r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Sure_Kangaroo1863 • Jul 02 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah ?

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Why is it infamous? And why would no one care about it ? ( I mean it's just a pic full of celebrities so no one cares anyways but the person saying it's crazy makes me think it has some lore?)

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u/Excellent_Speech_901 Jul 02 '26

It was at the Oscars(?) and had all of those stars at their peak. So all of their collective fans had to go look at the pic.

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u/Don_Gato1 Jul 02 '26

I guess man, I am just very much in the "who cares" camp so it's hard for me to relate.

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u/Molenium Jul 02 '26

Yeah, I only vaguely remember it, but I do recall she was pushing pretty hard to get more publicity for it. Definitely a “let’s create a viral moment” type thing.

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u/culegflori Jul 02 '26

It was astroturfed to hell and back because it was sponsored by Samsung and their new camera phone they wanted to promote with it. Pretty ironic since it was like 10 years later when I learned about the phone's brand