Internet meme’s have been around for many years. They have been around since the 1990’s and have evolved with the internet. Most of the time memes are harmless fun, a quick laugh. But sometimes a meme starts to spread, and it can end up doing more harm than humor. A common meme that has been circling around is the Triggered meme. Originally it was a picture of someone’s face making an extreme expression, normally of surprise, with an orange bar on the bottom with the word “TRIGGERED” in all caps, but this has since moved on and into people’s, mostly kids, vocabulary. This term is very ablest, a term to describe discrimination and social prejudice against people who have disabilities, and very often can lead to people with actually triggers
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Two more sadly popular meme are aimed at the transgender community. These memes are the “Did you just assume my gender” meme and the “I identify as an attack helicopter” meme. Not being cis, a term used to describe people whose gender is the same as their birth sex, is hard enough as it is. Gender dysphoria is a big issue in the trans community, and while there are many solutions, some being packers, binders, corrective surgery, etc., this still seems to stay a big problem. Another problem is transphobic people, people how do not accept trans people, who will harass, harm, and yell at trans people. Why is this important to know? Because trans kids live in a world who wants them gone and these two very common memes inforce this deadly and damaging behavior. When people make this joke it makes trans children feel unsafe, that the people they are around will hate them because of how they identify. This causes them to not come out, which leads to them being referred to as their incorrect pronouns and dead name, which can lead to depression, anxiety, and a slur of other mental disorders, and increased gender dysphoria. Huffington post says that “those with strong support were 82% less likely to attempt suicide” and with kids making these joke, this takes away someone’s safe space. It takes away someone’s …show more content…
While this was true, this stopped being the case when young children came into the mix. Trauma and Trans kids are nothing to joke about. Kids are very impressionable, and letting these jokes continue will make these jokes become someone’s actual thinking. But how do we solve this? Simple. Teachers and parents need to put an end to this. It is not ok to hear kids make these jokes. They have authority in their homes and classroom. Do not allow these jokes to be said. If they continue, send kids to the principle office, call home. Do what you would do with any other form of bulling, because this is bulling. If we teach kids this isn’t ok they will stop. We need to teach that this behavior is harmful and not ok. If you teach children now to not be disrespectful of things they don’t understand, then this problem will lessen
Two more sadly popular meme are aimed at the transgender community. These memes are the “Did you just assume my gender” meme and the “I identify as an attack helicopter” meme. Not being cis, a term used to describe people whose gender is the same as their birth sex, is hard enough as it is. Gender dysphoria is a big issue in the trans community, and while there are many solutions, some being packers, binders, corrective surgery, etc., this still seems to stay a big problem. Another problem is transphobic people, people how do not accept trans people, who will harass, harm, and yell at trans people. Why is this important to know? Because trans kids live in a world who wants them gone and these two very common memes inforce this deadly and damaging behavior. When people make this joke it makes trans children feel unsafe, that the people they are around will hate them because of how they identify. This causes them to not come out, which leads to them being referred to as their incorrect pronouns and dead name, which can lead to depression, anxiety, and a slur of other mental disorders, and increased gender dysphoria. Huffington post says that “those with strong support were 82% less likely to attempt suicide” and with kids making these joke, this takes away someone’s safe space. It takes away someone’s …show more content…
While this was true, this stopped being the case when young children came into the mix. Trauma and Trans kids are nothing to joke about. Kids are very impressionable, and letting these jokes continue will make these jokes become someone’s actual thinking. But how do we solve this? Simple. Teachers and parents need to put an end to this. It is not ok to hear kids make these jokes. They have authority in their homes and classroom. Do not allow these jokes to be said. If they continue, send kids to the principle office, call home. Do what you would do with any other form of bulling, because this is bulling. If we teach kids this isn’t ok they will stop. We need to teach that this behavior is harmful and not ok. If you teach children now to not be disrespectful of things they don’t understand, then this problem will lessen