Yes, Jacob Rees-Moggwave Really is a Thing Now

It’s fair to say that normally the world of political memes isn’t worth going anywhere near. Largely it’s full of privileged people pretending those in power are adorable. No, Nicola Sturgeon is not bae. Nobody “has to see” Boris Johnson in his gym outfit. I’ve also looked at all these photos of Nick Clegg on a trip to the fairground with his family and unlike whoever wrote your headline, I’m coping just fine.

Then again, every so often, something happens that ever so slightly escapes the realm of the normal. In this case a discovery that, while technically still in the dreary realms of political lolz, is weird enough to deserve at least a few minutes of your time today. This is Jacob Rees-Moggwave.

So yes, what has happened by the looks of things is that somebody has started a vaporwave offshoot called Jacob Rees-Moggwave—or, just Moggwave to the heads. As with Simpsonswave before it the template is simple: gooey slowed-down R&B married with pop culture referencing imagery. Isn’t 2017 fucking AMAZING! This is, of course, slightly surprising in this case as the pop culture being referenced is normally highly American, ranging from McDonalds to Window 95, so the image of the MP for North East Somerset under a pinkish gauze makes for a change.

For obvious aesthetic reasons Jacob Rees-Mogg doesn’t seem like the natural vaporwave fit. He’s less ironic commentary on consumerism and more quaint ode to traditional conservatism. He’s less burnt pink and more waxed mahogany.

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