My attempt to explain a viral meme to my grandma backfired hilariously

I tried to show her the 'woman yelling at a cat' meme, and she thought it was a real argument. Now she keeps asking if the cat apologized, which has me wondering how memes evolve beyond their original context?

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jamesr346h ago

That "apologized" thing is how memes become folklore, lol.

the_pat3h ago

Totally @jamesr34, my uncle once demanded a meme character's RESIGNATION. We're crafting OUR OWN folklore.

patricia_johnson4h ago

Hold on, your grandma actually thought that was a real argument? That's incredible because the whole point of the meme is how absurd it is to pair those two images. It's wild how context completely evaporates once something goes viral, and people inject their own narratives. Your grandma asking if the cat apologized is accidentally genius, it shows how memes morph into shared stories that have little to do with the original joke. We're basically creating modern folklore out of screenshot misunderstandings, and it's both hilarious and a little terrifying. Honestly, the internet has turned us all into amateur mythmakers without even realizing it.