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'''Blue Waffle''' is term for a fake disease and [[Shock site|shock image]] made in 2008. This meme fooled many of its viewers into believing that blue waffle was a legit [[wikipedia:Sexually_transmitted_infection|STD]] like Herpes. Trolls would tell victims to search for an image of a blue waffle on Google's Image Search, only to be surprised by a close-up shot image of a diseased vagina. | '''Blue Waffle''' is term for a fake disease and [[Shock site|shock image]] made in 2008. This meme fooled many of its viewers into believing that blue waffle was a legit [[wikipedia:Sexually_transmitted_infection|STD]] like Herpes. Trolls would tell victims to search for an image of a blue waffle on Google's Image Search, only to be surprised by a close-up shot image of a diseased vagina. | ||
[[Shock site|Shock sites]] were made in response to the popularity blue waffle was getting. Most mirrors consisted of just the image with a small description, the original picture originated on | [[Shock site|Shock sites]] were made in response to the popularity blue waffle was getting. Most mirrors consisted of just the image with a small description, the original picture originated on Documenting Reality. | ||
The picture shows a yeast infection stained with an antibacterial triarylmethane dye known as crystal violet. In Trenton, New Jersey, a councilwoman named Kathy McBride became a victim of the hoax during a City Council meeting in 2013, when she received a concerned call from a resident asking what Trenton was doing to combat blue waffle disease.<ref><nowiki>https://www.nj.com/mercer/2013/04/trenton_councilwoman_falls_pre.html</nowiki></ref> | The picture shows a yeast infection stained with an antibacterial triarylmethane dye known as crystal violet. In Trenton, New Jersey, a councilwoman named Kathy McBride became a victim of the hoax during a City Council meeting in 2013, when she received a concerned call from a resident asking what Trenton was doing to combat blue waffle disease.<ref><nowiki>https://www.nj.com/mercer/2013/04/trenton_councilwoman_falls_pre.html</nowiki></ref> | ||
There are many variations of this site, including "Red Pancake" and "Giant Cheese Taco". Red Pancake shows a picture of | There are many variations of this site, including "Red Pancake" and "Giant Cheese Taco". Red Pancake shows a picture of an anus with Perianal squamous cell carcinoma (A rare type of anal cancer). Giant Cheese Taco offers a picture of a vagina infected with Trichomoniasis. | ||
Another website called "Genetic Waffle" also existed, which consisted of a pornographic image of a vagina that is either prolapsing or suffering from vulvitis. The website was created sometime in late 2011 by [[Heyya.org]] and the title of the site was inspired by Blue Waffle along with the picture itself. All of these sites have shut down. | Another website called "Genetic Waffle" also existed, which consisted of a pornographic image of a vagina that is either prolapsing or suffering from vulvitis. The website was created sometime in late 2011 by [[Heyya.org]] and the title of the site was inspired by Blue Waffle along with the picture itself. All of these sites have shut down. | ||
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