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Week 10: Final Meme Sample

on November 12, 2018

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1. Clinton vs. Kavanaugh

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalHumor/comments/9jha1s/hillary_vs_brett/

2. Too Emotional

Source: http://politicalpunchline.com/kavanaugh-hearings/

3. Women and Men

Source: http://politicalpunchline.com/kavanaugh-hearings/

4. Emotional

Source: https://twitter.com/AnnTelnaes/status/1045411992691830784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1045411992691830784&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mirror.co.uk%2Finteractives%2Fkavanaugh-hearing-best-social-media-13324528

5. Smile More

Source: http://politicalpunchline.com/kavanaugh-hearings/

6. Job Interview

Source: http://politicalpunchline.com/kavanaugh-hearings/

7. If He Were a Woman

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalHumor/comments/9jy6np/isnt_it_ironic/

8. Women Are Too Emotional

Source: https://me.me/i/women-are-too-emotional-40-brutal-memes-reacting-to-the-2d22b910fc9145aa8593e9ea95157d20

9. Shrill

Source: https://scottiestoybox.com/2018/10/01/emotional-me-kavanaugh-likes-beer-lots-of-beer/

10. Supreme Court Nominee

Source: http://politicalpunchline.com/kavanaugh-hearings/

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Soup Twin-1November 14, 2018 at 1:21 PM
Good sample.
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