{"id":34622,"date":"2021-08-21T01:52:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T20:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/white-lotus-memes-alabama-rush-tiktoks\/"},"modified":"2021-08-21T01:59:50","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T20:29:50","slug":"white-lotus-memes-alabama-rush-tiktoks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/white-lotus-memes-alabama-rush-tiktoks\/","title":{"rendered":"‘White Lotus’ Memes, Alabama Rush TikToks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/span>BREAK THE INTERNET<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

<\/span>\u2018The White Lotus\u2019 memes are getting us through August<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The news has been bleak. COVID-19 cases are rising, kids are returning to school while politicians\u00a0fight over mask mandates<\/strong>, and people are fleeing Afghanistan\u00a0after the Taliban\u2019s takeover<\/strong>. It\u2019s a lot to take in, which is probably why\u00a0HBO\u2019s latest Sunday night series,\u00a0The White Lotus<\/em>, became a heavily-memed obsession on the internet<\/strong>. The show premiered in July, and its finale aired on Aug. 15\u2014a\u00a0period that shifted from \u201cHot Vax Summer\u201d to the Delta Variant\u00a0canceling fall plans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not surprising that\u00a0The White Lotus<\/em>, a show created by Mike White that follows both the hotel workers and guests at a luxury resort in Hawaii, would inspire\u00a0discourse on apps like Twitter and TikTok<\/strong>. People are memeing\u00a0certain scenes<\/strong>, the score, and everyone\u2019s favorite guest, Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge<\/a><\/strong>). Media Twitter also loves\u00a0discussing Rachel\u00a0<\/strong>(Alexandra Daddario), a freelance journalist feeling conflicted in her career after marrying a wealthy man. Maybe a show where no one is having a good time on their island vacation (OK, maybe like\u00a0one character<\/strong>\u00a0did) was the perfect mood for a summer that was overhyped. But now that it\u2019s over, we need something else to fill the void. Although we live in an era where there\u2019s almost too much content, only a handful of titles really take on a life of their own online.<\/p>\n

\u2014Tiffany Kelly, culture editor<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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