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And welcome to Behind The Meme!
Where we take a look at the meaning and the origin of your favorite memes and trends!
Today We have a look at #backpackchallenge
Ok, so this topic didn’t have a high amount of requests like most my other videos do,
but it did have some requests, and when I started to research the subject and look into
what it was I was shocked and confused.
It made me feel super old,even though I’m only in my 20’s.
Let me explain to you guys what it’s all about.
Here.
We.
Go!
So what is #backpackchallenge? in the last couple years, and especially in 2016 with
social media and camera technology being so abundant in our culture, it has given birth
to numerous social media trends and video based challenges.
We’ve come to expect these trends to be random and also sometimes strange.
Heck, a couple weeks I did a video on #mannequinchallenge where the goal of the challenge is to simply
stand still…Well say hello to #backpackchallenge where the goal of the challenge is to hurt
your friends…or I should say potentially hurt your friends.
You know, just a concussion here and there, no biggie.
Let me elaborate.
The challenge is a new video based trend in which the goal is to run through a group of
people who form two walls on both sides of you they then swing and throw their backpacks
at you as you run through in attempts to knock you to the ground.
I forgot to mention that the backpacks are heavy because they are full of school text
books.
If you’re lucky, your friends will only swing the backpack at your body causing minor
pain, but if you have a friend who really doesn’t like you that much because you stole
his girlfriend in 6th grade, you may be receiving a heavy backpack straight to your head, causing
minor brain damage.
No biggie, it’s 2016 apparently that’s what people do for fun.
So enough explaining for now, lets look at some examples.
As you might be able to tell this challenge is way different compared to something like
the hashtag mannequin challenge.
With many media outlets even reporting on how this challenge could be a potential problem
for bullying and just the simple well being of students.One of the first examples of the
challenge to gain mainstream attention came on November 18th 2016 when twitter user @abucciwood
posted a video of the challenge which received over 25,000 retweets and 30,000 likes!
Due to the attention that many of these videos have received It has created a trend and new
challenge for the youth of the world to participate in, in which the goal is to hopefully survive
with minor injuries just to get those likes on social media.
2016, it’s a hell of a time to be alive.
We get to sit back and enjoy people hurting themselves from the safety of our house.
And when you start to think about it it’s really no mystery to why this challenge has
gotten so many likes on social media.
Most humans seem to enjoy seeing other people fall on their asses. after all it is classic
slapstick comedy.
Its the same reason why fail compilations are such a huge hit on youtube.
People enjoy laughing at others misfortune.
Mix that in with a mild amount of violence and you have yourself a new social media trend.
The only scary part is these kids are the future leaders of tomorrow…yeah, we’re
basically screwed !
So There you have it!
The back pack has gone from a tool that many people use to carry around their school supplies
to a fashionable weapon to give your best friend brain damage!
But hey!
That’s the internet for you and on the internet memes are keeng!
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