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{{Short description|Facebook group supporting US Senator Bernie Sanders}}
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'''Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash''' ('''BSDMS''') is a ] group where members can share and discuss ]s relating to American politician and junior ] ]. Sanders is a ] for the ] for ] of the ] in the ]. As of March 2, 2016, the group had over 350,000 members.<ref name="Dizard 2016" /> '''Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash''' is a ] group where members previously shared and discussed ]s relating to American politician and ] from ], ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home » Senator Bernie Sanders |url=https://www.sanders.senate.gov/ |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Senator Bernie Sanders |language=en-US}}</ref> Sanders was a ] for the ] for ] in the ], as well as the ].<ref name="facebook.com">https://www.facebook.com/groups/berniesandersmemes/members/ {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> This page is still active on Facebook with over 273,000 followers as of 2023.<ref name="facebook.com"/>


==History== ==History==
The group was created in early October 2015 by Will Dowd and Sean Walsh with the purpose of supporting the ]. As of March 2, 2016, the group had a member count of 350,000.<ref name="Dizard 2016" /><ref name="Know Your Meme Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash 2016" /> By contrast, on March 2, 2016, the largest Hillary Clinton meme group, called "Hillary Clinton Dank Meme Stash," had 500 members and mostly posted about pro-Sanders issues.<ref name="Dizard 2016" /> The group was created in early October 2015 by college student Will Dowd and author Sean Walsh with the purpose of supporting the ].<ref name="AlexanderZodiac">{{cite news|last1=Alexander|first1=Leigh|title=Blame it on the Zodiac killer: did social media ruin Ted Cruz's campaign?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/may/04/ted-cruz-campaign-social-media-memes-zodiac-killer|access-date=16 May 2016|work=The Guardian|date=4 March 2016}}</ref>


On April 25, 2016, the group was temporarily affected by a 2016 Bernie Sanders Facebook groups suspension. ]'s website ''Death and Taxes''{{'}}s ] said that "I myself can report that porn is still popping up in popular FB group Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash, and its members are not amused."<ref name="Peck 2016" /> Seattle's ] '']''{{'}}s ] said, "the group Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash is still up and running."<ref name="Baume 2016" />
A spin-off dating site, Bernie Sanders Dank Meme Singles, was founded by Beth Hannah, who works for the ] in ].<ref name="Emery 2016" /><ref name="Gum 2016" /><ref name="Kinery 2016" /><ref name="Nerdstrom 2016" /><ref name="Silvers 2016" /> On February 18, 2016, the group had over 8,000 members.<ref name="Kinery 2016" />


On July 12, 2016, Sanders formally conceded the nomination and endorsed Hillary Clinton. The community was divided on the endorsement.<ref name="Crosbie 2016" /><ref name="Tiven 2016" />
==Content==
The content of Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash is user-submitted. Members of the group create posts as commentary for Sanders and his presidential campaign. Many of the posts ] the politician into ] as well as ]s as ]. Memes may include ]s. While predominantly based on Facebook, content from BSDMS is also shared on ], ], and ].<ref name="Dewey 2016" /><ref name="Nerdstrom 2016" /> ] ]s are also uploaded.<ref name="Nerdstrom 2016" />


{{as of|2018|May|8|df=US}}, the group had a member count of about 417,147.<ref name="Dockray 2017" /> {{as of|2018|May|8|df=US}}, the group shed most of its team, leaving only 15 admins / moderators.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/1013071262046733/admins/ {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> The Facebook page has over 50,000 likes.<ref name="Schwartz 2016" />
The group's moderators aim for positive commentary on the candidate. ]s are usually berated via the Facebook's comment feature and ]. Memes that are ], ], or ] attacks against Clinton are not approved.<ref name=".Buzz 2016" /> Dowd has said little coordination goes into the creation of memes. Co-founder and former moderator Walsh has said, "This generation's memes are that generation's ] or ]. Seriously, memes are going to be very prevalent in politics. They're going to get ideas into your head."<ref name="Dewey 2016" />


