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Memes may contribute to teenage obesity, lawmakers told
CNN ^ | October 18, 2018 | Rob Picheta

Posted on 10/19/2018 3:08:50 PM PDT by EdnaMode

It's been a bad few weeks for memes.

In mid-September the European Parliament passed a new copyright law that some have dubbed a "meme ban."

Then Sweden's advertising watchdog ruled that the popular "distracted boyfriend" meme is sexist.

Now, academics have told British lawmakers that internet memes may be contributing to the UK obesity crisis and doing harm to teenagers on a significant scale.

Memes carry dangerous health-related messages and make light of unhealthy eating habits, researchers from Loughborough University wrote in a letter sent to a British parliamentary committee.

"A substantial number of individuals on Twitter share health-related Internet memes, with both positive and negative messages," they wrote, noting that many "contain inappropriate material."

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister; Chit/Chat; Society
KEYWORDS: meme; memes; obesity
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In other news, memes are also the leading cause of climate change.
1 posted on 10/19/2018 3:08:50 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

Memes cause obesity

http://www.lerctr.org/~transit/healy/crap.wav


2 posted on 10/19/2018 3:12:42 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It i. Thank you.s either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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"It is worrying that Internet meme content... produces a predominate sense of happiness regardless of the underlying tone or image used," they wrote.


Happiness is bad, they wrote. /sarc
3 posted on 10/19/2018 3:13:45 PM PDT by ConjunctionJunction
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I always thought it was over-eating that caused obesity.


4 posted on 10/19/2018 3:14:54 PM PDT by LydiaLong
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5 posted on 10/19/2018 3:15:44 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It i. Thank you.s either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: EdnaMode

As much as playing Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh! ??


6 posted on 10/19/2018 3:16:12 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: EdnaMode
You are getting very flabby...and fat.


7 posted on 10/19/2018 3:17:40 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: EdnaMode

8 posted on 10/19/2018 3:18:28 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
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Memes will cause hair to grow on your palms. Can also lead to blindness.


9 posted on 10/19/2018 3:18:43 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (If you want a definition of "bullying" just watch the Democrats in the Senate)
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To: LydiaLong

http://www.lerctr.org/~transit/healy/Uh_Yeah.mp3


10 posted on 10/19/2018 3:19:08 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It i. Thank you.s either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: EdnaMode

Time to ban Tex Avery cartoons, Benny Hill, Monty Python, Mel Brooks, National Lampoon, Mad, etc


11 posted on 10/19/2018 3:19:22 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: EdnaMode

What?....Stop it!


12 posted on 10/19/2018 3:19:22 PM PDT by lee martell (AT)
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No-no-no. Climate change is a major cause of memes.

Try to keep up...


13 posted on 10/19/2018 3:20:16 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Just sayin...)
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None of those people are above a 7 on a good day...


14 posted on 10/19/2018 3:20:24 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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15 posted on 10/19/2018 3:22:12 PM PDT by avenir ("But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine."--Paul to Titus)
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"A substantial number of individuals on Twitter share health-related Internet memes".

I do a lot of interwebbing and I ain't never seen a health related meme.

16 posted on 10/19/2018 3:23:05 PM PDT by numberonepal (WWG1WGA)
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To: EdnaMode

How many calories are in a serving of meme?


17 posted on 10/19/2018 3:29:08 PM PDT by Flick Lives
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To: EdnaMode

I thought being a meme researcher was just a funny internet meme.


18 posted on 10/19/2018 3:29:23 PM PDT by fluorescence
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To: a fool in paradise

Don’t give them any ideas! There are those who want to toss those down a memory hole.


19 posted on 10/19/2018 3:30:04 PM PDT by jmcenanly ("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
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Don’t give them any ideas! There are those who want to toss those down a memory hole.


20 posted on 10/19/2018 3:30:06 PM PDT by jmcenanly ("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
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