The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Antique Memes Roadshow@lemmy.world · 3 days agoThere was a time when all memes were image macros like this.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up1942
arrow-up1942imageThere was a time when all memes were image macros like this.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Antique Memes Roadshow@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square61linkfedilink
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 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-up5·2 days agoDumbasses not understanding irony, same as it ever was
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoAgree. The whole point is to lean into a racist stereotype, and then subvert it.
Back when racism was at least thinly veiled…
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.
I miss the veil