9/11 Memes Have Taken Over the Internet
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Detached from the 2001 attacks, it's become one of the internet's most popular punchlines.
By David Mack David Mack Contact David Mack on X Contact David Mack by Email View all posts by David Mack September 9, 2024 In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the Twin Towers were coopted as a symbol of patriotism — but a new generation has found dark humor in their shadow. Michel Renaudeau/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images Olivia, a 21-year-old college student, was sitting in an English class at her Minnesota school last week when her professor began talking about the challenges in writing about traumatic events. But when he used 9/11 as an example, and described to the class how hectic things seemed th
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