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==History and origin== | ==History and origin== | ||
The origins of Meatspin can be traced back to a Brazilian pornographic adult film called TSBitches, featuring Cristina Bianchini. The infamous Meatspin gif was later hosted on a website called Ridin Spinnaz, which played the song ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gzHe1247LI Ridin' Spinnaz]'' by Three 6 Mafia in the background.<ref>John-Michael Bond "Revisiting Meatspin, the NSFW site that shocked a generation," published February 3rd, 2017, https:// | The origins of Meatspin can be traced back to a Brazilian pornographic adult film called TSBitches, featuring Cristina Bianchini. The infamous Meatspin gif was later hosted on a website called Ridin Spinnaz, which played the song ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gzHe1247LI Ridin' Spinnaz]'' by Three 6 Mafia in the background.<ref>John-Michael Bond "Revisiting Meatspin, the NSFW site that shocked a generation," published February 3rd, 2017, https://web.archive.org/web/20170203164156/dailydot.com/unclick/meatspin-meme/</ref><ref>YTMND. "Ridin Spinnaz." Retrieved April 21, 2023, from ridinspinnaz.ytmnd.com.</ref> In 2005, the website ''Meatspin.cc'' was launched, using the gif from Ridin Spinnaz. Meatspin has had several noteworthy events in its history, including the 2006 eBay sale of its domain name for $2100,<ref>eBay. "The meatspin.com domain name." Retrieved April 21, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20060204092514/http://cgi.ebay.com/The-meatspin-com-domain-name_W0QQitemZ5860825100QQcategoryZ11153QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem.</ref> the first reaction video uploaded to YouTube on March 1st of that year, and its naming as the "Awful Link of the Day" on Something Awful on July 30th.<ref>Something Awful. "Awful Link #3982." Retrieved April 21, 2023, from https://www.somethingawful.com/awful-links/awful-link-3982/.</ref> On May 3rd, 2006, Leekspin.com was created as an alternative to Meatspin. Derivative sites, some featuring actual spinning meat, were created between 2007 and 2009 on [[YTMND]]. | ||
[[Meatspinnetwork.com|The Meatspin Network]], which includes 15 distinct shock sites, was officially launched on February 19th, 2007, and has since established its own blog, [[Twitter]] account, [[YouTube]] channel, and [[Reddit]]. Although there are claims that four Irish students set a world record of 10,000,112 spins in 2009, there is no concrete evidence to support this. On March 10th, 2012, the ''Meatspin.com'' domain lapsed, causing a parked domain advertisement to appear. The website's disappearance was reported by various pop culture blogs and forums, and the site was restored by March 13th. However, on March 10th, 2013, the domain expired once again and as of March 12th, has not been renewed.<ref>Know Your Meme. "Meatspin." Retrieved April 21, 2023, from https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/meatspin.</ref> | [[Meatspinnetwork.com|The Meatspin Network]], which includes 15 distinct shock sites, was officially launched on February 19th, 2007, and has since established its own blog, [[Twitter]] account, [[YouTube]] channel, and [[Reddit]]. Although there are claims that four Irish students set a world record of 10,000,112 spins in 2009, there is no concrete evidence to support this. On March 10th, 2012, the ''Meatspin.com'' domain lapsed, causing a parked domain advertisement to appear. The website's disappearance was reported by various pop culture blogs and forums, and the site was restored by March 13th. However, on March 10th, 2013, the domain expired once again and as of March 12th, has not been renewed.<ref>Know Your Meme. "Meatspin." Retrieved April 21, 2023, from https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/meatspin.</ref> | ||