Bill Cosby’s Twitter Meme Challenge Goes Horribly Wrong
Monday afternoon, whoever runs Bill Cosby’s social media team decided to tweet this challenge to his nearly 4 million Twitter followers:
Go ahead. Meme me! http://t.co/uM3KSji8or #CosbyMeme pic.twitter.com/9PbpQqz33X
— Bill Cosby (@BillCosby) November 10, 2014
Is it possible that they didn’t anticipate how this seemingly innocent request for #CosbyMemes would inevitably result in pointed references to the numerous rape allegations that have resurfaced over the past few weeks?
After video of comedian Hannibal Buress joking about Cosby being a “rapist” — though not a convicted one — went viral, it seems to be the first thing many Twitter users thought of when the opportunity to create a #CosbyMeme arrived.
Here are some of the memes posted to Twitter so far:
#CosbyMeme Oh Boy! pic.twitter.com/5shOSuH74c
— E.J. Coughlin (@ejc) November 10, 2014
The mystery behind Cosby's fashions revealed! #CosbyMeme pic.twitter.com/dgGJuBbSXx
— Myka Fox (@MykaFox) November 10, 2014
Here we go #Cosbymeme pic.twitter.com/HMp1VwoHNk
— S.I. Rosenbaum (@sirosenbaum) November 10, 2014
This one should easily get approved! #CosbyMeme pic.twitter.com/GYysETPODn
— Jake Currie (@jakecurrie) November 10, 2014
What do you think, is this one going to get approved? #CosbyMeme pic.twitter.com/gIurvxz46m
— Kate Aurthur (@KateAurthur) November 10, 2014
Jesus! RT @irathethird: #CosbyMeme pic.twitter.com/Fv6EluCo6H
— The Notorious T.I.M (@BionicBombshell) November 10, 2014
How's this, did I do this right? RT @BillCosby: Go ahead. Meme me! #CosbyMeme pic.twitter.com/ZS6bvTZCsa
— Jason Steele (@FilmCow) November 10, 2014
#CosbyMeme pic.twitter.com/cZ60GpfQiw
— Zahra (@ZahraTahirah) November 10, 2014
I could do this all day. #CosbyMeme #cosbyproblems pic.twitter.com/A8hXSXeh6D
— sideshowRaheem (@sideshowRaheem) November 10, 2014
Here you go @BillCosby! #CosbyMeme pic.twitter.com/k5ZsjFwztj
— Austin (@DadSelfie) November 10, 2014
Someone's getting fired. #cosbymeme pic.twitter.com/GSMsNFcz1D
— Adam Hammer (@AdamHammer) November 10, 2014
@BillCosby #CosbyMeme pic.twitter.com/5Ub0fgPRSN
— dan barker (@danbarker) November 10, 2014
Make your own at billcosby.com/cosbymeme.
[Photo via Twitter]
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