{{As of|2019|October|18|df=US}}, with Bernie Sanders running for president in 2020, the group had about <!-- Please do not change unless there is a new citation. --> 394,448 members.<ref name="facebook.com"/>
===Art===
]ist ] featuring the "Bernie vs. Hillary" meme.]]
On February 12, 2016, ] ] organized the ] "Weekend with Bernie" for ] in ], ], ]. The exhibition included ]'s ] "Faces of Bernie Sanders Dank Meme Stash" featuring ] video chats with members of the group as well as a painting of American rapper ] as Sanders by Canadian ] ]. The exhibition raised over $10,000 in donations to the ].<ref name="Ihaza 2016" /><ref name="Armstrong 2016" /><ref name="Papermagazine 2016" />


In June 2020, admins renamed the group to "So You Decided To Fuck Around" and stated, "The stash has progressed beyond the need for Bernie Sanders."<ref name="ReferenceA">https://www.facebook.com/groups/berniesandersmemes/ {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>
===Memes===
A meme that pitted Clinton and Sanders as opponents was popularized in the group.<ref name="Dewey 2016" /><ref name="Hess 2016" /> The meme features a political poster comparing the two candidates on a particular issue. '']''{{'}}s Stephen Thomas has called the meme "hugely popular."<ref name="Thomas 2016" />


As of November 2020, the group is inaccessible on Facebook due to its popularity.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
On February 10, 2016, another meme, this one an ] originally sent to ] supporters during the ], was also popularized via the group. One of the supporters was Maddi Epping, a ] from ]. The email contained the subject line "I'm not kidding, Maddi". Epping posted a ] to the group.<ref name="Thomas 2016" /> The meme became a ] on social media platforms and was referenced in several news outlets.<ref name="Thomas 2016" /><ref name="Abalajon 2016" /><ref name="Horton 2016" /><ref name="Know Your Meme I'm Not Kidding, Maddi 2016" /><ref name="Phillips 2016" />

==Content==
The group's content is user-submitted. Members create posts as commentary for Sanders and his presidential campaign. Many posts edit the politician into ], such as rap album covers, or into ]s. Memes include ]s. While predominantly based on Facebook, content from the group is also shared on ], ], and ].<ref name="Dewey 2016" /><ref name="Nerdstrom 2016" /><ref name="Cush 2016" /> ] ]s are also uploaded.<ref name="Nerdstrom 2016" />

The group's moderators aim for positive commentary on Sanders. Their goal with these memes is to make people think of Bernie as comedic. Memes that are ], ], or ] attacks against other candidates are not approved, but were generally ignored, especially sexist memes against Hillary Clinton. Dowd said little coordination went into the creation of memes.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

In 2016, the group popularized the hugely popular meme "]" that pitted Clinton and Sanders as opponents,<ref name="Dewey 2016" /><ref name="Hess 2016" /><ref name="Lewis 2016" /><ref name="Thomas 2016" /> as well as the "]".<ref name="Baddour 2016" />

On February 10, 2016, another meme, this one an ] originally sent to Clinton supporters during the ], was also popularized via the group. One of the supporters was Maddi Epping, a ] from ]. The email contained the subject line "I'm not kidding, Maddi". Epping posted a ] to the group.<ref name="Thomas 2016" /> The meme became a ] on social media platforms and was referenced in several news outlets.<ref name="Thomas 2016" /><ref name="Abalajon 2016" /><ref name="Horton 2016" />


