Talk:Meme Machine: The Popularity of Racist Memes on Funnyjunk./@comment-27012100-20151028010620

This is a great introduction to the topic Grant. Your research proposal has good scope and is rooted in very fascinating material. In my opinion the choice to focus on racism in memes is highly effective. It is a social commentary on how norms are altered and skewed on the Internet.

A source that talks about this is:

Coleman, Beth. "X-Reality: Interview With the Virtual Cannibal." in The Visual Culture Reader. pg. 49-64.

This particular article talks about how an online gamer joined a virtual community that reenacted cannibalistic acts on a gaming forum with other anonymous users. I recognize that this has little to do with memes specifically. But due to its explicit and shocking nature, it could effectively fascilitate discussion regarding social norms online and how they are often altered or altogether disregarded.