Wojak
| Wojak | |
|---|---|
| 首次登場 | Vichan imageboard, 2009 |
| 角色设定信息 | |
| 暱稱 | Feels Guy |
| 外部圖片链接 | |
|---|---|
 Wojak在Know Your Meme |
Wojak（/ˈwoʊdʒæk/；WOH-jak，波蘭語：wojak [vɔjak]，鬆散的士兵或戰士），又叫Feels Guy, 是一個互聯網迷因，其原始形式是一個簡單黑色輪廓卡通畫，描繪了一個帶著渴望表達抑鬱的孤獨表情禿頭男人。插圖來源未知。[1]首次可能出現於2009年vichan的波蘭圖像板上，後來2010年被一張名為wojak的海報轉發到德國圖像板krautchan。
該迷因隨後在4chan爆紅，與短語例如「我知道那種感覺，兄弟（英語：I know that feel, bro）」、「那種感覺（英語：that feel）」、「那種感覺當（英語：that feel when）」相關聯。
歷史
[编辑]最一開始“wojak”是一位波蘭用戶在德國圖像網站在英文版的用戶名稱，這位用戶在2010年左右開始上傳這張圖片，並經常伴隨著有關單身，沒有女朋友的哀嘆，跟據這位用戶的說法，這圖像原先來自波蘭的vinchan 圖像網站，以「ciepla twarz.jpg」(波蘭語:溫暖的臉)為檔案名被上傳到vinchan的，紐約時報的布萊恩·費爾德曼（Brian Feldman）對這wojak迷因的描述是「雖然痛苦，但還是要試著面對。」
目前已知的最早的「Wojak」是一位波蘭用戶在已關閉的德國圖像討論版Krautchan的英語討論區/int/上的用戶名稱，他在2010年左右開始張貼該圖像，通常伴隨著對於沒有女朋友的哀嘆。[2] 據他所說，該圖像最初來自波蘭的圖像討論版vichan，當時的文件名稱為「ciepła twarz.jpg」（波蘭語中的「溫暖的臉」）。[3] Brian Feldman of Intelligencer describes the meme Wojak's expression as "pained but dealing with it".[4]
該圖像亦傳播至其他圖像討論版，如4chan等。在2011年時，一張標題為「I know that feel bro」，兩個Wojak人物互相擁抱的圖像使得此迷因流行了起來。[2]
Wojak亦經常與模板短語「that feel」或「that feel when」（簡稱為「tfw」）結合使用。[2][3]
一些迷因創作將其與佩佩蛙結合在一起（口號為「feels good man/feels bad man」），費爾德曼稱之為「memescape內的柏拉圖式浪漫」。[3]
Variants
[编辑]NPC
[编辑]In October 2018, a Wojak with a gray face, pointy nose and blank, emotionless facial expression, dubbed "NPC Wojak", became a popular visual representation for people who supposedly cannot think for themselves or make their own decisions, comparing them to non-player characters – computer-automated characters within a video game. NPC Wojak has gained online notoriety.[5][6] The meme gained media attention, initially in Kotaku and The New York Times, due to its usage in parodying the supposed herd mentality of American liberals.[5][7] This usage of the meme has been attributed to Donald Trump rivals.[8] About 1,500 Twitter accounts falsely posing as liberal activists with the NPC meme as a profile picture were suspended for allegedly spreading misinformation about the 2018 United States elections.[7] [8] On January 13, 2019, a conservative art collective known as "The Faction" hijacked a billboard for Real Time with Bill Maher, replacing Maher's image with that of the NPC Wojak.[9]
Coomer
[编辑]In November 2019, the "Coomer" Wojak picked up in popularity with the "No Nut November" trend. The Coomer depicts a smiling Wojak edit with unkempt hair, red rimmed eyes, and an untidy beard. This Wojak is sometimes depicted with a skinny frame, and a large, muscular right arm resulting from excessive masturbation. It is generally understood to represent someone with a pornography addiction.[10] Much of this meme's popularity can be attributed to the "Coomer Pledge", a viral internet trend which dared people to abstain from masturbation for all of November, and change their profile picture to an image of the Coomer if they were to fail.[11]
Doomer
