Via @Olympics
Via @DailyMirror
Oh Internet, how we loathe you sometimes.
Millions were disappointed after gullibly falling for an fake story indicating that "Harambe McHarambeface" won the naming contest for a baby gorilla at a Chinese zoo.
It all started when the crap-tacular Daily Mirror--who never checks the legitimacy of their sources--decided to pick up the story. The "source" was the fictitional "Boston Leader" news website, and the internet ran with it from there:
The truth quickly came out and hearts were broken everywhere...
...and though we might not have a Harambe McHarambeface YET, you can still show your support and buy your "McHarambeface" t-shirt here:
Be among the first to get their #McHarambeFace shirts https://t.co/tugrmjXbQc
— Pro Trader EDGE (@THEMarket_EDGE) September 14, 2016
Via @ZackFord
More than 11,000 people were marching against gay marriage in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico on Sept. 10th. Queue our hero, a 12-year-old Mexican boy, who stood against the crowd as a solitary voice of reason against the tide of oppression.
Afterwards, the child said, "I have an uncle who is gay and I hate the hatred."
Same-sex marriage has been legalized in Mexico City and 9 of the nation's 31 states. There are challenges currently underway in the 22 other states.
Wow! This photo! 12-Year-Old Mexican Boy Attempts to Block Thousands of Anti-Gay Protesters: https://t.co/qmHip9lA03 pic.twitter.com/uH93PYEONC
— Zack Ford (@ZackFord) September 12, 2016
See the people marching here.
His moment was reminiscent of the Tiananmen Square "Tank Man" in Beijing in 1989:
We won't stop saying it, because it's the truth no matter where you live:
Support Human Rights Campaign Here, or Freedom to Marry here.
Via Banksy
In a move as bold as one Banksy would make himself, his former agent (and current enemy), Steve Lazarides, is holding a Banksy exhibition in a car park in Melbourne, Australia from Oct. 7 through Jan. 22, showcasing over 80 works from different private collections.
Lazarides likes to do sh*t for shock value even though that's a juvenile way to do art. He and Banksy haven't spoken in ages, including at a recent Massive Attack concert in March when they kept their distance from each other.
Art by Banksy
They are mainly hyping the exhibit as rare, in that the works are privately-owned so it's unlikely to know when they will be shown publicly again, but the bottom line is that Banksy isn't going to benefit from this exhibit, as he explicitly states on his own website (pictured below) that he has no connection with Lazarides.
So if you want to support the artist then you should try to fund public art all over the place, so that people like Banksy can make a decent living.
Art by Banksy
Via @GordonReid91
Wimbledon & Australian Open Champion Gordon Reid shared his view from center court as he got into the Quarter Finals playing Wheelchair Tennis Men's Doubles with Alfie Hewett at the 2016 Rio Paralympics:
Incredible atmosphere on centre court tonight! Good win with @alfiehewett6. Into the QF tomorrow. Thank you Rio 🇬🇧🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/j2b0NBQL5U
— Gordon Reid (@GordonReid91) September 11, 2016
The pair won the Wimbledon Wheelchair Men's Doubles earlier this summer:
...so they are used to kicking ass and taking names.
Go get 'em boys!
Via Apple
Today, Apple announced new wireless earbuds called "AirPods" and Twitter went wild:
Searching my #AirPods after #AppleEvent 😁 pic.twitter.com/ymiHQvz0Lo
— Amit Panchal (@AmitHPanchal) September 7, 2016
So HiddleSwift is over...
Wow #HiddleswiftIsOver ?! What a surprise....☕️🐸 pic.twitter.com/XCzfE0p2AF
— Hope (@itsmehope13) September 7, 2016
...and the internet is all over it:
Going to work today like... #HiddleswiftIsOver pic.twitter.com/5kBo5qkgqE
— Angela (@Anzjulaa) September 7, 2016
Chvrches dedicated their song "Under the Tide" to Harambe while a Red Sox fan ran on the field in a "Harambe 69 Jersey" at Fenway Park on Sunday night:
Not to be outdone though, an awesome Cincinnati school has made Harambe their new mascot for the football team, and decided to dance and drag a kid around during a game to celebrate "Harambe style" in front of a ton of soccer moms to glorious extent:
I don't know who made the final decision on this one--in the town that Harambe died in--but these kids kick serious ass for going this far!
Never change, you crazy gorilla-loving bastards. Never change.
Twitter is erupting with the hilarious hashtag of #NameBrandMovieQuotes. Check out some highlights here:
Keep your friends close but your Dominos closer #NameBrandMovieQuotes pic.twitter.com/I0WzFP4y7a
— ✨Nikki✨ (@The_mrstouch) August 24, 2016
Via Twitter
Donald Trump just said for us to call him "Mr. BREXIT" on Twitter:
Understandably, the internet erupted in ridicule for the man who, until very recently, was unfamiliar with the term "BREXIT" entirely:
...and for the WIN:
Via Twitter
For about $20 at Albuquerque Italian restaurant, Paisano's, you can buy yourself some bad judgment.
The owner, Rick Camuglia, insists he wasn't trivializing the Black Lives Matter movement, but just trying to push his "tuna dish with black olive tapenade."
Understandably, Twitter erupted trying to explain where he went wrong:
...but he JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO GET IT.
The shirt and hat are still available for sale here if you don't get it either.
Via Twitter
Olympics commentary finally was worth watching this weekend, when a Bachelorette party crashed the BBC's coverage
This is the beautiful moment when a hen party crashed BBC Four's late-night Olympic coverage. pic.twitter.com/urlBmFzzKA
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) August 14, 2016
The bride, Maria, refused to end her 15 Minutes of Fame, but paid back the favor by giving the network some free publicity by having her party chant "BBC! BBC!" for the cameras...
The commentator, Scott Bryan, didn't seem to mind...
...and even followed up with her the next day
The cutie finally ended her brief guest starring role by signing off with the "call me" sign....
Here's to hoping her husband doesn't mind her public lack of marital commitment.
Via Twitter
A clever ad campaign has caught Londoners attention by threatening to deport Pokémon Go! characters as a ploy for getting attention for a petition demanding that EU Citizens be allowed to stay in the UK with the same rights as pre-BREXIT had allowed them. The signs were spotted all over London Monday, from the London Eye to Tube Stations:
The #POKEMONGOHOME Campaign has garnered a ton of attention...
So even though we love and adore THESE guys...
...Go Sign The Petition to guarantee EU Nationals a right to remain in the UK, because people are definitely better than freakin' Pidgeys.
To be fair to the person who made the decision that there needed to be 75 lifeguards keeping an eye on the world's best swimmers, concussions and other accidents do happen. That hasn't stopped the internet jokesters from commenting on a picture of a bored looking lifeguard.
Via @adage
As soon as this Sprite advertisement was spotted, people started to complain. Why, maybe because instead of saying truths that are #BrutallyRefreshing, as the campaign intended, it really amounted to some cheap jokes that are #BrutallySexist.
The responses were equal parts "Sprite, you should be ashamed!" and "Did no one in charge of marketing read over this and think that it could be offensive and/or sexist? Really? NO ONE?!?"
via @tommyxcore,
via @ThisCaitlin, @AmarielleEU, @WellNowUniverse,
via @shaunbrilldream, @CristianaDeLia
