So Ben Affleck has become a meme—more like Ben Affleck is a walking mood board, and so he’s just constantly on the forefront of Twitter’s mind because of it. This isn’t a new thing. It’s been happening for the last few years. Ben Affleck does something, and there is always some sort of screengrab that we cling to.
Recently, it’s amped up because … well we’re all inside just waiting for something to do, and Ben Affleck has decided to provide for us with the drama of throwing out a cardboard cutout of his ex-girlfriend that was used early in 2020 to troll the paps.
A life-sized cardboard cutout of Ana de Armas from inside Ben Affleck’s residence was seen being thrown out into a trash can. (January 18, 2021) pic.twitter.com/4bxxDC97WZ
— Ana de Armas Updates (@ArmasUpdates) January 19, 2021
ben affleck INVENTED breakups. this is god tier celebrity breakup content https://t.co/dC0fdSuFaA
— Jill Gutowitz (@jillboard) January 19, 2021
📸 Ben Affleck (21/January/2021). pic.twitter.com/9e7TKGSUzN
— best of ben affleck (@BstOfAffleck) January 21, 2021
The new images sweeping Twitter are paparazzi snaps of him with a Dunkin coffee and way too many Amazon packages.
I respect the hell out of Ben Affleck for drinking an iced Dunkin’ on a rainy 52° day in LA pic.twitter.com/uJsTuAbqHC
— Rachel Paige (@rachmeetsworld) January 23, 2021
Ben Affleck is the only person in America who gets more packages than me pic.twitter.com/9NaH6sWg7U
— Carrie Wittmer 👻 (@carriesnotscary) January 23, 2021
Ben Affleck doing balancing act with his @dunkindonuts (23/January/2021) pic.twitter.com/o4eLanuDxT
— ʙᴇꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ʙᴇɴ ᴀꜰꜰʟᴇᴄᴋ (@BestAffleck) January 23, 2021
It’s been turned into a secondary meme of sorts. The format is simple: You’re Ben Affleck and you’re balancing all these random things about yourself.
this is what following me on twitter is like pic.twitter.com/7wIq5j0gw5
— rachel leishman (@RachelLeishman) January 24, 2021
This all comes from a long line of Affleck meme images. Even just this summer there were plenty of memes with Ben Affleck and ex-girlfriend Ana de Armas walking around on pap walks that had the internet waiting for the next images to drop.
ana de armas and ben affleck finished, i guess the joke stopped being funny ben😞 pic.twitter.com/WHjBv7xdKN
— Valentine (@elementalyon) January 18, 2021
The end of an era. 😭 pic.twitter.com/HAqt6Z22uO
— Ana de Armas Updates (@ArmasUpdates) January 18, 2021
But more than that, we have a history of clinging to Ben Affleck just existing.
From Affleck smoking …
Ben Affleck smoking through the pain of existence is the most relatable post I’ve ever seen https://t.co/qPu4rMuECM pic.twitter.com/MxLm4VeGTa
— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) September 1, 2016
concept: a calendar that’s just photos of ben affleck smoking and going thru an existential dilemma pic.twitter.com/ciO81DhiTh
— rae 🐈⬛ paoletta (@PAYOLETTER) September 17, 2020
To Sad Affleck …
Sad Ben Affleck just learned that everybody hates ‘Batman v Superman’: https://t.co/NJg5kTNAe4 pic.twitter.com/PYsrWJWzDw
— Mashable (@mashable) March 25, 2016
And my personal favorite, the back tattoo of the Phoenix as Affleck stares into the ocean …
This photo of Ben Affleck at the beach really resonates w me pic.twitter.com/5DeW51yzcx
— kelsey 🌹 (@keIseyrose) June 10, 2020
They all represent what many of us feel deep in our souls, which is probably why you can literally figure out which Affleck is your favorite.
I firmly believe that Ben Affleck is our greatest living meme. I’m sorry to his entire filmography, but the only thing I really care about is the memes—well, and Triple Frontier and Jersey Girl. Those can stay. (I’m just kidding! I love your movies. I’ll buy you a Dunkin for this joke.)
I hope that these images continue to bring us joy. Unless Ben Affleck hates them. Which, I’m sorry. Maybe make your own memes for us?
(image: Warner Bros.)
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