30+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (August 9, 2024)

JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor

Aug 9, 2024 11:00 AM EDT

Midwesterners are having a big moment, with Chappell Roan's The Rise and Fall of A Midwest Princess taking over the airwaves and causing a full-blown cultural phenomenon. The Missouri-born pop star has made Midwestern-ness central to her pop ethos, and we're so thankful for it. She's proof that we're cool, in touch, and have good roots to back it up. Okay, don't mention that one of her banner songs, "Pink Pony Club" is actually about how she had to leave her hometown in order to live her full, authentic truth. Just don't mention it.

Roan is one of the many musicians from the region who have used their homes as inspiration. Some of our nation's greatest minds came from these humble states. So don't let anyone tell you we don't have culture! We have it in spades! Another thing we have? Memes. Lots of them, and good ones too. Get lost in them like you do a fresh tater tot casserole.