Talk:Tony Farmer (basketball, born 1994)

Bruh

Wikipedia is not a meme repository. The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

Should the "Bruh" meme be mentioned here, perhaps in the Legal issues section? It is a very popular meme that came from Farmer's sentencing video. 50.64.38.123 (talk) 04:53, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

Seconded. - Dvaderv2 (talk) 21:22, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

No. Wikipedia is not a meme repository. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 23:12, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

Not in the way that KYM is, no. But there is a Wikipedia category pertaining to memes, so...

In any case, something along the lines of 'footage from Farmer's sentencing hearing would later be used as a backdrop to XYZ meme' and one or two appropriate references to that effect can't really be said to constitute an egregious request.

There's also the question of "Does the consistent usage of Farmer's image for a single meme (as opposed to multiple types of image macros) significantly contribute to current awareness and recognition of Farmer?" If it does, and if such is borne out by sources that meet Wikipedia standards, then there isn't that much of a good reason to omit that information. - Dvaderv2 (talk) 01:53, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

This is the main thing this guy is known for. How can you not include this on his page?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.4.105.230 (talk) 03:28, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

I tried to add it but an IP removed it. Thepharoah17 (talk) 02:31, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Why not try again, this time with a couple of extra sources to establish that the meme is a significant contributor to current awareness and recognition of Farmer? - Dvaderv2 (talk) 23:08, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

It will be removed again. Wikipedia is not KnowYourMeme. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 23:21, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

'Bruh' Meme

I'm aware there has been an earlier discussion of this. There seems to be sufficient sourcing for a brief mention that Tony Farmer’s courtroom-collapse video later became widely circulated online and was used as a meme. ESPN describes the clip as having “been seen tens of millions of times on social media” and says it “became a popular meme”: https://www.espn.co.uk/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/29812967/tony-farmer-former-top-100-espn-recruit-wanted-louisiana

Know Your Meme also connects the clip to an early “bruh” Vine remix: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bruh

A possible wording would be: “Video of Farmer collapsing in court during sentencing later circulated widely on social media and became a popular meme.” Being completely honest - I agree with the unsigned comment on 05/01/23; I'm a big basketball fan but I wouldn't have found this page without the 'bruh' meme. LinusMealey (talk) 12:42, 19 March 2026 (UTC)