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[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I'm probably missing a meme, what's BP?

[–] Roundcat@kbin.cafe 59 points 1 year ago (2 children)

British Petroleum. The meme comes from the South Park episode lampooning the BP oil spill and BP's response to it. The meme is making fun of the fact that youtubers use the same non-apology whenever they're in trouble.

[–] mustardman@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

It's also lampooning the video LeBron James made when switching teams for the first time.

[–] Fester@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
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[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 year ago

British Petroleum... You know the guys behind that huge oil spill several years back

[–] JackLSauce@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

British Petroleum. That bit is about the South Park episode which originated the meme rather than whatever Linus did (of which I'm also out of the loop)

[–] FloMo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

British Petroleum, if I had to guess.

They were largely (if not entirely) responsible for the oil that leaked/spilled into the Gulf of Mexico.

[–] gamey@feddit.rocks 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They rebranded to "Byond Petroleum" during their greenwashing campanges but yea

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

BYOND as in Bring Your Own Natural Disaster?

[–] moody@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago

Build your own

[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You sure it's not "Big Polluter" now?

[–] gamey@feddit.rocks 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I like to mock shitty rebrands and that one would actually be truethful! ;)