# Communist Bugs Bunny Communist Bugs Bunny, also called We Have Bugs Bunny, pairs a red-tinted still of Bugs from the 1940 cartoon 'A Wild Hare' with a hammer and sickle to declare that something belongs to everyone instead of one owner. An Imgur post titled 'Prove me wrong' hit 144,000 views in June 2020, and by late June Redditors on r/dankmemes were using the format to claim Homer Simpson and the United States as communal property. ## Origin 'A Wild Hare,' a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies short directed by Tex Avery and released on July 27, 1940, is widely considered Bugs Bunny's official theatrical debut[6]. Around the 57-second mark, Elmer Fudd creeps up to Bugs' rabbit hole in a crouched pose with one finger raised to his lips, and that single frame is what later posters would recolor red and stamp with the Soviet hammer and sickle[3]. Imgur user WhatDoYouLookLike posted one of the earliest known Communist Bugs Bunny edits on June 8, 2020, under the title 'Prove me wrong,' and that version climbed to 144,000 views, 2,700 points, and 275 comments[1]. YouTuber SomethingDraw uploaded a video rendition the same day titled 'Soviet Bugs Bunny,' which reached roughly 5,000 views and 157 likes[7]. - **Platform:** Imgur / Reddit (viral spread) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2020 ## Overview Communist Bugs Bunny posts follow a two-panel or captioned structure where someone claims personal ownership of a subject, then the recolored Bugs responds by rewriting the possessive pronoun as 'our' or 'ours.' Common versions swap 'my girlfriend' for 'our girlfriend' or 'my president' for 'our president,' with the gag depending on how absurd collectivizing the specific noun feels[1]. Non-English edits translate the pronoun shift directly, like the Portuguese 'nossa girl' version on Twitter in June 2020[4]. Red tints and the overlaid hammer and sickle do the heavy lifting; the source frame is Elmer Fudd's crouch, just cropped so only Bugs reads as the speech act. Variants swap Bugs for other Looney Tunes or Simpsons characters while keeping the Soviet overlay, as Redditor Jahanzaib69 did with a red-filtered Homer Simpson under the title 'Comrade Homer'[2]. Short video edits also work, with the Soviet national anthem looping under the still frame[7]. ## How to Use Pick any caption where someone asserts personal ownership, like 'my cat' or 'my favorite band,' then attach the recolored Bugs reply with the pronoun shifted to 'our.' It lands hardest when the original claim is mildly possessive about something trivial, since the Soviet imagery turns everyday property into a resource to be nationalized. Video edits often loop the Soviet anthem under the frame for extra absurdity. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Communist Bugs Bunny? Communist Bugs Bunny is a reaction image showing Bugs Bunny from the 1940 cartoon 'A Wild Hare' with a red filter and the Soviet hammer and sickle, used to reply to ownership claims by insisting the subject is 'ours'[3]. ### Where did Communist Bugs Bunny come from? The source clip is 'A Wild Hare,' directed by Tex Avery for Warner Bros. and released on July 27, 1940[6]. The earliest known meme edit was posted to Imgur by user WhatDoYouLookLike on June 8, 2020, under the title 'Prove me wrong'[1]. ### What does Communist Bugs Bunny mean? It parodies collectivist rhetoric by rewriting any 'my' into 'our,' with the gag landing based on how absurd shared ownership of the specific noun sounds, from girlfriends to entire countries[4]. ### How do you use Communist Bugs Bunny? Quote a caption that claims personal ownership, then reply with the red-filtered Bugs image so the pronoun flips to 'our'[1]. Users often swap Bugs for other red-washed cartoon characters like Homer Simpson[2]. ### Is Communist Bugs Bunny still popular? Communist Bugs Bunny peaked in June 2020 across Reddit and Imgur[3]. There is no evidence of a sustained resurgence beyond that summer, though posters still recycle the image as a reply template[5]. ## References 1. [https://imgur.com/gallery/R4TfZTr]() 2. [https://www.reddit.com/r/dankmemes/comments/hehfh0/comrade_homer/]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/communist-bugs-bunny]() 4. [https://twitter.com/dowvred/status/1271987130278035456]() 5. [https://www.reddit.com/r/dankmemes/comments/he9tur/us_is_communist_and_capitalist_at_the_same_time/]() 6. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2vj6ma-854]() 7. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S76-P8WbLGU]() 8. [https://ifunny.co/picture/MtQjjL8l7?gallery=tag&query=bugsbunny]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/communist-bugs-bunny Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library