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Ugandan Knuckles
Ugandan Knuckles is an internet meme from January 2018 depicting a deformed version of Knuckles the Echidna. Players would go in hords to the virtual reality video game VRChat to troll other players. The people would say quotes such as "Do you know the way?", which originate from the 2010 Ugandan action film Who Killed Captain Alex?, as well as "spitting" on other users whom they felt did not know "de way".[1][2] The meme was a significant trend followed by several news organisations, including USA Today.[3]
History
On February 20 2017, YouTuber Gregzilla uploaded a video on Sonic Lost World featuring a parody picture of Knuckles the Echidna. On December 22 2017, a 3D model of the Knuckles sketch was released on DeviantArt. That day, YouTuber Stahlsby uploaded a video in which several VRChat players wearing the parody costume trolled others by making clicking noises and saying "You do not know the way".[4] After that, more and more people flooded VRChat to troll others as Ugandan Knuckles, leading to controversy, as the mock Ugandan accent and quotations used were widely regarded as racist. However, The meme continued to gain popularity until about mid-January 2018, but had mostly subsided by February.[5]
Controversy
Because of its use of a fake Ugandan accent as well as the quotations from Who Killed Captain Alex?, the meme was widely criticized for being racially insensitive;[1][6] Polygon described it as problematic.[6] On January 27 2018, the company Razer was brought under fire for posting a Ugandan Knuckles meme that was widely criticised as a racist misstep.[7]
The original creator of the avatar, DeviantArt user "tidiestflyer", showed regret over the meme, saying that he hoped it would not be used to annoy players of VRChat and that he enjoys the game and does not want to see anyone's rights get taken away because of the avatar.[8] In response to the trolling in the game, the developers of VRChat published an open letter on Medium, stating that they were developing "new systems to allow the community to better self moderate" and asking users to use the built-in muting features.[9]
References
- ^ a b Hathaway, Jay (11 January 2018). "How Ugandan Knuckles turned VRChat into a total trollfest". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ MacGregor, Collin (9 January 2018). "Controversial 'Ugandan Knuckles' Meme Has Infested VRChat". Heavy.com. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2018/02/09/ugandan-knuckles-do-you-know-de-wey-meme-explained/307575002/ Retrieved October 9 2018
- ^ https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ugandan-knuckles Retrieved October 9 2018
- ^ https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=Ugandan%20Knuckles&geo=US retrieved October 9 2018
- ^ a b Alexander, Julia (October 9, 2018). "'Ugandan Knuckles' is overtaking VRChat". Polygon. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ https://gizmodo.com/does-razer-know-it-posted-a-racist-meme-1822485212 Retrieved October 9 2018
- ^ Tamburro, Paul (8 January 2018). "Creator of VRChat's 'Ugandan Knuckles' Meme Regrets His Decision". GameRevolution. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Alexander, Julia (January 10, 2018). "VRChat team speaks up on player harassment in open letter". Polygon. Retrieved October 9, 2018.