The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Antique Memes Roadshow@lemmy.world · 8 months agoThere was a time when all memes were image macros like this.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down10
arrow-up149arrow-down1imageThere was a time when all memes were image macros like this.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Antique Memes Roadshow@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months 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-up0·8 months 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.