So today I’m digging into internet culture again, specifically how Bill Cosby memes took over the web. Started out just clicking around on meme pages, y’know? Noticed a whole bunch of Cosby stuff popping up – pudding pops, sweaters, that weird eyebrow raise he does. Felt super weird since I grew up watching Fat Albert reruns as a kid. Dude was literally America’s Dad back then.
Early Days & Confusion Phase
Scrolled through stacks of Jell-O jokes at first. Like thousands of ’em. Couldn’t make sense of it – why turn this wholesome guy into a walking dessert punchline? Searched forums late last night trying to connect dots. Found fuzzy old “Puddin’ Pop” ad clips from the 80s that got remixed with creepy music. Still didn’t click.
The Brutal Awakening
Everything shifted when I opened that one meme showing his face on a courtroom sketch with the caption:
“Rape-ist Pudding: Turns Out Mom’s Favorite Ingredient Was Roofies.”
Felt physically sick. Suddenly those “jokes” about:
- Spiking drinks at parties
- Zombie-looking mugshots
- Dudes handing out “free Jell-O shots”
… all landed like bricks. Whole vibe went from playful to pitch-black overnight. His dumb sweaters became prisoner jumpsuits in edits. Saw someone slap a Cosby head on Hannibal Lecter’s body behind bars – nasty stuff.
Connecting Scandal to Shitposts
Spent hours deep-diving court testimonies against those viral images. Realized how meme culture weaponized every single detail:
- His old sweaters became “creepy grandpa vibes”
- Pudding Pop clips turned into assault metaphors
- That signature grin? Used on pics of handcuffs & prison bars
Wild how fast internet flips the script. One day you’re a legend doing kid shows, next minute you’re the butt of thousand rape jokes. Darkest rabbit hole I’ve crawled down in weeks. Still can’t shake that courtroom sketch meme – burned into my brain now.
