Such memes could often be found in online arguments between Russian and Ukrainian users on 2ch's /po/ (politics) board, with such discussions known as 'khokhlosraches' ('хохлосрачи'), with 'khokhol' being a Russian derogatory term for a Ukrainian.Īmong a variety of pig memes, reaction images were used to disparage an opponent's opinion via an ad hominem attack (not unlike Soyjak memes). The use of pig memes saw a gradual increase on the Russian imageboard 2ch in the years following the 2014 Ukrainian conflict in Crimea, becoming a major trend in the 2020-2021 period.
