NPC (meme)

NPC is a meme. NPC is sometimes called NPC Wojak. The NPC meme is normally used to express that people who like the political left do not think for themselves.[1][2][3][4][5] The NPC meme looks similar to the Wojak meme.[6] The NPC meme was made in July 2016 by an unknown person.[6] The first NPC meme was uploaded to the website 4chan, and the idea behind the meme was explained there.[6] The NPC meme is famous, and has been shown on many news websites, for example on The New York Times,[4] The Verge,[3] BBC[7] and Breitbart News Network.[8]

First appearanceJuly 7, 2016
Created byAnonymous
Based onWojak
Full nameNPC
AliasesNPC, NPC Wojak
GenderMan

References

  1. "What is an NPC? The liberal-bashing meme sweeping social media ahead of the US midterms | The Independent". www.independent.co.uk. Independent Digital News & Media Ltd. October 17, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  2. "MAGA Memes and The Right Still Dominate Social Media-Here's Why | Observer". observer.com. Joseph Meyer. November 5, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "The NPC meme went viral when the media gave it oxygen - The Verge". www.theverge.com. Vox Media. October 23, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "What Is NPC, the Pro-Trump Internet's New Favorite Insult? - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. A. G. Sulzberger. October 16, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  5. "What are NPCs and why has Twitter banned them? | The Week UK". www.theweek.co.uk. Dennis Publishing Limited. October 23, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 "NPC Wojak | Know Your Meme". www.knowyourmeme.com. July 29, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  7. "Why has Twitter banned 1500 accounts and what are NPCs? - BBC News". www.bbc.com. BBC. October 17, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  8. "What Is the 'NPC' Meme? Liberals Rage at Cartoons Mocking Their Scripted Thoughts". www.breitbart.com. Breitbart News Network, LLC. October 16, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2019.