Is This a Pigeon?
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| Meme | |
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| Synonyms: | Pigeon meme, Anime Butterfly meme, Confused Anime Dude, Oblivious Anime Guy |
| Date Started: | 2011 |
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Example of meme. The guy is labeled "me" and the butterfly is labeled "two characters that exist". The dialogue says, "Is this a ship".
Is This a Pigeon? is a meme that originally showed a character from the anime The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird incorrectly identifying a butterfly as a pigeon. Text is placed over the butterfly and over the man and the question will be changed accordingly, often showing someone confusing one thing for another. The meme was first used in late 2011 and early 2012, but has seen a resurgence on Twitter in 2018. Fans will use the meme to gently make fun of oblivious characters and sometimes fandom itself.
Examples
General Fandom
Fandom Specific
- Black Panther: Killmonger
- Spider-Man: Homecoming: Tony Stark by agentcarterismyhero (June 9, 2018)[1]
- Westworld: Bernard by most-days-i-dont (May 14, 2018)[2]
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Spike by a-slayer-world (April 27, 2018)[3]
- Sailor Moon: Sailor Jupiter
- League of Legends: Kayn (21 MAY 2018)[4]
- Avengers: Infinity War: Thor by thedecayoftruth (May 15, 2018)[5]
- Mad Men: Don Draper by incorrect-mad-men-quotes (May 22, 2018)[6]
Resources
References
- ^ 18,825 notes as of 5 December 2018. Why is Gamora?, Archived version
- ^ 531 notes as of 5 December 2018. Some things, when you say them, don't stay alright, Archived version
- ^ 425 notes as of 5 December 2018. A Slayer World, Archived version
- ^ 1,270 notes as of 5 December 2018. Is this those annoying meme again?, Archived version
- ^ 242 notes as of 5 December 2018. [1], Archived version
- ^ 378 notes as of 5 December 2018. Incorrect Mad Men Quotes, Archived version