Bad Kermit, Doge, What in tarnation, But that’s none of my business: we all know these as Internet memes that have circulated through our news feeds or timelines at one point in time.
It seems like these make an appearance on social media overnight.
We all know who Danielle Bregoli, the “Cash Me Ousside” girl, is by now. The memes are endless all over the Internet. The question is, why is one troubled 13-year-old girl an Internet sensation?
This generation thrives off of events/people like Bregoli. While I do in fact believe some of the memes and remixes are funny, it’s ludicrous that we are shining the spotlight on this kind of individual.
We are talking about a 13-year-old child that wears crop tops, wears the same amount of makeup as me (a 19-year-old), speaks with the mouth of a sailor and steals from her family.
First of all, why?
Second of all, what the f***?
Get it together millennials. This girl is the epitome of trash, and she is getting everything she could have ever wanted and more. She first appeared on Dr. Phil in September 2016, and by February 2017 she had become an Internet icon, has been interviewed by various magazines and stars in a music video. Bregoli appears in Kodak Black’s “Everything 1K” music video sitting on a luxury car, counting stacks of money and lip syncing Kodak’s verses. And, surprise, she’s sporting a shirt with “Cash me ousside, how bow dah?” written on it. I applaud Kodak for playing his cards right. He knew this girl was receiving hits on social media left and right, so his video was a sure fire hit when word got around about the star. However, we are wrongly rewarding this delinquent with fame and attention.
In turn, the creators of these memes are receiving attention on social media. Are situations like this simply a giant cycle of receiving attention? Is our generation merely concerned with creating the funniest, relatable, etc. meme that will go viral? We are a generation of technology. We live through the Internet. People want to create content that will become viral and reach the millions of Internet users every day. They want to live in infamy because of that one meme, video, remix or picture they created. Instead of current events, family happenings and photos of friends, our social media is filled with senseless memes designed for humor created by attention-seeking content creators.
I am only hoping to make you think. Or prove me wrong.
Do we glorify moments like this, shine the spotlight on those who don’t deserve it, to have the spotlight shifted to us?
