TOPIC 6 : THE ORIGIN OF MEME.

By Kipkorir Bett

Where did the Meme come from? 

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That's the question most have never ask themselves simply because they just found it existing and are living with it. Now its one of the most interesting part in the entertainment category.

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It entertains, It educates and also it mocks. 

According to History:        

"Memes have been around since long before the internet existed. In fact, they have been around since before Dawkins coined the term, showing up as early as 79 AD in a Pompeii ruin and as late as the 1970's, in graffiti.

The first published case of the word meme (pronounced “Meem,” not me-me), dates back to Richard Dawkins’ 1976 book, The Selfish Gene. Dawkins referred to it as a “Mimeme”—a word derived from Greek that means “that which is imitated.” The word was then abbreviated to just “meme” due to its similarity to the word “gene.”

https://www.howtogeek.com/356232/what-is-a-meme/

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Meme has taken over Kenya and is now a form of income to the Meme Creators. They have contributed towards making smiles on peoples faces. These Memes have a different taste of preference. They include : 

• Ethnic difference
• Gender 
• Political 
• Innovative 
• Technological
• Current Affairs 

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In most cases the Meme flow with the current affairs with creativity used in it to make it Funny and interesting. Through the use of Social Media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and mostly used Whats app status have been used also to boost its existence. 

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Other than that Meme also have also been misused in that everything becomes a laughing matter and nothing is taken serious For Example the Corona Virus Pandemic have been made fun of on the social media yet its something so serious. Other times it may become personal especially when the Meme used someones pic to bring a joke out of it then it becomes offensive. But the we live in a democratic country where there is freedom of expression. 

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I look at meme and see an creative mindset of Young people trying to make something out of themselves. But then too much of something is poisonous. Let technology benefits us rather than destroying us. 

LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE AND IT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER. 

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