Meme Girls: Visualizing Mean Girls jokes

Meme Girls: Identifying feminist humor in the movie "Mean Girls" All throughout history people born with penises have claimed that women aren't Meme hits based on the rost followed Mean Girls ther edTur blr blog: fuckyeahr eangirls.tur blr.com funny. 70000 We identify what kind of jokes resonate within Tina Fey's writing (the methodology adopted to identify the jokes came from Erik Voss of Splitsider who identified jokes into the five forms). In addition, more than a decade after 60000 50000 its release, we also identify which jokes have permeated today's social media climate, through counting the most reposted Mean Girls related memes on Tumblr. 40000 I Verbal 30000 Lines that writers (of the show) intended on being funny I Visual 20000 Humorous instances that rely on what the audience sees on screen, such as costumes, graphics, props, specific physical gestures, etc. 10000 I Callbacks An instance in which the show intentionally repeats or cashes in on a specific joke that was set up previously, either within the episode or Humor classifications across the entire series. based on Erik Voss of Splitsider.com I Reveals Instances in which the story takes a surprising, humorous twist. I Cultural References The jokes specifically alludes to the reality of the viewer, outside of the show. These include references to pop culture, current events, history, literature, sports, etc. References require the audience to know information about the world prior to watching the show. 92 RUNTIME MINUTES