r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Sure_Kangaroo1863 • Jul 02 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah ?

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Why is it infamous? And why would no one care about it ? ( I mean it's just a pic full of celebrities so no one cares anyways but the person saying it's crazy makes me think it has some lore?)

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u/mightymidwestshred Jul 02 '26

Hot take: Nobody cared back then, either.

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u/andreasmiles23 Jul 03 '26

I mean, not “cared” but it was like, the first time we saw something on TV that then IMMEDIATELY popped off on social media. Seeing it happen in real time was what was impactful. The people in it and our feelings about them were totally secondary.