As the NY Post pointed out the other day, you may have noticed that a lot of your Facebook friends are changing their profile pictures from photos of themselves, to photos of celebrities they think they look like. That’s because it’s Doppelgänger Week! Here’s the explanation from the Post:
In order to celebrate Doppelgänger Week, Facebook users switch their profile pictures to famous people they have been told they resemble.
The trend appears to be catching on like wildfire, so much so that its success is being compared to that of the “bra colour” status updates. The recent viral trend had women updating the style of bra they were sporting in order to raise awareness for breast cancer.
The news feed announcing Doppelgänger Week on the social networking site this week read:
“It’s Doppelgänger week on Facebook; change your profile picture to someone famous (actor, musician, athlete, etc.) you have been told you look like. After you update your profile with your twin or switched at birth photo then cut/paste this to your status.”
So I guess this is a fun little game. Plus, it’s a great way to see how delusional your friends are. I was helping a girlfriend pick out her Doppelgänger the other day and I told her she kind of resembled Stacey Dash. Her refreshing response was something along the lines of “Bitch! Stevie Wonder doesn’t think I look like her!” On the other hand, I definitely have friends that are less down to Earth and are proudly sporting a Megan Fox photo on their profile. As if.
Who are you going to pick as your Doppelgänger?
I chose Diane Neal…The red head DA for Law and Order SVU. I think that’s more accurate than Jena Malone. I may have her face shape but that’s about as close as we get. XD
If the NY Post is covering it, the Internet is dead.
seriously molls.
take one second to look back at what your fingers just spewed before posting.
What is the problem?
Yeah, I see no discernible problems.
You originally uploaded this post with the “You’ missing from your title question, thus the post by anonymous. I noticed because I was looking and responding to another post and the “Are Participating in Doppelgänger Week?” appeared when I refreshed my browser.
Someone in Beet admin land fixed it quickly, though.
You make dweeb seem like an encomium
Yawn. Poor response, after posting your intended drivel in the wrong place, below. Your ip accusation nonsense is crap.
I’ve chimed in on Molls’ posts before and I’ve never taken to using anonymous and I see no reason to start now. See ya douche. Toilet flush. Bye.
Skeelo, you are the Queen of the Internet. All /b/tards quiver in their mom’s basement at your awesomeness.
Trool who spends all day lurking on the site seeking a chance to “gotcha.”
I like to pick apart Molls as much as the next guy (sorry Molls, you’re a cute girl, but kind of a hack at this job), but I don’t see anything wrong with this post.
thank you for saying that i’m cute
Your Anon belies your IP address, fuck stick.
Is that too scary? Should I have just made fun of his small penis and massive asshole after a year in prison. Looking for feedback.
thanks.
I don’t see anything wrong. I really like you as a writer Molls :-)
I’m going to find mine on myheritage.com
I think you mean your “friends” have megan fox as their profile pics
Woo the most famous person I look like is long gone dead.. wah. I miss gabby hayes.. I can even slur such epithets as “Why, you goldurned whipersnapper” and “Consarn it!”
I’ve been told I look like winnie the pooh…
I’ve always known a doppelgänger to be some sort of ghost-like/spiritual presence that resembles you and follows you around/haunts you for one reason or another… How does a celebrity look-a-like equal a doppelgänger?
The internet sucks. It’s full of people lying in wait for their next victim. They sense any sort of vulnerability or weakness and they circle like sharks sensing blood in the water. DONE with it.
Generally people say Kirsten Dunst, but then occasionally Kate Beckinsale. :/
Some people have told me that I looked like Chloë Sevigny back in my teens when I had longer hair. Luckily, I have better fashion sense than she does.
I see it as a self esteem boost… so yes I’m doing it. Haha. I’ve gotten Julia Stiles a few times.
the molls bashing on her typos is getting old.
anyway, after the bar color a lot of people did their childhood photos for “wayback” or “Retro” week, and now this doppelganger thing has caught on. i think it’s fun!
you mean “bra” color???????????
muaahahahaaaa
Meh. I get Bridget Jones so either I look like the sort of chick who wears granny panties (yup) or I look like Renee Zellweger (oh, please god, noooo…)
I went to myheritage. It told me I look like Lucy Lawless. Must be the Kiwi chin.
I always get Julia roberts and sandra bullock. i went with roberts. even though i see the bullock one more.
Funny….I have been told I look like those two since the 4th grade! I wonder if we look alike…
Evanna Lynch, the girl who plays Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter movies. I always know when there’s a new one in theaters, cause random strangers start informing me that I look JUST LIKE her.
I look like roseanne barr so OF COUSE i chose megan fox for my fb .I didnt see another option!
I’m using Alexis Bledel. Apparently, I’m Rory Gilmore. More importantly, my advising professor (who is a man) is using Selma Blair. God, I love that crazy man.