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.
Yes and yes. Any further questions?
They were both rhetorical.
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?