One of the most popular memes of recent times is sexist, according to Sweden's advertising watchdog. A Swedish Internet company named Banhof jumped on the bandwagon by sharing the viral "distracted ...

It’s been used to dissect trends in popular culture, wade into political disputes and comment on the fickle nature of human relationships, but the popular “distracted boyfriend” meme is sexist, the ...

How did anyone ever express themselves before the "distracted boyfriend" meme — the internet's favourite way to convey disloyalty, longing, disapproval, and jealousy all at once? Now, advertising ...

The stock image called “Man Looking at Other Woman” by photographer Antonio Guillem was named meme of the year and was one of the most widely shared memes in 2017. But now, the meme, which is better ...

Long before the famous look-back meme, a heroic Marine drew the longing gaze of a woman in the arms of a sailor. (subreddit r/USMC) It is instantly recognizable. The vaunted status of meme divinity is ...

Sweden’s advertising watchdog ruled that an employer’s recruitment post on Facebook and Instagram discriminated against women. The offending content was the inclusion of the Distracted Boyfriend meme.

Stock photographs are meant to be generic looking, easily employed in a number of situations that allow the viewer to imagine themselves as the protagonist of whatever else is going on. This is one of ...

It's been used to dissect trends in popular culture, wade into political disputes and comment on the fickle nature of human relationships, but the popular "distracted boyfriend" meme is sexist, the ...

“The advertisement objectifies women,” said Sweden’s advertising ombudsman about an ad that used the distracted boyfriend meme A stock photo of a distracted boyfriend turning away from his annoyed ...

If you’ve spent any time on the internet over the past year or so, you’ve probably come across the “distracted boyfriend” meme, a humorous appropriation of a stock photo, that a Swedish court recently ...

The image of a distracted boyfriend ogling another woman to the shock and disgust of his girlfriend was called the “Meme of the Year” for 2017, but now is being blasted by an advertising watchdog as ...

The latest such accidental Distracted Boyfriend meme comes to us from the “bi irl” subreddit, where the following wedding photo outtake appeared over the weekend. In the photo, a newly married couple ...