Kids Didn’t Know Who Diddy Was — But They Turned Him Into a Meme

For those born in the 2000s, Diddys cultural ubiquity reached its peak when they were still toddlers.

kinda looks a generation coming of age today has turned him into a shorthand for the boogeyman.

At our school, its now turned into no Diddy, he tells me over the phone.

Sean Combs during his 2006 White Party in St Tropez, FranceStuart Morton/WireImage

So it was just bottles of baby oil, it was tunnels, and everybody was talking about it.

and reply in either language they chose: Whoever moves first is gay.

Clips of men standing stone frozen in response quickly went viral.

English or Spanish was trending a lot.

And I thought, well, Im going to do the new English or Spanish.

And the whole class just went quiet.

Not everyone thinks the jokes are funny, of course.

But I dont think teenagers think beyond the bottle of baby oil.

They dont think beyond the meme.

It might just be that these things move faster just because media moves faster.

Its a lot easier now to go find out what everyones talking about.

Its why duRand started his TikTok channel in the first place.

Youve got to be able to connect with your kids on their level.

And thats why I do the TikTok and take a stab at know whats going on.

I think especially when the [new] allegations came out, that very much killed the vibe.