White-and-gold/blue-and-black dress spawns slew of Internet memes
As a chromatically confusing dress caused friends to fall out in heated arguments across the country Thursday evening, memes about the apparel’s supposed sorcery quickly spread across the Internet.
Houses are divided over whether the dress is white and gold or blue and black. And there are several theories as to why so many disagree.
The trouble started when a Scottish musician, 21-year-old Caitlin McNeill, posted a picture of the dress on Tumblr.
Compelling evidence suggests the actual garment is black and blue. But who are you going to believe, the truth or your own eyes?
The child from the Nationwide Insurance advertisement that ran during the Super Bowl earlier this month probably could have cleared up the matter for everyone, but we all know what happened there.
Oh no! #whiteandgold pic.twitter.com/1GjDKe8n1o
— Tim Tagaris (@ttagaris) February 27, 2015
Then again, others speculated, might the Left Shark, another viral sensation from the Super Bowl, be responsible for this madness?
What if the dress is actually LEFT SHARK? pic.twitter.com/kRw7sKbl11
— Tyler Glenn (@tylerinacoma) February 27, 2015
Others, in jest, tried to make the whole hullabaloo even more confusing by tossing out alternative perspectives, such as thinking the dress somewhat resembled a rainbow.
This is what I see. Lol. #TheDress pic.twitter.com/4PyG6aDCyW
— Kat De Castro⭐♎ (@KatDeCastro) February 27, 2015
The dress clogged up Twitter and Facebook feeds so quickly that many people awoke Friday morning to find a full-fledged debate they knew nothing about — and needed to get up to speed quickly.
Opening Twitter and seeing my time line is full figuring what is the color of a dress#TheDress ” 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/gEU2iku7v7
— Funny Tweets (@JokesByScotty) February 27, 2015
Quite a few turned to the 1997 comedy “Liar Liar” starring Jim Carrey to express coming to terms with the dress’ actual color, despite their vision telling them otherwise.
The dress is blue the dress is blue the God dam dress is blue!!!!!!! #LiarLiar pic.twitter.com/BDcNAaK1uZ
— Stuart Ledingham (@leddy6) February 27, 2015
Totally not #whiteandgold. This is all I'm saying about #dressgate. pic.twitter.com/RG6QtVSpSI
— Melanie Nathan (@melanienathan) February 27, 2015
Others took the opportunity to reminisce about the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” television show from the 1990s. After all, they joke, might the white power ranger actually be the blue-and-black power ranger?
The Dress. 😂 White and Gold people. Yeah the dress is blue and black in real shoot but that photo isn't. #TheDress pic.twitter.com/0BUDppambp
— Mustashrik (@mustashrik) February 27, 2015
Many think that the dress is distracting people from issues that matter a great deal more, such as climate change or the Islamic State. Even the comedic @TheTweetOfGod handle chimed in about humankind's apparently warped priorities.
The color of a dress? Really? That's what you're asking Me? THE OCEAN LEVELS ROSE FOUR INCHES IN TWO YEARS. You know that, right?
— God (@TheTweetOfGod) February 27, 2015
The dress caused quite a bit of trouble among friends, families and lovers. Some don’t even want to step into the fray by offering their opinions on the highly contested issue.
My roomie just made this & posted it on my wall 😂😂😂 #TheDress #WeReallyDontCare pic.twitter.com/bdyQoWpv3E
— Rachel (@Teen_Wolf_Oasis) February 27, 2015
— Brendan Maclean (@macleanbrendan) February 27, 2015