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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm pretty sure Puss In Boots, originally from 1550 Europe, is completely unrelated to Zorro, which even plays in a colonial region that didn't exist before 1800.

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 22 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The dreamworks Puss in Boots voice actor is the actual Zorro live action actor.

They made Puss in Boots a parody of Zorro, as an elaborate joke.

It's already funny, and gets even funnier as you realize it's the actual Zorro actor playing a cat, doing a parody, of himself, as Zorro.

This meme too is a new level of funny, when you realize both charachters are the same actor.

[–] Bougie_Birdie@piefed.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 weeks ago

In this case, they're related by being played by the same actor. This incarnation of Puss n Boots was definitely influenced by Antonio Banderas' Zorro