The Queen
The memefication of the Queen’s death
Peak Web September 28, 2022By: C Icart, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of colonialism, genocide, and sexual assualt Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ is dead and I feel like I’m one of the only people who didn’t find out through a meme. On the morning of September 8, almost immediately after the news broke the monarch died, the memes started filling my social media timelines. I’m not talking about the confusing ways brands like McDonald’s, Domino’s Pizza and Heinz chose to post about her. I’m referring to the slew of celebratory memes: Princess Diana fighting the Queen when they meet again in the afterlife or the…
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Five queer-antine films for a virtual Pride Month
Arts June 9, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Copy Editor At the unfortunate news of Pride celebrations being cancelled across the world at the hands of COVID-19 (AKA Miss Rona), many have found themselves disheartened at the move to a virtual Pride. The Vancouver Pride…
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