If you dig deeper, this is also a story about the internet’s deeply intertwined relationship with irony. The story of Millie Bobby Brown being a monster bigot began as trolling It’s about a meme that only succeeds because of how absurd it is, how pristine Brown’s celebrity image is, and how outrage can drive the internet to be the worst version of itself.
This meme about Brown is an exercise in sincerity versus absurdity. Brown seems like a such a sweet, honest young girl, which is why contrasting her image with such heinous statements evokes a reaction.
What drives the joke further is the trollish response of asking for proof of this nonsense story and then responding with an obviously fake image: In fact, the meme actually started in November 2017 with portraying Brown as anti-Islam.Ī troll account, - who changed their account to which is now suspended - tweeted a preposterous, fabricated story about meeting Brown at the airport, which ends with Brown stomping on a hijab. #TakeDownMillieBobbyBrown- bash Novemone day i saw millie bobby brown in the mall and i asked for a selfie and she said 'i don't take selfies with fags, homo sex is sin' and broke my iphone X.