Since then, he’s cropped up in occasional movie and television spots, like in Palm Springs and I Think You Should Leave. O’Malley gained cult recognition from his Vine videos during the 2010s, enough to secure himself a spot in the Late Night with Seth Meyers writers’ room. This unspoken way that Minions have infiltrated nearly every facet of our day-to-day lives in these strange, inescapable ways is perhaps best articulated through two YouTube videos from comedian Conner O’Malley. And since many Minions memes reflect specific feelings and emotions, it’s almost as if they function as communal therapy for a generation specifically unwilling to actually deal with their emotional problems. As characters, they are meant to be “evil” but ultimately ascribe to no true worldview and, thus, can be easily projected onto. Though as ruminated on by Tickld last year, it’s probably because Minions can be applied to both nothing and everything. To what end? It’s hard to say, though it most certainly includes indoctrinating your aunt via one of any number of curious Minions-themed memes shared on Facebook, the popularity of which among the Boomer generation is both astronomical and downright strange. From facemasks to Crocs to waffle makers, steering wheel covers, motorcycle helmets, bras and, yes, dildos, it feels as if the good folks over at Illumination Studios planned for this worldwide merchandising coup all along. Basically, if you can think of it, there is probably a Minions version of it (and I assume this includes porn-I’m not gonna double check on that, but you guys certainly can). It seems that since Despicable Me found massive commercial success back in 2010, the diminutive, yellow overalls-clad henchmen creatures known as the Minions have been executing their own takeover of the real world. Minions-who can get enough of them? That’s a rhetorical question.
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