==Reactions== ==Reactions==

===Reception=== ===Reception===
'']''{{'}}s Carles .Buzz described it with "the Facebook group continues to generate memes for Bernie supporters that transcend the traditional media coverage of their beloved Presidential candidate. The memes are explanatory, deconstructive, self-aware, and incendiary."<ref name=".Buzz 2016" /> American ] musician ] has called the group "eternally entertaining."<ref name="Aoki 2016" /> Student newspaper '']''{{'}}s Josh Ashkinaze reviewed the group as "an odd page because political memes usually take a critical stance towards their subject."<ref name="Ashkinaze 2016" /> ''Yahoo Politics''{{'}}s Alyssa Bereznak called the group the second most popular of the eighteen large groups dedicated to him.<ref name="Bereznak 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Wilson Dizard says the BSDMS membership "revel in Internet language and inside jokes that don't appear on an equivalent Clinton page."<ref name="Dizard 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Carles Buzz said the group's memes "transcend the traditional media coverage ... The memes are explanatory, deconstructive, self-aware, and incendiary."<ref name=".Buzz 2016" /> American ] musician ] called the group "eternally entertaining".<ref name="Aoki 2016" /> ] student newspaper '']''{{'}}s Josh Ashkinaze called the group "an odd page because political memes usually take a critical stance towards their subject."<ref name="Ashkinaze 2016" /> ''Yahoo Politics''{{'}}s Alyssa Bereznak called the group the second most popular of the eighteen large groups dedicated to him.<ref name="Bereznak 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Jack Crosbie described it as "one online community had emerged as the premier destination for the dankest political memes."<ref name="Crosbie 2016" /> ] student newspaper ''The Penn''{{'}}s Jason Daquelente called BSDMS "ne public group that has received a lot of hype."<ref name="Daquelente 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Wilson Dizard says the BSDMS membership "revel in Internet language and inside jokes that don't appear on an equivalent Clinton page."<ref name="Dizard 2016" />


'']''{{'}}s Jacob Geers reviewed it favorable stating "this Facebook group that didn’t look like anything I’d ever seen before." Geers said the "dank Bernie Sanders memes" were "truly hilarious."<ref name="Geers 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Hudson Hongo says the Bernie Sanders ] is "just one, small, only slightly connected part of a more expansive, and much weirder, segment of Facebook."<ref name="Hongo 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Helena Horton called the group "comedic."<ref name="Horton 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Nerdstrom said BSDMS would help win Bernie Sanders the ].<ref name="Nerdstrom 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Dan Turkel described it as "a page where Sanders fans share bizarre jokes and images about the 74-year-old Vermont senator."<ref name="Turkel 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Tannara Yelland said it was "full of 'dank memes' aka memes that are sick ]."<ref name="Yelland 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Jacob Geers said the group "didn't look like anything I'd ever seen before" and that its memes were "truly hilarious."<ref name="Geers 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Ryan Holmes called the group "ready-made to go viral", and described its memes as "hilarious, if incongruent".<ref name="Holmes 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Hudson Hongo said the Bernie Sanders ] is "just one, small, only slightly connected part of a more expansive, and much weirder, segment of Facebook."<ref name="Hongo 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Helena Horton called the group "comedic".<ref name="Horton 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Roisin Lanigan said " quite a weird place to begin with".<ref name="Lanigan 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Nerdstrom said the group would help win Sanders the ].<ref name="Nerdstrom 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Dan Turkel described it as "bizarre".<ref name="Turkel 2016" />