[编辑]The doomer is an image macro and character archetype that first appeared on 4chan. The image typically depicts Wojak wearing a black beanie and a black hoodie, with dark circles under its eyes, while smoking a cigarette. The archetype often embodies nihilism, clinical depression, hopelessness, and despair, with a belief in the incipient end of the world to causes ranging from climate apocalypse, to peak oil, to alcoholism, to (more locally) opioid addiction.[12][13][14] The meme first appeared on 4chan's /r9k/ board in September 2018.[15]
A related meme format, "doomer girl", began appearing on 4chan in January 2020, and it soon moved to other online communities, including Reddit and Tumblr, often by women claiming it from its 4chan origins.[15] This format is described by The Atlantic as "a quickly sketched cartoon woman with black hair, black clothes, and sad eyes ringed with red makeup". The doomer girl character is often associated with the e-girl and alternative subcultures. The character often appears in image macros interacting with the original doomer character.[15][16] The format is often compared to rage comics.[17]
Soyjak
[编辑]Soyjak, a portmanteau of "soy" and "wojak", is a variation of Wojak that combines Wojak-style illustrations with features of a soy boy or "nu-male".[18][19] It is typically used in online discourse, such as on 4chan and various other sites and imageboards, to mock an opponent's position by quoting them alongside a Soyjak image.[20] The first example of Soyjak appeared in December 2017 on 4chan's /int/ board. It quickly gained notoriety on the site, spawning many edits and variants, commonly mocking interests associated with "soy boys", including use of sites such as Reddit or 9gag, playing Nintendo Switch, or cuckoldry, among other things. Soyjaks usually have large open mouths. Aside from the original Soyjak variant, a Wojak edit with glasses and a scraggly beard, it became popular to trace real-life people perceived to fit the "soy boy" stereotype.[21]
相关角色
[编辑]- Yeschad - 外貌帅气而自信的中年白人男子，经常用于表达meme作者的真实意图。部分人士认为该形象涉嫌将真理垄断于白人男性手中，于是出现了多元化的Yeschad变种。
- Soyjak - 具有胡子和眼镜的Wojak变种，情绪激动，一般用于被讽刺。后来很多具有夸张表情的政治人物也被画进了相关漫画，也属于Soyjak。其著名变种为Soyjak pointing，即两个Soyjak用滑稽夸张的方式指着什么。
- Chudjak - 一个外貌严肃而猥琐的相关形象，又名Poljak，源自于帕特里克·克鲁修斯，2019年埃尔帕索枪击案凶手。该形象被用于讽刺另类右翼（尤其是4chan用户与非自愿单身群体）。常用语录为“西方已沦陷，数十亿人必须死去”(The West Has Fallen. Billions Must Die)和“已经结束了”(It's over...)
- Trannyjak - 具有大量男性特征，头发色彩杂乱而不整理，还有着胡子的跨性别女士形象。经常作为Chudjak仇恨的对象并被吊死。
- Phycho - 有精神疾病的Wojak，表情较为惊悚。
- NPC - 五官被更简单的线条所替代的Wojak变种。象征着盲目大众。
- Trad wife
另見
[编辑]- 波蘭球，另一起於Krautchan的迷因。
- 暴走漫畫，簡單黑色輪廓類似的迷因。
- 山道猴子的一生，由臺灣創作者Eric Duan上傳的長篇網路影片系列，採用Wojak迷因漫畫角色呈現。
- 一隻土撥鼠 #作品，YouTuber一隻土撥鼠以Wojak迷因創造的動畫。
參考
[编辑]- ^ Wojak. Know Your Meme. [2022-03-20]. （原始内容存档于2022-07-07）.
- ^ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Brown, Elizabeth Nolan. That Feeling When.... Bustle. [2018-10-19]. （原始内容存档于2018-10-19） （英语）.
- ^ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Feldman, Brian. What 4chan Memes Will Go Mainstream in 2017?. Intelligencer. [2019-02-09]. （原始内容存档于2018-10-19）.
