He’s young, handsome, and uniquely talented, but it’s very possible that the entirety of Ryan Gosling’s contributions to human culture during his time of earth hundreds, even thousands of years from now will ultimately be summed up by two simple words: “Hey girl.” It is the meme to end all memes. Or at least, it’s a meme that has spun off a million other memes in a million other memetic directions. What started as simply “F**k Yeah Ryan Gosling” turned into not only a celebration of the actor and an excuse to see countless candid and posed photos of him, but a way various interest groups could tack on their messages in a fun way to this meme and that face, creating juxtapositions that undoubtedly have come to define a generation’s humor and specialized academic knowledge. The winner of these memes, Feminist Ryan Gosling, was even shamelessly made into a book that people paid actual money for.
A close second to the myriad Gosling Tumblr pages are the incredible Ryan Gosling Won’t Eat His Cereal videos on Vine. They take advantage of the many moments he has been featured in films saying nothing and looking generally distraught. Something about this guy inspires people do get creative and weird in the best ways. I can’t help but wonder what sort of memes Marlon Brando would have generated had the internet been around in the 1950s.
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