In late January Japanese citizens responded to a $200 million ransom request by ISIS for two Japanese hostages with a “memefest” caption contest, photoshopping images of the ISIS captors and hostages. The hashtag associated with the posts, #ISISクソコラグランプリ, roughly translates to “ISIS crappy collage grand prix,” and has been used more than 67,000. To lend humor to the otherwise grim image, the photo was enhanced with everything from selfie sticks to llamas and lightsabers to Mickey Mouse ears.
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