Google Translate Edits

About

Google Translate Edits are photoshopped screenshots of Google Translate results featuring mock translations of various languages, many of which contain jokes referencing stereotypes related to a particular region.

Origin

On December 17th, 2017, Redditor 422121 submitted a fake Google Translate screenshot in which the name Ajit Pai was given an English translation of Adolf Hitler (shown below). Over the next 72 hours, the post gained over 700 points (94% upvoted) on /r/dankmemes.

Spread

On December 20th, 2017, Redditor JacobM posted a photoshopped Google Translate screenshot featuring a fake Arabic translation of "What?" for the English phrase "Women deserve more rights than dogs" (shown below). Within 24 hours, the post garnered more than 1,400 points (97% upvoted) on /r/dankmemes.^[2]

That day, Redditor FattyWnnaCookie submitted a fake screenshot translating the English word "Strategy" to "What?" in Italian to /r/MemeEconomy,^[4] along with the message "Google Translate memes could be huge" (shown below). Within 20 hours, the post received upwards of 22,500 points (88% upvoted) and 260 comments.

On December 21st, 2017 (1:37am EST), Redditor prettybadmccree submitted a screenshot of the word "Food" translated into a blank box for "Ethiopian" (shown below). Within nine hours, the post gained over 2,200 points (97% upvoted) on /r/dankmemes.^[1]

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