===Impact=== === Art ===
On February 12, 2016, ] Matt Starr organized the ] "Weekend with Bernie" for ] in ], New York.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vogel |first=Laura |title=young artists join forces for brooklyn 'weekend with bernie' fund-raiser |url=https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/8xnbnv/young-artists-join-forces-for-brooklyn-weekend-with-bernie-fund-raiser |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=i-d.vice.com |language=en}}</ref> The exhibition included ]'s ] "Faces of Bernie Sanders Dank Meme Stash" featuring ] video chats with members of the group as well as a painting of American rapper ] as Sanders by Canadian ] ]. The exhibition raised over $10,000 in donations to the ].<ref name="Ihaza 2016" /><ref name="Armstrong 2016" /> Though the "Weekend with Bernie" art exhibition isn't the only organized meme art for Bernie Sanders. goes in-depth about an image of Bernie Sanders sitting in a chair with his legs crossed wearing a mask. The image became an overnight sensation when many users of social media converted this image into a meme.
Since the group's creation, many publications have speculated on whether ]s would help with Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign. '']''{{'}}s Caitlin Dewey believes memes are more ] than news articles or official campaign letters besides persuading ] through ].<ref name="Dewey 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Carles .Buzz finds that memes curated by the group appeal more to a ] than their ]'s Facebook page.<ref name=".Buzz 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Nerdstrom thinks an ] like BSDMS is what the rival presidential candidates lack.<ref name="Nerdstrom 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Dan Turkel points out how the group highlights enthusiasm among young Internet users.<ref name="Turkel 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Tannara Yelland finds that Sanders' Internet appeal via memes resonates with ].<ref name="Yelland 2016" />


===Spin-offs===
A spin-off group called "Bernie Sanders Dank Meme Singles" inspired an ] BernieSingles.com.<ref name="Nerdstrom 2016" /><ref name="Emery 2016" /><ref name="Guild 2016" /><ref name="Gum 2016" /><ref name="Kinery 2016" /><ref name="Silvers 2016" /> The website was founded in February 17, 2016<ref name="Kinery 2016" /> by ] student Colten Caudle and co-owner David Boni. It received 1,000 registered users within the first hour.<ref name="Gum 2016" /><ref name="Trinidad 2016" /> Initial attention ]ed the website and an upgrade was required.<ref name="Emery 2016" /><ref name="Gum 2016" /><ref name="Kinery 2016" /><ref name="Nelson 2016" /> An online fundraiser via ] was posted to help with ] costs.<ref name="Emery 2016" /><ref name="Gum 2016" /><ref name="Kinery 2016" /> The target goal was $1,000 with the stipulation that excess funds would be donated to the Sanders campaign.<ref name="Nelson 2016" /> The website allows users to search for other users based on geographic region.<ref name="Silvers 2016" /> As of February 22, it had 9,000 registered users.<ref name="Nelson 2016" />
{{Anchor|Bernie Sanders Dank Meme Singles}}A spin-off dating group, Bernie Sanders Dank Meme Singles, was founded by a Beth Hannah of ].<ref name="Nerdstrom 2016" /><ref name="Pangburn 2016" /><ref name="Silvers 2016" /><ref name="Trinidad 2016" /> Members post either ]s, ]s, or ]s.<ref name="Bolles 2016" /> On February 22, 2016, the group had over 9,900 members and a team of 20 administrators.<ref name="Garfield 2016" /><ref name="Stableford 2016" />

{{Anchor|Bernie Singles}}Bernie Sanders Dank Meme Singles, in turn, inspired the ] Bernie Singles,<ref name="Nerdstrom 2016" /><ref name="Silvers 2016" /><ref name="Guild 2016" /> founded on February 17, 2016, by ] student Colten Caudle and co-owner David Boni. It received 1,000 registered users within the first hour.<ref name="Trinidad 2016" /> The website allows users to search for other users based on geographic region.<ref name="Silvers 2016" />

Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash inspired the Facebook page Ted Cruz Meme Page dedicated to the ] from Texas ] and his former ].<ref name="Cush 2016" /> Other figures with dedicated pages include former 2016 presidential candidates ] and ].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hsu |first=Hua |date=2016-10-04 |title=The Dank Memes That Are "Disrupting" Politics |language=en-US |magazine=The New Yorker |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-dank-memes-that-are-disrupting-politics |access-date=2023-10-09 |issn=0028-792X}}</ref>

Splinter groups like "I Got Banned From Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash" also have thousands of members.<ref name="Vaiana 2016" />]ist ] featuring the "]" meme]]

