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Mustache March has been known to not discriminate against different mustaches, but Frankie Madero, a sophomore business major from Valencia, . Williams, a junior ;ted (teg studies major Hazlehurst, Miss never re considered growing gstache, not even for jhe had ids Calif., thinks kids who have a hard time growing a mustache shouldnt compete. Youre just going to embarrass yourself if you cant grow a thick stache, Madero said. Madero, who participated in Mustache March, said he and his friends had a friendly competition, but he didnt win. Once my Mustache gets to a certain point it stops growing or doing anything, Madero said. I shaved mine before the end of the month because of that. Its annoying. Michelle Duncan, a freshman dental hygiene major from Gilbert, Ariz., said she great responsibility' probably wouldnt compete mustache that is short and just above the lip. in Mustache March if she was a guy. Some guys can pull it discriminate and allows anybody and anyone to participate. While there are no community or statewide competitions, the month still gives men a reason to grow and be proud of that 70s style above the lip fuzz. If I wasnt blonde was a man I would totally compete in Mustache March, but only if I could grow a daik stache, Brown said. and off, but some try and cant even grow it, Duncan said. The Hitler and Cowboy mustache are my favorites. I Mustache March doesnt Johnna Brown, a junior communication major from Las Vegas, said when she thinks about Mustache March she thinks about See what other students are saying about Mustache March by watching the video at dixiesunlink.com. baseball. think about how the baseball boys either have a ton of hair on their faces I Watch it now! Dont shave it for later... or the boys that are trying but cant grow anything, Brown said. Brown said her favorite mustache is just the nonnal nternet meme culture takes hold of students BY wondering if anyone cares about the sound of one hand clapping, or stores are why open 247 and yet have door locks. Memes havent always been identified as Internet jokes. In his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, biologist Richard Dawkins argued that ideas can spread as virally as DNA and acts similarly. Modern memes include any idea that spreads rapidly, from the mockery that followed Rebecca Blacks Friday to religion. The current Internet interpretation of memes comes largely from sites like 4Chan and Reddit. Sometimes they point out positive elements of culture, but most often they either mock or take advantage of stereotypes or someones stupid behavior. TAYLOR GRIN News Editor 1 viral ideas like and product From tligion the faces with lock letter quotes, lemes are a quick and isy way for ideas to to Jogans popu-lnntem- et read. Memes are an increas-il- y prominent form (humor spreading Internet, and Ae them or hate them, :sy seem to be a staple lending jokes and itural criticism. Memes are popularly Jown as images with tt, each featuring a nque face or animal .ross ith the its own personall- Take y. Philosoraptor, Velociraptor with a ieen background and that poses quixotic Jd often sarcastic oblations on the nature the world. Examples its questions include xt g iple- 1 Tammy Carter, a sophomore psychology major from Hurricane, said she thinks people who find memes to be offensive or discriminatory are missing the point. On the Internet, any idea is fair game, Carter said. I dont believe in policing the Internet. Colton Smith, a junior business major from Panguitch, also thought memes should be viewed as jokes, not a serious criticism. Theyre not deep intellectual humor, Smith said. Its not about taking advantage of a group. I hope people can laugh at themselves. Despite the latent racism or advantage-takin- g of some of their content, memes have spread rapidly from the darker recesses of the Internet draw a caricature and dont protect it, its your own fault. Whether or not the memes are offensive or speak truth to stereotype, they seem to be rapidly adopted by the current generation as a into more roads like Facebook and Tumblr. Student groups and humor pages memes and make them their own. I hate when memes leak onto Facebook, Carter said. But if you well-travel- ed co-o- pt I U way to express themselves. Its a good way to sum up the generation, Carter said. The 80s had bad clothes and androgyny, the 90s had grunge, and we have memes and hipsters. C I J O O O c; - Q i - -. 1. n u -- ons jmi chine' jack from t an v ue l. S' here ,ith x to a eat be Iftoii jtll iDimt- - hiulotilnfr.' 41nial ;h?tir j tJ at ns mV my Carter, a junior psychology major 4 Girl meme. 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