- ^ Feldman, Brian. People Are Arguing About the Size of Their Brains Using MS-Paint Illustrations. Intelligencer. 13 February 2017 [1 August 2021]. （原始内容存档于1 August 2021） （美国英语）.
- ^ 5.0 5.1 Alexander, Julia. The NPC meme went viral when the media gave it oxygen. The Verge. October 23, 2018 [23 December 2018]. （原始内容存档于23 October 2018）.
- ^ Sommerlad, Joe. What is an NPC? The liberal-bashing meme sweeping social media ahead of the US midterms. The Independent. [2018-10-23]. （原始内容存档于2018-10-24） （美国英语）.
- ^ 7.0 7.1 Why has Twitter banned 1500 accounts and what are NPCs?. BBC News. 17 October 2018 [2018-10-19]. （原始内容存档于2018-10-17）.
- ^ 8.0 8.1 What Is NPC, the Pro-Trump Internet's New Favorite Insult?. The New York Times. [2018-10-19]. （原始内容存档于2018-10-16）.
- ^ Bond, Paul. Bill Maher Labeled "NPC" by Conservative Street Artists. The Hollywood Reporter. January 13, 2019 [January 15, 2019]. （原始内容存档于January 14, 2019）.
- ^ Dickson, E. J. How a New Meme Exposes the Far-Right Roots of #NoNutNovember. Rolling Stone. 2019-11-08 [2019-12-30]. （原始内容存档于2019-11-08） （美国英语）.
- ^ Iskiev, Max. Breaking Down the 'Coomer Pledge' Taking Over No Nut November 2019. StayHipp. 2019-11-11 [2019-12-30]. （原始内容存档于2020-09-28） （美国英语）.
- ^ Read, Max. Is Andrew Yang the Doomer Candidate?. Intelligencer. 2019-08-01 [2019-10-17]. （原始内容存档于2019-08-01） （美国英语）.
- ^ Keating, Shannon. Against Nihilism. BuzzFeed News. 11 September 2019 [27 April 2020]. （原始内容存档于4 June 2020） （英语）.
- ^ Knibbs, Kate. The Hottest New Literary Genre Is 'Doomer Lit'. Wired. 17 February 2020 [27 April 2020]. （原始内容存档于4 June 2020） （英语）.
- ^ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Tiffany, Kaitlyn. The Misogynistic Joke That Became a Goth-Meme Fairy Tale. The Atlantic. 3 February 2020 [27 April 2020]. （原始内容存档于4 June 2020）.
- ^ Martinez, Ignacio. Meet 'Doomer Girl,' the new voice of a classic meme. The Daily Dot. 7 January 2020 [28 April 2020]. （原始内容存档于4 June 2020）.
- ^ Meet 'Doomer Girl,' the new voice of a classic meme. The Daily Dot. 2020-01-07 [2021-01-15]. （原始内容存档于2020-06-04） （美国英语）.
- ^ Abascal, Luis. Basado, charocracia, chad o pesetas y cunetas: así habla el Team Facha. Elplural. 4 July 2021 [22 Sep 2021]. （原始内容存档于19 September 2021） （西班牙语）.
- ^ West, Ed. Why the Left can't meme. Unherd. 14 Aug 2021 [22 Sep 2021]. （原始内容存档于24 September 2021）.
- ^ Rawnsley, Adam. Afghanistan's Shitposting Taliban Stan Finds Right-Wing Fame. The Daily Beast. 11 Sep 2021 [22 Sep 2021]. （原始内容存档于13 September 2021）.
- ^ Klee, Miles. 'Soy Face' Is Real, and It's Annoying — It Just Needs a Better Name. Mel Magazine. 2020 [22 Sep 2021]. （原始内容存档于1 October 2021）.
外部鏈接
[编辑]
- Wojak / Feels Guy——解釋各種網路迷因和火紅現象的網站Know Your Meme
- Soy Boy Face / Soyjak——解釋各種網路迷因和火紅現象的網站Know Your Meme
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