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The popular "distracted boyfriend" meme has been deemed sexist by a national watchdog in Sweden, after a company used it in an advertisement. The stock image, depicting a man lusting after another ...
The 'Distracted boyfriend' meme which went viral in 2017 has been ruled as sexist by Sweden's advertising watchdog. The meme shows a man looking at another woman while with his outraged girlfriend.
Someone on Twitter discovered shocking similarities between an 18th century painting and the classic "distracted boyfriend" meme. And just like that, a new ye old meme has emerged.
The photographer behind the "distracted boyfriend" meme didn't know what a meme was before his photo went viral. He just wants to make sure his models, who he thinks of as his children, are ...
Many a meme has metastasized from a piece of stock photography. You’ve surely seen the latest: that cheesy photo of a distracted boyfriend looking at a woman who is not his girlfriend.
The distracted boyfriend meme—a stock photo of a man, presumably with his girlfriend, checking out a different girl—took the internet by storm in August.
It’s been used to dissect trends in popular culture, wade into political disputes and comment on the fickle nature of human relationships, but the popular “distracted boyfriend” meme is ...
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. Twitter user @ELXGANZA found the "18th-century equivalent" of the meme, which portrays a similar scenario: a man torn ...
A stock photo of a distracted boyfriend turning away from his annoyed girlfriend to stare after another woman was turned into a wildly popular meme—and Sweden‘s advertising court found the ...
The original 'distracted boyfriend' meme. Source: Twitter However, there's now a new version of the meme - and we're pleased to report that it is 100% gayer than the original.