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Steve from Blue's Clues with Syrian Rebels is an image edit altering a photograph of Syrian rebels from 2013 to include the star of the children's television series Blue's Clues, Steve Burns.

Origin

On March 23rd, 2012, The Atlantic[1] published a photograph of Syrian rebels taking position against Syrian Army forces in Idlib, Syria on March 11th, 2012. The photograph was taken by Rodrigo Abd (shown below).

About six years later, Twitter [2] @boofdarg tweeted an image of Steve Burns with the rebels. They captioned the image, "how vice be in warzones making documentaries." The tweet received more than 100,000 likes and 32,000 retweets in less than two years (shown below).

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On May 29th, 2018, Redditor [3] feshanks shared an edited version of the image that features Steve Burns. Within two years, the post received more than 47,000 points (92% upvoted) and 330 comments (shown below, left).

The following year, Redditor[4] Scro11Lock posted the image with the caption, "Girls with photoshop: I can't wait to make myself look prettier / Boys with photoshop." Within one year, the post received more than 53,000 points (95% upvoted) and 180 comments (shown below, center).

On February 6th, 2020, Redditor[5] ac_orn shared an object-labeled variation. The post received more than 25,000 points (99% upvoted) in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).

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External References

[1] The Atlantic – Deadly Stalemate in Syria

[2] Twitter – @boofdarg's Tweet

[3] Reddit – /r/hmmm

[4] Reddit – /r/dankmemes

[5] Reddit – /r/memes



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