Aliens Calling Themselves Italians

Text on the meme

Aliens live among us and have been calling themselves “Italians” for years

What it means

A close-up blue-gray alien stares directly at the viewer beneath the caption claiming that aliens have lived among humans while calling themselves “Italians” for years. The joke is an absurd conspiracy theory built on an ethnic stereotype, made more dramatic and ominous by The Rolling Stones’ rock song “Gimme Shelter,” whose tense, apocalyptic mood turns the claim into a mock revelation. It works as a reaction to bizarre theories, suspicious behavior, or jokes about Italians secretly being extraterrestrial.

Sound

♪ The Rolling Stones — Gimme Shelter

music / музыка

Objects

alien face / лицо инопланетянина large black eyes / большие чёрные глаза blue-gray skin / сине-серая кожа bald head / лысая голова nostrils / ноздри dark space background / тёмный космический фон white caption text / белый текст подписи black text outline / чёрная обводка текста close-up portrait / портрет крупным планом staring expression / пристальный взгляд