'Florida Man' was also referred to in the opening episode of Season 2 of the FX show Atlanta as a sinister entity, referred to by Darius as an " alt-right Johnny Appleseed" who commits a variety of strange crimes in Florida as part of a plot to keep black voters out, portrayed by Kevin Waterman.
Īfter the creation of the account in January 2013, and its ensuing popularization on social media sites such as Reddit and Tumblr, initially through the subreddit 'r/FloridaMan' and the Tumblr blog 'StuckInABucket', the meme was featured in numerous news articles and stories throughout February 2013. Spread īefore the creation of the meme, the state of Florida had already garnered a colorful reputation on the Internet, with the social aggregation site Fark hosting a 'Florida' content tag in the years before the Twitter account appeared. The account referred to 'Florida Man' as the "World's Worst Superhero". The meme originated in February 2013 with the Twitter account which quoted notably strange or bizarre news headlines containing the words "Florida man", such as "Florida man run over by van after dog pushes accelerator" or "Police arrest Florida man for drunken joy ride on motorized scooter at Walmart". A CNN article on the meme also suggested that the breadth of reports of bizarre activities is due to a confluence of factors, including public records laws giving journalists fast and easy access to police reports, the relatively high and diverse population of the state, its highly variable weather, and gaps in mental health funding. The Miami New Times claimed that freedom of information laws in Florida make it easier for journalists to obtain information about arrests from the police than in other states and that this is responsible for the large number of news articles. Internet users typically submit links to news stories and articles about unusual or strange crimes and other events occurring in Florida, with the headlines often literally having "Florida Man." mentioned in the titles or subtitles of such news reports. "Florida Man" refers to an alleged prevalence of persons being crazy or doing crazy things in the US state of Florida. This is the best of the Florida Man, 2019.Internet meme about unusual events in Floridaįlorida Man is an Internet meme popularized in 2013, and then re-popularized in 2020. So put in a lipper of Skoal and settle into the nearest papasan chair because we have some headlines to discuss. But allegations do not keep us from laughing to ourselves. That is between the Good State of Florida and the Florida Man to decide. While we are treated to the idea that a Florida Man, say, exposed himself in the Walmart pillow aisle, we will not be treating it as if it's fact. Granted, all of these should be treated as allegations. To honor the Florida Man, we have compiled a list of his most absurd headlines from this year. And while we all may have a little bit of shame for our hometown stories, we can always rest assured that at least we aren't from Florida, unless you are from Florida, in which case, we're keeping you in our thoughts. Do not confuse him with your average male resident of Florida: Florida Man is a brand.Įvery day there is a story that involves one of them shooting something or screaming incomprehensible babble in a Natural Light addled rage before getting arrested.
He is the slight echo in the air when someone says, "Hey, watch'is!" He is Florida, and Florida is him. He lives in the breeze that goes through your hair while doing donuts on an ATV. He is the frayed fabric of a worn tobacco ring in his left back pocket.
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