The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Antique Memes Roadshow@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThere was a time when all memes were image macros like this.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down15
arrow-up1134arrow-down1imageThere was a time when all memes were image macros like this.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Antique Memes Roadshow@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square31linkfedilink
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoI always saw it as mocking racists, but with the power of hindsight I guess it’s a real Schrödinger’s racist situation.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year 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.
Agree. The whole point is to lean into a racist stereotype, and then subvert it.