 | A copypasta is a block of text that is copied and pasted across the Internet by individuals through online forums and social networking websites. Copypastas are said to be similar to spam as they are often used to annoy other users and disrupt online discourse.
History
The word "copypasta" was first used on Usenet groups in 2006.
Etymology
The term "copypasta" is derived from the computer term "copy/paste", and can be traced back to an anonymous 4chan thread from 2006.
Notable examples
Navy Seal
The Navy Seal copypasta is a lengthy, comically written, aggressive attack paragraph against a "kiddo", written in the voice of the stereotypical "tough guy", listing absurd accomplishments such as having "over 300 confirmed kills" and being "trained in gorilla [sic] warfare". This copypasta is often reposted as a humorous overreaction to an insult and is thought to have originated in a post on a 4chan message board from 11 November 2010.
This copypasta is infamously used in the manifesto of the perpetrator of the Christchurch mosque shootings.
Bee Movie
Main article: Bee Movie § Cultural influence
The Bee Movie copypasta dates back to 2013 where users would post the entire script of the Bee Movie onto websites such as Reddit and Tumblr.[6] This was popularised around the time when edits of the film were first being posted and popularized on YouTube in late 2016. |
