Do you not consider this a meme? If I may ask, why not?
Frankly, I have trouble defining what a ‘meme’ really is. Traditionally, a meme is an idea of some sort that spreads through a culture. A more modern definition would be:
An amusing or interesting item (such as a captioned picture or video) or genre of items that is spread widely online especially through social media
So personally I would say this post a meme and thus belongs here. However, I don’t know if Webster’s definition is really what posters here, and more importantly the mods here, would use.
I understand all that, I just don’t see how this qualifies, still. It’s just a great rebuttal, that’s all. What’s the “cultural idea” here? Care to explain?
This is a great retort. But does this belong in this community? Is this a meme?
Do you not consider this a meme? If I may ask, why not?
Frankly, I have trouble defining what a ‘meme’ really is. Traditionally, a meme is an idea of some sort that spreads through a culture. A more modern definition would be:
So personally I would say this post a meme and thus belongs here. However, I don’t know if Webster’s definition is really what posters here, and more importantly the mods here, would use.
Aww, you took their gatekeeper pass away.
Does spitting fire as truth have a right to our memes?
Good point. Technically it is, it’s just not funny.
Memes don’t always need to be funny.
Still though, is this even a meme at all?
Yeah I think this would count.
Then I can post links to music videos about politics in this community?
I personally think that definition is too broad, as a person who grew up with the memes taking form, and the internet taking shape.
The term was first defined in the 70s. Memes are not a new thing that took form with the internet, nor are they limited to the internet at all.
Right, I just think that an online community such as this, with “memes” in its name, carries a certain connotation and expectaton.
My two cents. 🤷♂️
I don’t see how this is a meme. It shares the similarity of being an image posted to the internet, but I don’t know if that qualifies. 😅
That’s not what a meme is.
Memes existed long before the internet, and long before people butchered the term to just mean “hurt durr funny internet picture”.
I understand all that, I just don’t see how this qualifies, still. It’s just a great rebuttal, that’s all. What’s the “cultural idea” here? Care to explain?
Yes and yes. Any further questions?
They were both rhetorical.