NPC (meme)
political Internet meme
NPC is a meme. NPC is sometimes called NPC Wojak. NPC stands for Non-looksmaxxing-sigma-character. The NPC meme is normally used to express that people who like the political left do not think for themselves.[1][2][3][4][5] The NPC meme looks similar to the Wojak meme.[6] The NPC meme was made in July 2016 by an unknown person.[6] The first NPC meme was uploaded to the website 4chan, and the idea behind the meme was explained there.[6] The NPC meme is famous, and has been shown on many news websites, for example on The New York Times,[4] The Verge,[3] BBC[7] and Breitbart News Network.[8]
| NPC | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | July 7, 2016 |
| Created by | Anonymous |
| Based on | Wojak |
| Information | |
| Full name | NPC |
| Aliases | NPC, NPC Wojak |
| Gender | None |
References
change- ↑ "What is an NPC? The liberal-bashing meme sweeping social media ahead of the US midterms | The Independent". www.independent.co.uk. Independent Digital News & Media Ltd. October 17, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ↑ "MAGA Memes and The Right Still Dominate Social Media-Here's Why | Observer". observer.com. Joseph Meyer. November 5, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The NPC meme went viral when the media gave it oxygen - The Verge". www.theverge.com. Vox Media. October 23, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "What Is NPC, the Pro-Trump Internet's New Favorite Insult? - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. A. G. Sulzberger. October 16, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ↑ "What are NPCs and why has Twitter banned them? | The Week UK". www.theweek.co.uk. Dennis Publishing Limited. October 23, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "NPC Wojak | Know Your Meme". www.knowyourmeme.com. July 29, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ↑ "Why has Twitter banned 1500 accounts and what are NPCs? - BBC News". www.bbc.com. BBC. October 17, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ↑ "What Is the 'NPC' Meme? Liberals Rage at Cartoons Mocking Their Scripted Thoughts". www.breitbart.com. Breitbart News Network, LLC. October 16, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2019.