Bill Cosby is a wealthy man. Presumably, he can afford a team of competent “social media managers” who know that the Internet thinks he’s a creepy uncle. Surely they wouldn’t have a meme stunt horribly backfire on them.
Actually, they did. The person/team that controls Cosby’s Twitter account put out a call to “meme” him using a meme generator, and things got ugly in a hurry. It turns out money can’t buy happiness (or someone to Google “bill cosby rape”), only the ability to settle with your accusers.
It began with this innocent tweet.
This probably isn’t what Cosby’s team had in mind.
How about this one, is this one okay… RT @BillCosby: Go ahead. Meme me! #CosbyMeme pic.twitter.com/1sKnvLdyQl
— Jason Steele (@FilmCow) November 10, 2014
RT @pjhoody: Oh my god RT @hueyknew #CosbyMeme @BillCosby http://t.co/AWPcYRu1QC
— Dynamics • £ (@theDYNAMICS) November 10, 2014
Oh man, these are making my day! #CosbyMeme pic.twitter.com/nWwhFEDEhD
— 🅱️ig 🅱️uford (@ImNotFloyd) November 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/AntheaButler/status/531948756816920576
I made the same face. #CosbyMeme pic.twitter.com/iyuh0okjoQ
— Sean. (@Melanism) November 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/BionicBombshell/status/531945216853278720
https://twitter.com/HitDaBoogieZ/status/531944237873770496
Be Careful what you wish for. #CosbyMeme pic.twitter.com/HtvCHIeN5b
— Martin Luther Bling Jr. (@sideshowRaheem) November 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/Justin_Wood_/status/531944745632030720
Apparently so. The meme generator has since been taken down.