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Jun 23, 2023 · The hunt for Oceangate’s missing vessel swept up meme artists, amateur sleuths, and the Titanic obsessed. By Allegra Rosenberg Jun 23, 2023, 12:15pm EDT. Photo: OceanGate/ Handout/Anadolu...
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OceanGate Titanic Submarine Incident refers to a small tourist submersible operated by the tour firm OceanGate Expeditions going missing with five people on board in June 2023 during a mission to the wreck of RMS Titanic. The incident became a viral subject of discourse and memes on social media following the story becoming international news, part...
On June 18th, 2023, the five-person submarine Titan, operated by OceanGate Expeditions, went missing one hour and 45 minutes after beginning its mission to the wreck of RMS Titanic. On June 19th, 2023, the first media reports about the incident were made. On that day, Twitteruser @mattxiv tweeted a link to an article about the incident, summarizing...
Following the initial news of the incident and the reposts of the details from the 2022 CBS article, the incident became a viral subject of discussions and memes. Following the initial viral tweet about the incident by @mattxiv, Twitter users @DementedVoluptu, @lwt_gorgeousrry and others made jokes on June 19th, 2023, referencing "the Orca Wars," a...
Jun 22, 2023 · Research has shown that many use humor — and memes — to cope with tragedy. But as jokes surrounding the missing vessel circulated online, some said they felt the dark humor was ill-timed and in...
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Jun 28, 2023 · A flood of jokes and memes about the missing Titanic submarine on social media has been met with outrage. Before the US Coast Guard said on Thursday, June 22 that a ‘catastrophic implosion’...
Jun 23, 2023 · Memes, jokes about Titan submersible draw criticism over insensitivity. FILE – This undated image provided by OceanGate Expeditions in June 2021 shows the company’s Titan submersible. Rescuers are racing against time to find the missing submersible carrying five people, who were reported overdue Sunday night.
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Dec 6, 2023 · The submarine memes. As the rescue operation for the missing submersible began to unfold, a wave of memes about the situation also started to surface. Humorous takes about the submersible...
Jun 21, 2023 · It also isn't just limited to jokey statements and nasty memes either. Users on social media increasingly feel the need to tear down those that they disagree with like never before. Instead of ...
