superman in a fight," I say into the mic.
The crowd boos. I begin to walk off in shame, when a voice speaks & commands silence from the room.
"She's right," they say. I look for the owner of the voice. There in the 5th row stands: Albert Einstein himself.
— gabi (@harleivy) December 20, 2017
“louis tomlinson can’t sing” i say into the mic
suddenly, boos begin to fill the room as i rush off of the stage in tears. was i wrong?
“she’s right” i hear someone say. i look for the owner of the voice and there, standing in the third row, is beyoncé
— caramelo duro (@90schaneI) December 21, 2017
"Big time rush is better than those shitty Beatles," I say into the mic.
The crowd boos. I begin to walk off in shame, when a voice speaks and commands silence from the room.
"He's right," they say. I look for the owner of the voice. There in the 5th row stands: Mozart himself.
— sarah (@fastjelIyfish) December 19, 2017
"Im a piece of shit” I say into the mic.
The crowd cheers loudly. I begin to walk off proudly, when a voice speaks and commands silence from the room.
"She isn't wrong". I look for the owner of the voice. There in the 4th row stands: my mother.
— jadey (@loserichie) December 20, 2017
"And that is why I cry everytime I look into a mirror." I say into the mic.
The crowd bursts into laughter. I start to walk off, but then I hear a strange voice shout out "How Can Mirrors Be Real If Our Eyes Aren't Real?"
I turn my head and see, in the front row, Jaden Smith.
— tahlia | 89 (@fememist) December 21, 2017
"hamlet and horatio were a couple" i say into the mic.
the crowd boos. i begin to walk off in shame, when a voice speaks and commands silence from the room.
"she’s right," they say. i look for the owner of the voice. there in the 5th row stands: shakespeare’s ghost himself
— ros (@northamlet) December 20, 2017
"Batwoman is more competent than Batman," I say into the mic.
The crowd boos. I begin to walk off in shame, when a voice speaks and commands silence from the room.
"She's right," they say. I look for the owner of the voice. There in the 5th row stands: Batman himself.
— gabi (@harleivy) December 21, 2017
"Space Jam is the greatest movie of all time” I say into the mic.
The crowd boos and I begin to walk defiantly offstage, when a single voice speaks and the room falls still.
"He isn't wrong." I look for the hero in the crowd. There he is; in the 7th row. He is also me.
— mamoudou about nothing (@MamoudouNDiaye) December 21, 2017
“i've seen this joke 1000 times today,” i say into the mic.
the crowd boos. i begin to walk off in shame, when a voice speaks & commands silence from the room.
"she's right," they say. i look for the owner of the voice. there in the 5th row stands: my entire twitter timeline.
— pinned if unf ? (@heartwines) December 21, 2017
“This meme died 5 minutes ago”, I say into the mic.
The crowd boos. I begin to walk off in shame, when a voice speaks & commands silence from the room.
"He's right," they say. I look for the owner of the voice. There in the 5th row stands: the creator of the meme, himself.
— DaiKaiju-Z (@KaijuZ) December 20, 2017