===Impact===
Many publications speculated on whether ]s helped Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign. All signs pointed to this helping Bernie Sanders. It helped him gain attention, which he didn't receive a lot of with Hilary as the primary Democratic candidate. Bernie was tagged "the lord of dank memes".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-14 |title=New Faces: Rebecca Benfield |url=https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/new-faces-rebecca-benfield |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=University of Nevada, Las Vegas |language=en}}</ref> This was a positive for Bernie, as this allowed him to appeal to the younger generation. The Facebook group was widely followed by "a staggering 300,000 supporters.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dewey |first=Catlin |date=February 23, 2016 |title=How Bernie Sanders became the lord of 'dank memes' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/02/23/how-bernie-sanders-became-the-lord-of-dank-memes/ |access-date=November 13, 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref> The memes helped Americans see Sanders as "down to earth".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Buzz |first=Carles |date=2016-02-22 |title=Can Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash Swing the Election? |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/d7ypwa/bernie-sanders-dank-meme-stash-facebook-page |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Vice |language=en}}</ref> Though this did not lead to a nomination for Bernie, it elevated his public image. Former moderator of the group Sean Walsh said, "This generation's memes are that generation's ] or ]. Seriously, memes are going to be very prevalent in politics. They're going to get ideas into your head."<ref name="Dewey 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Caitlin Dewey believed memes are more ] than news articles or official campaign letters besides addressing ] through ].<ref name="Dewey 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Carles Buzz found memes curated by the group appealed more to a ] base than the Facebook pages for local radio station.<ref name=".Buzz 2016" /> While examining the popularity of both Sanders and British politician ], '']''{{'}}s Peter Frase used the group as an example that "exploits the incongruity of these men's nebbishy affect when contrasted with their youthful supporters."<ref name="Frase 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Ryan Holmes found it interesting that the memes had "little – or nothing – to do with Sanders' actual campaign."<ref name="Holmes 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Nerdstrom thought an ] like the group was what rival presidential candidates lacked.<ref name="Nerdstrom 2016" /> In ]'s news magazine '']'', Facebook page ''Cats for Kasich'' founder Blake Kolesa and co-founder Noah Orner called it "one of the many pop-culture phenomena that connect younger voters to politics."<ref name="Schwartz 2016" /> '']''{{'}}s Dan Turkel pointed out how the group highlighted enthusiasm among young Internet users.<ref name="Turkel 2016" /> ''The Daily Dot''{{'}}s Vic Vaiana said the group was one of the first leftist meme spaces to attract significant media coverage as well as increasing the popularity of similar spaces.<ref name="Vaiana 2016" /> ''Brit + Co''{{'}}s Tannara Yelland found Sanders' Internet appeal via memes resonated with ].<ref name="Yelland 2016" />


==See also== ==See also==
*] {{Portal|Comedy|Internet|Politics}}
*] * ]s
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==References== ==References==
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<ref name="Dizard 2016">{{cite web|first1=Wilson|last1=Dizard|url=http://www.psmag.com/politics-and-law/the-end-of-the-telegenic-president|title=How Bernie Sanders became the lord of ‘dank memes’|work=]|publisher=Miller-McCune Center for Research, Media and Public Policy|date=March 2, 2016|accessdate=March 3, 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Emery 2016">{{cite web|first1=Lea Rose|last1=Emery|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/142719-theres-a-dating-site-for-single-bernie-sanders-supporters|title=There's A Dating Site For Single Bernie Sanders Supporters|work=]|publisher=|date=February 18, 2016|accessdate=February 23, 2016}}</ref> <ref name="Aoki 2016">{{cite web|first1=Steve|last1=Aoki|url=http://www.steveaoki.com/lifestyle/the-17-dankest-bernie-sanders-memes-on-the-internet/|title=The 17 Dankest Bernie Sanders Memes On The Internet|work=]|publisher=Aoki Media|date=February 22, 2016|access-date=February 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224020205/http://www.steveaoki.com/lifestyle/the-17-dankest-bernie-sanders-memes-on-the-internet/|archive-date=February 24, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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Facebook group supporting US Senator Bernie Sanders
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Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash
The Facebook group on March 24, 2016
Type of siteFacebook group
Available inEnglish
Created byWill Dowd
CommercialNo
LaunchedOctober 2015

Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash is a Facebook group where members previously shared and discussed Internet memes relating to American politician and United States senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders. Sanders was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as the 2020 U.S. presidential election. This page is still active on Facebook with over 273,000 followers as of 2023.

