Ethical questions about the Drew meme

So now that Drew is bigger than Stallone, what about the person that originally clipped the Drew face out of the GB video?

Are they...The Mememander in Chief? Should they get a cut?

Do we need a Meme Union?

No to everything. Including whatever people after me post.

No to everything.

I'm happy about the Drew meme.

We need to seize the memes of Production!

@anduran: That post made me barf, but in adoration.

I was really worried that was leading up to a serious question. Whew.

Everyone stop now. We're done here.

While I'm here, can someone tell me what video that gif came from?

Memes are immoral.

We all know there's no legitimate ethical questions regarding meme production!

This... this is harassment of women! #Memegate

Unprofessional Fridays: 12/06/2013

I envy Drew because with this new found fame he has the ability to make memes meet.

I would like to read Drew's memeoirs of this period after a few years. It would be a neat memento.

That's impressive. Mad that someone "stole" a pastiche of two things that you didn't create and quite possibly don't even know where they came from (plus, IMHO it's not even that good? Wouldn't it make more sense if it was just the image of Drew? I guess I'm too old to even understand...)

I can't imagine what this is like for Drew, who's always struck me as sort of a private person (despite being an on-air personality).

Who was in the booth for that stream? I guess they deserve some credit! Though TBH Drew's always making funny faces during streams!

What's all this shit for? "Guys, I've a funny thing to say on twitter. FOLLOW ME. I NEED THIS!"

This world needs another war.

@quantris: If you look at further tweets, that person is really butthurt that someone 'stole' her meme.

So i should post every gif of drews face in case it becomes a meme in the future but say i did it first and sue them for cash money/bitcoin?

@wynnduffy said:

She works at fucking Buzzfeed lol, why am I not surprised.

You can't stop the signal, Mal.

That's some Fine Brothers level shit right there son.

@quantris: I feel for her, i designed the che guevara shirt.

If the alt-right make blinking Drew into their new mascot, like Pepe, does that mean we have to disown Drew along with it?

That whole Pepe thing still bums me out. Some people are so stupid and have to be told what to believe instead of trying to understand that memes can be used for anything. I won't be afraid of using it because of those ignorant types.

FeelsBadMan

The nature of memes, is that they are more and the person who created it. It takes on a life of it's own.

I feel this is where a Metal Gear Monologue would start, but I gotta run out the door and get to work in a minute.

Nailed it

@anduransteps up to write his reply...

@wynnduffy said:

Is this that post modernism all the kids have been talking about?

I am aware and hopefully everybody else knows that Drew has no control on what happens to the meme. I really hope that it does not get co-opted by the Alt-Reich and ruin the fun for everybody else. On a side note, Drew was interviewed in The Ringer's Achievement Orientated podcast.

https://soundcloud.com/channel33/ep-266-achievement-oriented-on-becoming-a-meme-and-setting-speedrunning-records

Drew is now the defacto white guy. Google white guy. It's all Drew Scanlon all the time. Companies would kill for SOE like that.

Scanlon On Everything?

@theht: You...you are a god.