A Disengaged Adult’s Guide to Kids’ Culture: How SpongeBob Won the Super Bowl
The undeclared national holiday of the Super Bowl passed away again on Sunday, leaving only memories and memes in its wake. But we’ll also delve into this week’s debate about yellow paint in video games, look at “legs-toes” and find out what the core of a colleague is.
Viral Video of the Week: Nickelodeon’s Super Bowl Coverage
This week’s Super Bowl was one of the most predictable in recent memory: After an incredibly dull first half, Taylor Swift led the Kansas City Chiefs to a narrow victory over the San Francisco 49ers. But there was one surprise that SpongeBob SquarePants gave the world. While most of us were watching the coverage on CBS, smart people were watching Nickelodeon’s coverage on Paramount+, where SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star joined CBS Sports analyst Nate Burleson for in-depth coverage of the game.
The Bikini Bottom Boys completely destroyed the lackluster performances of Jim Nantz and Tony Romo. Highlights include Dora the Explorer suggesting the 49ers use a map to find the end zone, on-screen graphics referring to Travis Kelce as “Taylor Swift’s boyfriend “, footage of the crowd of Bikini Bottom superstars such as Clamuel L. Jackson and Doja Catfish , as well as a ceremonial ceremony. reducing the end zone after each touchdown (that would be three reductions in five quarters). Unfortunately, the entire broadcast cannot be watched online, but you can enjoy SpongeBob’s live performance of “Sweet Victory” that started the game.
Super Bowl commercial about Jesus
This year’s Super Bowl commercials were mostly lazy variations of “Here’s the most famous person we could have in our commercial,” but one ad did manage to grab people’s attention: this Jesus commercial . It consists of static, AI-generated images of the Son of God washing people’s feet, leading many to wonder, “Is Jesus the guy with feet?” The ad, paid for by the people behind Hobby Lobby, is part of their billion-dollar campaign to humanize Jesus.
Dark Brandon showed up after the Super Bowl.
Another highlight from this week’s big game: The official White House X account posted a meme image of Joe Biden as Dark Brandon with the caption “Just like we drew it,” confirming the worst fears of conspiracy theorists everywhere . Biden (or more accurately, some young, idealistic intern in the Biden administration’s social media department) has also launched a TikTok account where he says he will “get in trouble” if he reveals whether he fixed the Super Bowl. When asked about the White House’s new social media account, Biden responded, “Yeah, I did the tick tock, what do you care, brother?” in my imagination.
Why are gamers obsessed with yellow paint?
While some people were focused on the Super Bowl, video game fans (or “gamers” for short) were discussing the use of yellow paint in video games. Just as exploding barrels are red and poisonous gases are green, yellow is commonly used in games as shorthand for “these are handrails you can climb on.” The current round of the yellow paint debate began a few days ago when Twitter user The Oshborn posted a screenshot from Final Fantasy 7 with the caption: “YELLOW PAINT VIRUS INFECTED FF7,” but the debate is nothing new. Back in 2013 , The Last of Us developers were widely criticized for using the color yellow to represent handrails. Whether this is a useful visual shortcut that serves players or an example of laziness among game developers depends on your point of view, but one thing is for sure: once you get the job, you won’t care about this debate at all.
What is a “core colleague”?
“Colleague Core” is a name that some young people on the Internet have come up with for content that coworkers might share because they think it’s funny . Lesson: If you work with someone under 25 and you share something you think is funny, chances are the joke is on you. But do not despair, because this is part of the great circle of life. Gen Alphas have already started making fun of Gen Z for being old because they can’t appreciate Skibidi toilet videos . Besides, you drive a much nicer car than your younger coworkers and you don’t have student loans to pay off, so who’s laughing now, moron?
Why are “legs and feet” banned on TikTok?
First, a definition: Leggings refers to people with the “right” legs to wear leggings. When the debate began a few months ago, many TikTok users noted that leggings could be worn by anyone because they were clothing and they made them in different sizes, but others with a more body-police mindset argued that only people should wear leggings. they have skinny legs and a thigh gap. Because it’s disgusting and TikTok is aimed at children, the company has banned the phrase “feet toes” on its platform. A search for Legging Legs on TikTok brings up a phone number for the National Eating Disorders Alliance.