History

The group was created in early October 2015 by college student Will Dowd and author Sean Walsh with the purpose of supporting the 2016 Bernie Sanders presidential campaign.

On April 25, 2016, the group was temporarily affected by a 2016 Bernie Sanders Facebook groups suspension. SpinMedia's website Death and Taxes's Jamie Peck said that "I myself can report that porn is still popping up in popular FB group Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash, and its members are not amused." Seattle's alternative newspaper The Stranger's Matt Baume said, "the group Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash is still up and running."

On July 12, 2016, Sanders formally conceded the nomination and endorsed Hillary Clinton. The community was divided on the endorsement.

As of May 8, 2018, the group had a member count of about 417,147. As of May 8, 2018, the group shed most of its team, leaving only 15 admins / moderators. The Facebook page has over 50,000 likes.

As of October 18, 2019, with Bernie Sanders running for president in 2020, the group had about 394,448 members.

In June 2020, admins renamed the group to "So You Decided To Fuck Around" and stated, "The stash has progressed beyond the need for Bernie Sanders."

As of November 2020, the group is inaccessible on Facebook due to its popularity.

Content

The group's content is user-submitted. Members create posts as commentary for Sanders and his presidential campaign. Many posts edit the politician into popular culture, such as rap album covers, or into Internet memes. Memes include image macros. While predominantly based on Facebook, content from the group is also shared on Reddit, Tumblr, and Twitter. Voting selfies are also uploaded.

The group's moderators aim for positive commentary on Sanders. Their goal with these memes is to make people think of Bernie as comedic. Memes that are sexist, racist, or ad hominem attacks against other candidates are not approved, but were generally ignored, especially sexist memes against Hillary Clinton. Dowd said little coordination went into the creation of memes.

In 2016, the group popularized the hugely popular meme "Bernie or Hillary?" that pitted Clinton and Sanders as opponents, as well as the "Ted Cruz–Zodiac meme".

On February 10, 2016, another meme, this one an email originally sent to Clinton supporters during the New Hampshire primary, was also popularized via the group. One of the supporters was Maddi Epping, a slam poet from Des Moines, Iowa. The email contained the subject line "I'm not kidding, Maddi". Epping posted a screenshot to the group. The meme became a trending topic on social media platforms and was referenced in several news outlets.

Reactions

Reception

Vice's Carles Buzz said the group's memes "transcend the traditional media coverage ... The memes are explanatory, deconstructive, self-aware, and incendiary." American electro house musician Steve Aoki called the group "eternally entertaining". Oberlin College student newspaper The Oberlin Review's Josh Ashkinaze called the group "an odd page because political memes usually take a critical stance towards their subject." Yahoo Politics's Alyssa Bereznak called the group the second most popular of the eighteen large groups dedicated to him. Inverse's Jack Crosbie described it as "one online community had emerged as the premier destination for the dankest political memes." Indiana University of Pennsylvania student newspaper The Penn's Jason Daquelente called BSDMS "ne public group that has received a lot of hype." Pacific Standard's Wilson Dizard says the BSDMS membership "revel in Internet language and inside jokes that don't appear on an equivalent Clinton page."

Thought Catalog's Jacob Geers said the group "didn't look like anything I'd ever seen before" and that its memes were "truly hilarious." Fortune's Ryan Holmes called the group "ready-made to go viral", and described its memes as "hilarious, if incongruent". New York's Hudson Hongo said the Bernie Sanders meme community is "just one, small, only slightly connected part of a more expansive, and much weirder, segment of Facebook." The Daily Telegraph's Helena Horton called the group "comedic". The Tab's Roisin Lanigan said " quite a weird place to begin with". Daily Kos's Nerdstrom said the group would help win Sanders the 2016 United States presidential election. Business Insider's Dan Turkel described it as "bizarre".

