martes, 22 de septiembre de 2020

COVID in Pop Culture - British Edition

 Locate and present two examples of how pop culture has found Covid-19 and become part of the pandemic. Give the folks of the future something that conveys what our internet culture is like, as it is playing a large role in not only how we perceive the pandemic but also how we are managing to find humor and pathos in it.

As I mentioned in the last entry, pop culture has managed to shape around COVID 19. In England, Coronavirus memes have been taking over social media since the start of what they call "lockdown" and my british friend Will has done nothing but send me memes posted by british magazines/meme accounts. This has been my favorite:


This meme, was posted by @cosmopolitanuk, and even though it represents British pop culture, I think everyone around the world can relate to the fact that this has been the longest yet shortest year ever. It shows that no matter where people are, we are all experiencing lockdown in a somewhat similar way, where days are longer but months seem to go by in the blink of an eye. 





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