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Cannibalism Ginger Ale Redhead Pun Meme

This is a 4-panel reaction meme. The first panel shows a young woman with natural red hair (colloquially called a 'ginger') drinking from a can of Canada Dry ginger ale. The second panel shows her pulling the can away from her face with a confused, curious expression. The third panel is a close-up of the can's label, which displays the text 'Made from Real Ginger'. The fourth panel shows the woman reacting with a horrified, disgusted, shocked expression. The humor comes from a pun: the word 'ginger' has two meanings here, referring both to the spice used to make the ale, and the common slang term for people with red hair, so the joke plays on the implication that the drink is made from redheaded people, making her act of drinking it 'cannibalism' as the original title jokes.
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Overview

This is a 4-panel reaction meme. The first panel shows a young woman with natural red hair (colloquially called a 'ginger') drinking from a can of Canada Dry ginger ale. The second panel shows her pulling the can away from her face with a confused, curious expression. The third panel is a close-up of the can's label, which displays the text 'Made from Real Ginger'. The fourth panel shows the woman reacting with a horrified, disgusted, shocked expression. The humor comes from a pun: the word 'ginger' has two meanings here, referring both to the spice used to make the ale, and the common slang term for people with red hair, so the joke plays on the implication that the drink is made from redheaded people, making her act of drinking it 'cannibalism' as the original title jokes.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit's meme sharing communities, as confirmed by the provided RSS source marked Reddit:Meme. It gained viral popularity due to its simple dark pun that relies on the double definition of the slang term 'ginger' for redheaded people.

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This is a 4-panel photo collage meme. The top of the meme features large header text reading 'CANNIBALISM'. Panel 1 shows a young woman with natural red hair, who are commonly referred to as 'ginger' in English slang, drinking from a green canned beverage. Panel 2 shows the woman holding the can up to look at its printed label. Panel 3 is a close-up shot of the can, revealing it is a can of Canada Dry Ginger Ale, with text on the label explicitly stating 'Made from Real Ginger'. Panel 4 shows the woman making an exaggerated shocked, disgusted, horrified facial expression after she processes what the label says. The core comedic effect comes from a pun: the word 'ginger' refers both to the edible root used as an ingredient to make ginger ale, and to the common slang term for people with naturally red hair, so the red-haired woman drinking a product made from 'real ginger' is jokingly framed as an act of cannibalism.

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