{"id":"trash-doves","name":"Trash Doves","summary":"Trash Doves is a Facebook sticker set by Florida artist Syd Weiler featuring a big-eyed purple pigeon, most famously an animated sprite of the bird headbanging. After launching on January 31st, 2017, the headbanging dove went viral in Thailand, swept English-speaking Facebook with spam-comment floods, and then got dragged into a 4chan /pol/ culture war that tried to turn it into the next Pepe.","tags":["trash doves","trash dove","purple pigeon","syd weiler","facebook stickers","headbanging bird","pek meme"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":6,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/trash-doves/trash-doves-original-trash-dove-illustration.webp","caption":"The original Trash Dove character created by Syd Weiler, a stylized purple pigeon with an exaggerated wide eye.","width":1239,"height":697,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/trash-doves/trash-doves-trash-doves-sticker-pack.webp","caption":"The full Trash Dove Facebook sticker pack by illustrator Syd Weiler, featuring the purple pigeon in a range of expressive poses.","width":636,"height":960,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/trash-doves/trash-doves-headbanging-trash-dove-gif.webp","caption":"The viral headbanging Trash Dove GIF, the sticker that propelled the character into meme stardom in February 2017.","width":680,"height":459,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/trash-doves/trash-doves-white-supremacy-hoax-post.webp","caption":"The 4chan/Facebook hoax post that attempted to brand the Trash Dove as a white supremacy symbol by recoloring Nazi imagery purple.","width":480,"height":782,"nsfw":true},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/trash-doves/trash-doves-occupy-democrats-hoax-reaction.webp","caption":"A credulous Facebook warning post that fell for the Trash Dove white supremacy hoax, telling followers the purple pigeon was an alt-right dog whistle.","width":640,"height":691,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/trash-doves/trash-doves-feminists-united-hoax-comments.webp","caption":"Facebook comments from 'Feminists United' amplifying the Trash Dove neo-Nazi hoax, showing how the prank successfully fooled real users.","width":432,"height":543,"nsfw":true}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/trash-doves/history.md","related":["550-2-225","the-netherlands-second","crow-of-judgement","monkey-haircut","chinese-beaver","grumpy-cat","facebook-official","facebook-timeline-covers","plane-emoji-react","please-do-not-swear-on-my-profile-thanks","area-51-raid","annoying-facebook-girl"],"popularityRank":3097,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}