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Not S&P Approved
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| Date Started: | Jun 12, 2022 |
| Related: | Gravity Falls |
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Not S&P Approved is a meme that expanded from the Gravity Falls fandom. It was started when Alex Hirsch released a video for the 10th anniversary of the TV show's premier date compiling some of the lines that Disney's S&P division took issue with, and Hirsch's defense of them.[1]
Hirsch's video:
- Tweet by Alex Hirsch, Archived version
- Tumblr mirror: post by chuutoro, Archived version with screencaps from twitter
- Reddit mirror: link, Archived version
The video went viral across multiple social media platforms, inspired discussion about S&P censorship, and also spawned a lot of memes on the phrase "not S&P approved", both within Gravity Falls fandom and fandom more broadly.
Response to Hirsch's video
Quote from Hirsch's video, with screencap of the "Not S&P Aproved" mention that made it into the final version of the Summerween episode: Post 1, Archived version; there also this post, Archived version by same author
Response to Hirsch's video: https://phantomrose96.tumblr.com/post/687356660716568576
Another response: https://www.tumblr.com/alittlelavenderlady/687287459711680512/no-one-hates-on-disney-more-than-disney-creators
Examples of Meme usage
- The verdict is in sbubby created by spookiew )
- concept: shorts that say “not S+P approved” on the butt, Archived version by paradigmtheory; combination with the booty shorts meme
- is sheIs she, you know… Not S&P approved?, also a play on another contemporary tumblr meme
- https://www.tumblr.com/kedterblog/687439130574094336/getting-increasingly-motivated-to-make-tshirts-or?source=share
- your fave is not sp approved tumblr blog
References
- ^ Tweet by Alex Hirsch, Archived version. The video was also reposted to other social media sites such as Tumblr and Reddit and went viral there.