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Are `These Fans` in the room with us right now?

This sarcastic meme mocks perceived manufactured online outrage over a rumored Netflix live-action *Scooby-Doo* reboot having an all-white cast. The main image shows four live-action actors portraying the core human *Scooby-Doo* characters (Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy) peeking nervously around a wooden staircase. A circular inset on the right shows the original animated *Scooby-Doo* core cast, who are all depicted as white. Text formatted as breaking news at the bottom reads 'FANS ARE UPSET THAT THE \'SCOOBY DOO\' CAST IS ALL WHITE'. The joke highlights the irony that the original source material already had an all-white cast, implying the supposed complaining fans do not exist, referencing the common internet rhetorical question 'are [group] in the room with us right now?' to call out fake grievances.
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FANS ARE UPSET THAT THE 'SCOOBY DOO' CAST IS ALL WHITE

Overview

This sarcastic meme mocks perceived manufactured online outrage over a rumored Netflix live-action Scooby-Doo reboot having an all-white cast. The main image shows four live-action actors portraying the core human Scooby-Doo characters (Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy) peeking nervously around a wooden staircase. A circular inset on the right shows the original animated Scooby-Doo core cast, who are all depicted as white. Text formatted as breaking news at the bottom reads 'FANS ARE UPSET THAT THE \'SCOOBY DOO\' CAST IS ALL WHITE'. The joke highlights the irony that the original source material already had an all-white cast, implying the supposed complaining fans do not exist, referencing the common internet rhetorical question 'are [group] in the room with us right now?' to call out fake grievances.

Origin notes

This meme originates from 9Gag, with the given original title 'Are These Fans in the room with us right now?'. It is part of a larger trend of online discourse commenting on diversity debates surrounding Hollywood reboots of classic media properties, specifically mocking instances of what is perceived as pointless or invented backlash against reboot casting choices that are faithful to the original work's character designs.

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