From "Honey Badger may not care, but the ‘creative genius’ who took him viral just won a big victory" (WaPo). Gordon was sharp enough to have trademarked the lines "Honey Badger Don’t Care" and "Honey Badger Don’t Give a S—."
Note that Gordon's original viral video wasn't made by him at all. It was National Geographic video. He just provided the audio track.
ADDED: It's inherent in the nature of memes and virality that people repeat something. "Honey badger don't care" would be nothing if people hadn't passed it on and found it fun to repeat. I'd be very careful about letting people own catch phrases. How are the rest of us supposed to speak? All our words are stolen if you get too picky about what it means to steal.
IN THE COMMENTS: Laslo Spatula says:
There is a nascent post to be made in analyzing the Honey Badger video now in the context of The Era Of That's Not Funny.
The pseudo-gay voice is obviously problematic.
He is also appropriating the Honey Badger's culture for his own benefit, and mocking it in the process.
The celebration of an animal for its violent and selfish tendencies is also troublesome: indeed, the video could be seen as a Trojan Horse for celebrating the American Conservative White Male.
To begin.
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Ann better trademark the phrase “cruel neutrality” ahead of the bonanza.
I use it all the time, but I do pay via the Althouse AMZN portal.
I viewed the "eyebrows on fleek" video. I literally could not understand a word she said. Fortunately it was just a few seconds in length.
That's a great meme, fer sure. I hope she quickly copyrights her moment of genius.
I cast my pearls before badgers for free.
What an idiot.
Teenagers and people of color hardest hit?
I’m gonna go out on a limb here and guess the Honey Badger narrator was gay or pretending to be?
"We in dis bitch, finna get crunk, eyebrows on fleek, dafuq."
Sigh...
I don't understand why this didn't become a meme. I love my fishie, and want to kill my fishie.
You have a cute cat, cute cat action, and the inherent psycho-killer that lies inside every cat.
I probably should have had him wearing a shark costume and riding around on a Roomba.
Randall also did a narration for the sloth. (And maybe other animals, I don't know.) But it seems that the honey badger was the one people really liked. Was it because of his narration or just because honey badgers are cooler? Maybe it was just the perfect combination to catch viewers' attention.
Just what this world needs ~ legitimizing the idea that you can make a living from a wad of of pop culture chewing gum for scrolling morons. I cannot tell you how many of my kids' peers say "YouTubers" when you ask what they are going to be when they grow up.
Let me add this: "Gort! Klaatu barada nikto!"
Who started "why isn't she in jail yet?"
Laslo, there's a Cat channel on PlutoTV. See if they'll buy it. There are surprisingly few cat fishies on it, because everything's a toy to a cat.
There is a nascent post to be made in analyzing the Honey Badger video now in the context of The Era Of That's Not Funny.
The pseudo-gay voice is obviously problematic.
He is also appropriating the Honey Badger's culture for his own benefit, and mocking it in the process.
The celebration of an animal for its violent and selfish tendencies is also troublesome: indeed, the video could be seen as a Trojan Horse for celebrating the American Conservative White Male.
To begin.
Someone ought to trademark The Germans have a word for that.
Did anyone copyright “Trigglypuff” or “Pajama boy”?
NO, THAT’S NOT FUNNY!
Worse, it's the black part of the animal that's violent and selfish.
"Where's the Beef?" was on the Jeopardy Tournament of Champs rerun this week, and no one got it. They were too young. The audience is endless.
Lewis hadn’t made any money off the phrase, even after companies like IHOP, Taco Bell, and Forever 21 used it.
Is there some reason why people should be paid just because someone said something that someone else later decided to also say?
"Trojan Horse for celebrating the American Conservative White Male."
Does a Trojan Horse have a larger penis than Bigfoot?
I would also posit that Honey Badger might have been the last of the All-American memes.: young, old, male, female and other -- all were able to enjoy the joke.
In The Era of That's Not Funny and the Era of Trump memes now tend to be elevated into consciousness to score points against one side or the other: they are used as to divide, and their success depends on how well that is accomplished.
Indeed, if a meme is seen as too all-inclusive there will be those who will more-strongly endeavor to find out how someone somewhere is excluded or marginalized by it: it must be neutralized, because it does not serve a greater purpose.
In this sense, the memes are following the arc of the late-nite talk-shows: where once these were aimed at all of America, they are now focused on their true-believers and exist in an us-and-them framework.
Honey Badger: the End of the Era that Preceded The Era of That's Not Funny.
Then-Laker coach Pat Riley copyrighted "Threepeat" about 30 years ago. A true visionary.
YEA! Laslo's back!
now,
WHERE THE HELL IS PONYTAIL GIRL ON A TREADMILL???!?!?!?!
Cosmetics ? The fat ugly poc should start her own line of head-bags.
gilbar said...
YEA! Laslo's back!
now,
WHERE THE HELL IS PONYTAIL GIRL ON A TREADMILL???!?!?!?!
My sentiments exactly!
Nothing like scrolling through the homepage and seeing an addendum: In the comments, Laslo said...
YAY!!
The ponytail girl on the a treadmill is Laura W. Laurant.
Welcome back Laslo! You were missed!
"Laslo Spatula said...
I don't understand why this didn't become a meme. I love my fishie, and want to kill my fishie."
That's genius.
This is turning out to be a pretty good day.
Annie C said...
gilbar said...
YEA! Laslo's back!
now,
WHERE THE HELL IS PONYTAIL GIRL ON A TREADMILL???!?!?!?!
My sentiments exactly!
She was in physical therapy this morning getting her leg worked on. Maybe she hurt her knee on the treadmill. Unfortunately, unlike Laslo, I can't read her mind. There was no Audi in the parking lot, however.
David said: "The ponytail girl on the a treadmill is Laura W. Laurant. "
Are you sure? I think ponytail girl might be LWL's assistant
I'd be very careful about letting people own catch phrases. How are the rest of us supposed to speak?
Short phrases cannot be copyrighted. 37 C.F.R. 202.1(a). They can be, as in this case, trademarked. So you're perfectly free speak the phrase; you just can't use it to sell a product. I can say the words "Coca Cola" all day, but I can't put them on a soft-drink can if I'm not the Coca Cola Company.
I have a trademark on "Sanitized Portable Autopsy Service".
Business is slow.
The Laz- Man!
The Lazinator!
Baron Lazzy Von Lazmeister!
The Lazitola!
Lazarino!
All our words are stolen if you get too picky about what it means to steal.
Without plagiarism there can be no culture.
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