Crying Jordan
Crying Jordan, Crying MJ, or Crying Michael Jordan is an Internet meme that first became popular on Hip-Hop forum in 2014 created by member Mutant when asked by another member named Rico23 to create the famous meme photo. It then became famous on Twitter and other social media platforms. The source photo of the meme taken by associated Press photographer Stephan Savoia, depicts the retired NBA player Michael Jordan crying during his speech at his Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on September 11, 2009.[1]
The meme is often deployed by social media users by using Photoshop or other photo editing programs to superimpose Jordan's crying face on the faces, or occasionally other appendages, of people both in and outside the world of sports who have suffered misfortune.
"Crying Jordan" began to attract mainstream media attention in late 2015 and early 2016.[2][3][4] The meme began to spark a backlash in the sports media in early 2016, as some sports media figures complained that the meme was unoriginal or had become overused.[5]
Outside the Internet world, the meme has been referenced in interviews by various athletes and public figures, such as basketball player Draymond Green and professional golfer Jordan Spieth.[6] In June 2016, the rapper Schoolboy Q released the album cover for his upcoming album Blank Face LP, which prominently featured a Crying Jordan image with the facial features removed. [7] However this cover turned out to be a joke, and he later released the official version of the album cover. The meme was also heavily used after North Carolina (Jordan's alma mater) lost to Villanova in the 2016 National Championship during which Jordan was in attendance.
On November 22nd, 2016, during the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony at the White House at which he awarded Jordan a medal, President Obama joked that Michael Jordan was more than a meme. To the Internet's delight, this made Jordan cry. [8]
An open-source[9] mobile app[10] called "The Crying Jordan Meme Generator" has been created to make it easier to use this meme on the go and has gotten a lot of traction in the media. The app allows the user to add the Crying Jordan meme to all of the faces on a specific photo and to edit them. The app was downloaded by more than a hundred thousands of people within a few weeks of publishing, and was mentioned by a few major media sources.[11][12][13]
References
- ↑ Barry Petchesky. "How Crying Jordan Became A Thing". Deadspin.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ↑ Germano, Sara (4 February 2016). "Michael Jordan Surges on Web as 'Crying Jordan'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ↑ "What's up with 'Crying Jordan'? – CNN Video". Cnn.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ↑ "Los mejores memes de 'Crying Jordan' de la final de la NCAA – La derrota de los Tar Heels en la final de la NCAA...". Marca.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ↑ "It's time to retire the overused crying Jordan meme | For The Win". Ftw.usatoday.com. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ↑ "Jordan Spieth tries to dodge future 'Crying Jordan' meme". SBNation.com. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ↑ "SCHOOLBOY Q TURNED THE INTERNET'S FAVORITE MEME INTO HIS ALBUM COVER". MTV.com. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ↑ "Michael Jordan held back tears at Medal of Freedom". huffingtonpost.com. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- ↑ "Crying Jordan Meme Generator iOS Mobile App Source Code created by David Okun". github.com. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ "Crying Jordan Meme Generator iOS Mobile App on the App Store". apple.com. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ "Crying Jordan: The Meme That Just Won't Die". nytimes.com. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ "You and Meme". si.com. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "Crying Jordan meme - the tears flow on". straitstimes.com. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.