Internet culture often moves like white water rapids, so let’s take a moment to celebrate some of the best viral moments of the year so far.
My brother in Christ
Originally from memes re-captioned to remove the n-word, this phrase has now become part of the internet vernacular. Now you too can use it to express how obvious something is or your disdain for the previous commenter.
Courtesy of Know Your Meme
What are you listening to?
What started out as a genuinely cute trend of asking people with headphones what they were listening to, eventually got out of hand. As with many viral trends, it slowly divulged into the weirdest possible answers people could think of.
@toekneecorrado #whatsongareyoulisteningto #fyp #fypシ #funny #funnyvideos #comedy #skit #funnymoments #fypシ゚viral ♬ original sound - Toeknee
@nataliesoutlet HAHAHA we had to hop on this trend #whatareyoulisteningto #fyp ♬ original sound - NataliesOutlet
Elmo vs Rocko
@..coolfactsz HE ACTUALLY HANDLED IT RIGHT THIS TIME LMAO 😭 #sesamestreet #fyp #fypシ #ArbysDiabloDare #CloseYourRings #foryoupage #goviral #goviraltiktok #elmo ♬ Use this when you get a breakup - ✨𝑒𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑤✨
Elmo and Rocko’s beef was another strong theme this year on TikTok. In fact, Elmo in general was hugely popular as a TikTok sound. Are you fed up with his voice yet? 🫠
@littlegoblinlad he’s going somewhere, we’re just not sure where #goblin #cat #catsoftiktok #elmo #walk #cryptid ♬ Elmo - rico😮💨💯
Empaths everywhere
You may have come across those types that seem to believe that their ability to read human emotions is a superpower. People across all the platforms decided to roast this type of person, with the occasional one still cropping up.
@jonconn2.0 As an empath, I can sense hes upset about something#viral #fyp #foryou ♬ original sound - Jon Conn
Homophobic dog
From the information I have gathered is this dog was homophic, until realizing that they were actually gay themselves, embracing gay people and themselves, after some research. What a glow up 😍! pic.twitter.com/dfbC0cf7sP
— PancakesR4TheWeak (@WafflesR4TheGr8) March 11, 2022
Ironically, a cute all-white dachshund owned by a gay couple became known for not being too fond of gay people. Whitney Chewston shot to fame with some great sideye at the gay community.
This was my…
this was my multiverse of madness pic.twitter.com/knceq6xqgP
— cybr angel 👾 (@cybrxangel) May 5, 2022
Whether it was your Multiverse of Madness or your Heartstopper, people were comparing two of the biggest hits of the year to older franchises. Sometimes the comparisons were tenuous or boiled both pieces down to clones and gays respectively, but gave a nose exhale nonetheless.
this was my heartstopper pic.twitter.com/JsNPiF2zJV
— High Priestess Of the Gorbalz 𓆏 (@anarchwitch1312) April 28, 2022
Euphoria High
@mariiachourio No bookbag no nothing #euphoria #euphoriaseason2 #maddyperez #rue #fyp ♬ And why arent you in uniform - No context Spongebob
The American high school drama Euphoria comes with LGBTQ+ representation and some serious looks being served. But the question remains: how would the characters dress for a day at school?
he should be the principal of euphoria high school pic.twitter.com/iQMSp9blIk
— gabe bergado (@gabebergado) January 10, 2022
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