The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Antique Memes Roadshow@lemmy.world · 5 days agoThere was a time when all memes were image macros like this.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1985arrow-down117
arrow-up1968arrow-down1imageThere was a time when all memes were image macros like this.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Antique Memes Roadshow@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square67fedilink
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up14·5 days agoI always saw it as mocking racists, but with the power of hindsight I guess it’s a real Schrödinger’s racist situation.
minus-squarebitjunkie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 days agoDumbasses not understanding irony, same as it ever was
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 days agoAgree. The whole point is to lean into a racist stereotype, and then subvert it.
I always saw it as mocking racists, but with the power of hindsight I guess it’s a real Schrödinger’s racist situation.
Dumbasses not understanding irony, same as it ever was
Agree. The whole point is to lean into a racist stereotype, and then subvert it.