It's exciting to view the birth of a meme in the wild.
- Botticelli + Suzette Smith
- "Hey, I'm Photoshopping Pepper Spraying Cop onto The Birth of Venus, do I leave in his pepper spray can?"
Over the weekend, cool-dude Lieutenant John Pike casually walked past a line of peaceful UC Davis protesters and pepper-sprayed them, one by one, in the face. The internet in response has used her strange vigilante powers to birth a beautiful, thoughtful meme for us all to play with.
Sensual, yet casually destructive, Pepper Spraying Cop transcends the actions of Lieutenant John Pike and strides forward, becoming a tool of the free speech that Lieutenant John Pike sought to stifle. I made mine! What famous piece of art or historical event will you be Photoshopping Pepper Spraying Cop into?