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4chan was hacked by users from Soyjak.Party, leaking janitor emails, restoring the long-dead /qa/ board, and exposing the site's creaky old codebase.
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Behind the Meme had discovered Operation Zenzi. Not only was his video not hilariously incoherent, it actually made the case that explaining memes to normies is a good thing. He didn’t even seem ...
Emerging from highly problematic forums on 4chan, specifically a 2016 thread discussing ethnic superiority, “Yes Chad” began as part of a meme format known as Nordic/Mediterranean.
According to Moot, the life cycle of a meme is that it starts on 4chan, is studied on Know Your Meme, and then is monetized by Cheezburger. (Subscribe to Founder Stories on iTunes).
The OK sign's new meaning as a "white power" sign was originally a 4chan troll. The Anti-Defamation League has now classified it as an actual hate symbol.
The "It's Okay to Be White" segment was typical Fox News fodder, but with an exception: Tucker Carlson was pushing forward a meme promoted by white supremacists.