I became a meme: Confessions from viral social-media sensations - New York Post

Here, six meme mascots discuss the supertrendy highs and unlikeable lows of going viral.

The whispers start, ‘I think it’s him,’ and they pull up the meme on their phones,” King told The Post of his fans.

“When people would say ‘Oh my God, you’re a meme,’ I [didn’t know] what they were talking about,” Dodson, 34, told The Post.

I cannot believe that people still acknowledged me to this day,” Dodson said, noting that millennials and Gen Zers are still hailing him as a “legend” on TikTok.

“Being the ‘Disaster Girl’ meme since I was a kid has been pretty cool,” said Roth, now a graduating senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Published On: Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:58:00 GMT