Meaning
What does Kwispy mean?
Kwispy refers to an image macro, depicting a photoshopped version of Harvey Dent’s face from The Dark Knight where the character’s entire visage is burnt.
The image macro is often paired with the intentionally misspelled caption “kwispy” as if Dent was trying to say the word crispy with his lips missing.
Some Men Just Want to Watch the World Burn, or in the case of the meme’s creator, some just want to watch Harvey’s entire face melt.
Origin
What's the origin of Kwispy?
The Dark Knight premiered in the United States on July 14th, 2008, with Aaron Eckhart playing as the Harvey Dent.
The photoshop edit, envisioning The Darkest Timeline regarding Harvey’s face, was first uploaded to Imgur by ninjadudeinSC on June 28th, 2014.
“Kwispy” as a caption paired with the image macro was first posted on the site by notsocarrottop on November 6th, 2015.
Spread & Usage
How did Kwispy spread?
The “kwispy” meme lay dormant until 2019, when an image macro was uploaded to the r/dankmemes subreddit by u/bob11baseball on August 5th, 2019.
Following this post, it spread to various other subs on Reddit, as well as external sites, like 9GAG, Facebook, Imgur and iFunny.
External resources
- Imgur – Heads you die
- Imgur – I could not help myself.
- Reddit – /r/dankmemes