Ebola-chan is an internet meme popularized by 4chan depicting a moe anthropomorphization (gijinka) of the Ebola virus. The first known image of Ebola-chan began on the Japanese social media site, Pixiv, in 2014. A few days after, it was posted 4chan's /pol/ (politically incorrect) thread, who began posting messages praising Ebola-chan. Soon after, 4chan users began spreading the meme to Nairaland, the largest online message board in Nigeria, accompanying images of Ebola-chan with racially charged messages and associated conspiracy theories. This included claims that Ebola was CIA-made and that white people were performing rituals for Ebola to spread. The meme's spread has been considered racially motivated and has been attributed to increased mistrust between West Africans and medical prof
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| - Ebola-chan (en)
- エボラちゃん (ja)
- 伊波拉醬 (zh)
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| - エボラちゃん(Ebola-chan)は、2014年に/pol/を中心に広く拡散されたインターネット・ミームで、ミームの主な媒体となったエボラ出血熱の原因となるエボラウイルスが萌え擬人化された図像のキャラクターに対して呼称されている名称。 (ja)
- 伊波拉醬(Ebola-chan)是2014年在4chan等處廣泛流傳的網絡迷因,主要指伊波拉出血熱的病原體伊波拉病毒的萌擬人化圖像角色。 (zh)
- Ebola-chan is an internet meme popularized by 4chan depicting a moe anthropomorphization (gijinka) of the Ebola virus. The first known image of Ebola-chan began on the Japanese social media site, Pixiv, in 2014. A few days after, it was posted 4chan's /pol/ (politically incorrect) thread, who began posting messages praising Ebola-chan. Soon after, 4chan users began spreading the meme to Nairaland, the largest online message board in Nigeria, accompanying images of Ebola-chan with racially charged messages and associated conspiracy theories. This included claims that Ebola was CIA-made and that white people were performing rituals for Ebola to spread. The meme's spread has been considered racially motivated and has been attributed to increased mistrust between West Africans and medical prof (en)
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| - Ebola-chan is an internet meme popularized by 4chan depicting a moe anthropomorphization (gijinka) of the Ebola virus. The first known image of Ebola-chan began on the Japanese social media site, Pixiv, in 2014. A few days after, it was posted 4chan's /pol/ (politically incorrect) thread, who began posting messages praising Ebola-chan. Soon after, 4chan users began spreading the meme to Nairaland, the largest online message board in Nigeria, accompanying images of Ebola-chan with racially charged messages and associated conspiracy theories. This included claims that Ebola was CIA-made and that white people were performing rituals for Ebola to spread. The meme's spread has been considered racially motivated and has been attributed to increased mistrust between West Africans and medical professionals. (en)
- エボラちゃん(Ebola-chan)は、2014年に/pol/を中心に広く拡散されたインターネット・ミームで、ミームの主な媒体となったエボラ出血熱の原因となるエボラウイルスが萌え擬人化された図像のキャラクターに対して呼称されている名称。 (ja)
- 伊波拉醬(Ebola-chan)是2014年在4chan等處廣泛流傳的網絡迷因,主要指伊波拉出血熱的病原體伊波拉病毒的萌擬人化圖像角色。 (zh)
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