When Memes Go Missing: Memes and Nightmares Unpacks the Internet’s Biggest Heist
Culture is currency. Except when it comes to Black creators reaping the rewards for their social wins. “Memes and Nightmares” digs into this unfortunate cycle through a whimsical lens.
NBA Twitter king Josiah Johnson wakes up to find that one of the internet’s most iconic memes has disappeared. Gone. Vanished like a man who “fell asleep” mid-text.
Now, y’all know Black Twitter runs the internet. So when Memes and Nightmares came through, digging into how our culture fuels the meme economy, I had to tune in. And baby, let me tell you—it’s a ride.
Josiah Johnson, our favorite NBA Twitter king, wakes up to find that one of the most iconic memes ever has disappeared. Gone. Vanished like a man who “fell asleep” mid-text. What starts as a simple whodunit turns into a full-on, cross-country mission through the wildest corners of the internet. And with LeBron James and Maverick Carter producing? Oh, you already know they did their thing with this one…
Memes aren’t just jokes; they’re cultural currency. Black folks been setting the tone-from Miss Peaches’ legendary “you better come get one of these” to Kevin Hart’s help me! face to Soulja Boy’s Drake?! moment. Memes and Nightmares makes it clear: we create, but do we own? And why do others always seem to profit off our humor, our stories, our creativity?
Between the laughs, the internet chaos, and a few eyebrow-raising twists, this movie hits on a truth we all know too well-Black creatives shape the culture, but too often, we’re left out of the credits (and the checks). Memes and Nightmares is a hilarious wake-up call wrapped in a digital mystery, and trust me, it’ll have you side-eyeing the internet in a whole new way.
So, if you’ve ever had a tweet stolen or watched your culture get repackaged, this one’s for you.
And if you haven’t? Congrats, you might be part of the problem.
