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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s grilling of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is a gift that keeps on giving.
While calling the tech giant out over his willingness to run political ads featuring false or misleading claims, the New York congresswoman was captured using a hand gesture popularly used by Italians to show frustration.
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The image has since spawned a meme, a hashtag and launched a thousand borderline offensive Italian accents.
Here are some of the finest #ItalianAOC memes.
Some chose to stick with the subject matter at hand.
When Zuckerberg's bein a wise guy and you gtta make him capische #ItalianAOC https://t.co/aSZAD6gJh9— Enmado Kyosuke (@Enmado Kyosuke) 1572360863
"That's a nice monopoly you got there, Mr. Zuckerberg... it'd be a real shame if something *happened* to it..."… https://t.co/cGwLNNsjr4— CJ De Leo (@CJ De Leo) 1572373769
While others decided to branch out into other topical avenues.
When the Greens have that New Deal smell #ItalianAOC https://t.co/cfVDC6P966— Silent Resolve (@Silent Resolve) 1572377166
When the Gelato is melting because of climate change #ItalianAOC https://t.co/j4LMhr4wYZ— Daniel Mitchell ✡ (@Daniel Mitchell ✡) 1572324023
Healthcare and equality for all, capeesh! #ItalianAOC https://t.co/2L5RVsow1i— Stef Mayhem™ (@Stef Mayhem™) 1572381340
There were a lot of noir crime film references.
New screensaver. #AOC #ItalianAOC https://t.co/3nYEzKxN1i— -Kieran Moroney (@-Kieran Moroney) 1572416819
When you make an offer that nobody could refuse, but it still gets refused #ItalianAOC https://t.co/O33Ow6ed78— ThatDudeMike (@ThatDudeMike) 1572389623
But soon the meme was being used for more personal applications.
Me: *sighs* My Italian Mom: After everything I’ve done for you, this is how you repay me? #ItalianAOC https://t.co/V1Un70o04G— Jerry Lynn (@Jerry Lynn) 1572364877
Me: I think I might go vegetarian. My Italian Mom: Are you trying to kill me? #ItalianAOC https://t.co/iQm4iaLHwM— Jerry Lynn (@Jerry Lynn) 1572363540
Until everyone could relate to this.
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