Art

On February 12, 2016, new media artist Matt Starr organized the art exhibition "Weekend with Bernie" for Wayfarers Gallery in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York. The exhibition included Ryder Ripps's installation "Faces of Bernie Sanders Dank Meme Stash" featuring Skype video chats with members of the group as well as a painting of American rapper Lil B as Sanders by Canadian record producer Ryan Hemsworth. The exhibition raised over $10,000 in donations to the Sanders campaign. Though the "Weekend with Bernie" art exhibition isn't the only organized meme art for Bernie Sanders. Surface area goes in-depth about an image of Bernie Sanders sitting in a chair with his legs crossed wearing a mask. The image became an overnight sensation when many users of social media converted this image into a meme.

Spin-offs

A spin-off dating group, Bernie Sanders Dank Meme Singles, was founded by a Beth Hannah of Havre, Montana. Members post either Internet memes, personal advertisements, or selfies. On February 22, 2016, the group had over 9,900 members and a team of 20 administrators.

Bernie Sanders Dank Meme Singles, in turn, inspired the online dating service Bernie Singles, founded on February 17, 2016, by Arizona State University student Colten Caudle and co-owner David Boni. It received 1,000 registered users within the first hour. The website allows users to search for other users based on geographic region.

Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash inspired the Facebook page Ted Cruz Meme Page dedicated to the United States Senator from Texas Ted Cruz and his former presidential campaign. Other figures with dedicated pages include former 2016 presidential candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein.

Splinter groups like "I Got Banned From Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash" also have thousands of members.

"Faces of Bernie Sanders Dank Meme Stash" (2016) by conceptual artist Ryder Ripps featuring the "Bernie or Hillary?" meme

Impact

Many publications speculated on whether Internet memes helped Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign. All signs pointed to this helping Bernie Sanders. It helped him gain attention, which he didn't receive a lot of with Hilary as the primary Democratic candidate. Bernie was tagged "the lord of dank memes". This was a positive for Bernie, as this allowed him to appeal to the younger generation. The Facebook group was widely followed by "a staggering 300,000 supporters. The memes helped Americans see Sanders as "down to earth". Though this did not lead to a nomination for Bernie, it elevated his public image. Former moderator of the group Sean Walsh said, "This generation's memes are that generation's C-SPAN or Huffington Post. Seriously, memes are going to be very prevalent in politics. They're going to get ideas into your head." The Washington Post's Caitlin Dewey believed memes are more participatory than news articles or official campaign letters besides addressing voter apathy through humor. Vice's Carles Buzz found memes curated by the group appealed more to a progressive base than the Facebook pages for local radio station. While examining the popularity of both Sanders and British politician Jeremy Corbyn, Jacobin's Peter Frase used the group as an example that "exploits the incongruity of these men's nebbishy affect when contrasted with their youthful supporters." Fortune's Ryan Holmes found it interesting that the memes had "little – or nothing – to do with Sanders' actual campaign." The Daily Kos's Nerdstrom thought an online community like the group was what rival presidential candidates lacked. In Northwestern University's news magazine North by Northwestern, Facebook page Cats for Kasich founder Blake Kolesa and co-founder Noah Orner called it "one of the many pop-culture phenomena that connect younger voters to politics." Business Insider's Dan Turkel pointed out how the group highlighted enthusiasm among young Internet users. The Daily Dot's Vic Vaiana said the group was one of the first leftist meme spaces to attract significant media coverage as well as increasing the popularity of similar spaces. Brit + Co's Tannara Yelland found Sanders' Internet appeal via memes resonated with Millennials.

See also

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