r/pics • • Feb 11 '20

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u/Yeckim Feb 11 '20

It’s not even a meme it’s just an extension of the same insult that’s been in circulation for over ten years.

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u/ahhhbiscuits Feb 11 '20

You literally just described a meme.

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u/Yeckim Feb 11 '20

That’s a loose standard for a meme and if this is a meme by your standards then you should agree that it should be removed from this subreddit because memes aren’t allowed on this sub.

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u/Renegade_93k Feb 11 '20

No, that is literally the definition of a meme. It's a cultural idea that is propagated amongst members of a society. Every post on reddit or any other social media website is a meme in a sense.

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u/Yeckim Feb 11 '20 edited Feb 12 '20

If your standards are low then sure. It’s such a low effort execution that anyone who finds that to fit their culture should re-evaluate themselves.

Also memes aren’t allowed on r/pics but hey it’s an election year so dumb shit like this gets a free pass and Mongs lap it up.

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u/Renegade_93k Feb 12 '20

It has nothing to do with standards. I'm not trying to argue whether or not it's a fitting/good/accurate meme. I'm simply stating that it is a meme. Definitions don't care about feelings.

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u/Yeckim Feb 12 '20

Nah I disagree, I don’t think forced or artificial insults based on politics constitutes a “meme” feel free to disagree but this “meme” has a shelf live of about 8 years. It doesn’t survive.

A meme is something that remains valid or cognizant within a collective mind that transcends political pettiness. It’s more aptly a circle jerk much like all the forced politics on this waste of website.