I have a legit reason to hate my name now, i just hate that whole “bye Felicia” thing, its not funny “I never really knew what they were meaning by that but part of me wonders if memes like these have kind of given people a stereotype of certain names.”īut when it comes down to it, just why is “Sharon” funnier than “Lisa”? What makes “Karen” the butt of the joke, but not “Betty”? What’s in a name? A meme by any other name would be as dank. McConnachie first became aware of “Sharon” memes when she joined social media a decade ago and discovered her name was a stereotype for a “soccer mom with a minivan that liked to complain in supermarkets.”Īs she grew older and met more people, McConnachie found they would often remark that she “didn’t look” like a Sharon. “None of these memes sat well with teenage me who was trying desperately to fit in amongst classmates,” says Sharon McConnachie, a 25-year-old from Scotland. Why do cunts go “mail me” when sumcunt asks about their new job? Nb Sandra you’re part time in Home Bargains no undercover wae the MI5īut how do the Jans, Chads, Janets, and Sharons of the world feel about the memeification of their names? While their experiences are obviously in no way comparable to people who face real-world, racially-motivated name discrimination, it is potentially frustrating to have a name that is part of pop culture. Other names become internet jokes because they were part of movies that were clipped into gifs – such as “Sure, Jan” to denote disbelief, “My name is Jeff” for anyone whose name is, yes, Jeff, or “Bye, Felicia” for anyone irritating. That name then slowly becomes cultural shorthand for a type of behaviour. The set-up usually goes like this: a person jokes about an annoying behaviour as though they were directly talking to the person annoying them, then they end the joke-angry outburst with a name. Over the last few years, it has become increasingly popular to end online jokes with a name. Science and Technical Research and Development.Infrastructure Management - Transport, Utilities.Information Services, Statistics, Records, Archives.Information and Communications Technology.HR, Training and Organisational Development.Health - Medical and Nursing Management.Facility / Grounds Management and Maintenance.Events and Offers Sign up to receive information regarding NS events, subscription offers & product updates. Ideas and Letters A newsletter showcasing the finest writing from the ideas section and the NS archive, covering political ideas, philosophy, criticism and intellectual history - sent every Wednesday. Weekly Highlights A weekly round-up of some of the best articles featured in the most recent issue of the New Statesman, sent each Saturday. The Culture Edit Our weekly culture newsletter – from books and art to pop culture and memes – sent every Friday. Green Times The New Statesman’s weekly environment email on the politics, business and culture of the climate and nature crises - in your inbox every Thursday. The New Statesman Daily The best of the New Statesman, delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. World Review The New Statesman’s global affairs newsletter, every Monday and Friday.
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