User:DoctorWho42/Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash

Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash
Type of site	Facebook group
Available in	English
Created by	Will Dowd (founder)
URL	facebook.com/groups/berniesandersmemes/
Commercial	No
Users	294,000+

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Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash (BSDMS) is a Facebook group where members can share and discuss Internet memes relating to American politician and junior United States senator Bernie Sanders. Sanders is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The group currently has over 294,000 members.^[1]

Format

The content of Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash is user-submitted. Members of the group create posts to the group acting as commentary for politician Bernie Sanders and his presidential campaign.

Memes

Bernie vs. Hillary

Slate's Amanda Hess notes how the "Bernie vs. Hillary" meme was popularized in the group.^[2]

I'm Not Kidding, Maddi

The meme "I’m Not Kidding, Maddi" was popularized via the group.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Moderation

The group's moderators aim for a positive commentary on the presidential candidate. Male Sanders supporters who use hostile or sexist terms to cut down Hillary Clinton, or Bernie Bros, are usually berated via the Facebook's comment feature and banned. Memes that are either sexist, racist, or ad hominem attacks against Hillary Clinton are not approved.^[1]

Reception

American electro house musician Steve Aoki has called the group "eternally entertaining."^[6] Student newspaper The Oberlin Review's Josh Ashkinaze reviewed the group as "an odd page because political memes usually take a critical stance towards their subject."^[7] Thought Catalog's Jacob Geers reviewed it favorable stating "this Facebook group that didn’t look like anything I’d ever seen before." Geers said the "dank Bernie Sanders memes" were "truly hilarious."^[8] Vice's Carles .Buzz described the "Facebook group continues to generate memes for Bernie supporters that transcend the traditional media coverage of their beloved Presidential candidate. The memes are explanatory, deconstructive, self-aware, and incendiary."^[1] Yahoo Politics's Alyssa Bereznak called the group the second most popular of the eighteen large groups dedicated to him.^[9]

BernieSingles.com

A spin-off group Bernie Sanders Dank Meme Singles inspired an online dating service BernieSingles.com. The website was founded by Arizona State University student Colten Caudle and co-owner David Boni. The website received 1,000 registered users within the first hour.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c .Buzz, Carles (22 February 2016). "Can Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash Swing the Election?". Motherboard. Vice. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ Hess, Amanda (9 February 2016). "The Bernie vs. Hillary meme is weird, ceaseless, and kind of sexist, just like the 2016 campaign". Slate. The Slate Group. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ Abalajon, Earl (11 February 2016). "#ImNotKiddingMaddi Trends After Hillary Clinton Fundraising Email Goes Viral". Yahoo Tech. Yahoo. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ "I'm Not Kidding, Maddi". Know Your Meme. Cheezburger. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ Thomas, Stephen (11 February 2016). "Maddi of #ImNotKiddingMaddi opens up about Hillary, Bernie, and Beyoncé's 'Formation'". The Daily Dot. The Daily Dot. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ Aoki, Steve (22 February 2016). "The 17 Dankest Bernie Sanders Memes On The Internet". Steve Aoki. Aoki Media. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ Ashkinaze, Josh (12 February 2016). "Politicians Should Embrace Internet Memes". The Oberlin Review. WordPress. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ Geers, Jacob (29 January 2016). "19 Bernie Sanders-Themed Dank Memes That Will Have You LOLing (Whether You're Super Political Or Not)". Thought Catalog. Thought Catalog. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ Bereznak, Alyssa (9 February 2016). "The Bernie Bros rule the Internet". Yahoo Politics. Yahoo!. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ Trinidad, Kelsi (19 February 2016). "Do You Yearn for the Bern? There's a Dating Site for That". The New York Observer. New York Observer, LLC. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

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External links

Category:Facebook groups Category:Internet forums Category:Social networking services

[.Buzz_2016-1] .Buzz, Carles (22 February 2016). "Can Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash Swing the Election?". Motherboard. Vice. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[Hess_2016-2] Hess, Amanda (9 February 2016). "The Bernie vs. Hillary meme is weird, ceaseless, and kind of sexist, just like the 2016 campaign". Slate. The Slate Group. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[Abalajon_2016-3] Abalajon, Earl (11 February 2016). "#ImNotKiddingMaddi Trends After Hillary Clinton Fundraising Email Goes Viral". Yahoo Tech. Yahoo. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[Know_Your_Meme_2016-4] "I'm Not Kidding, Maddi". Know Your Meme. Cheezburger. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[Thomas_2016-5] Thomas, Stephen (11 February 2016). "Maddi of #ImNotKiddingMaddi opens up about Hillary, Bernie, and Beyoncé's 'Formation'". The Daily Dot. The Daily Dot. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[Aoki_2016-6] Aoki, Steve (22 February 2016). "The 17 Dankest Bernie Sanders Memes On The Internet". Steve Aoki. Aoki Media. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[Ashkinaze_2016-7] Ashkinaze, Josh (12 February 2016). "Politicians Should Embrace Internet Memes". The Oberlin Review. WordPress. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[Geers_2016-8] Geers, Jacob (29 January 2016). "19 Bernie Sanders-Themed Dank Memes That Will Have You LOLing (Whether You're Super Political Or Not)". Thought Catalog. Thought Catalog. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[Bereznak_2016-9] Bereznak, Alyssa (9 February 2016). "The Bernie Bros rule the Internet". Yahoo Politics. Yahoo!. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[Trinidad_2016-10] Trinidad, Kelsi (19 February 2016). "Do You Yearn for the Bern? There's a Dating Site for That". The New York Observer. New York Observer, LLC. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

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