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minus-squarecreamlike504linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoA screenshot of the headline of a satirical article (if it exists). Which is fine. I just don’t think it’s a meme.
minus-squareSamsuma@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoThere is no stringent definition of what a meme is or can be, despite what Merriam Webbster wants you to think. That there’s a meme, plain and simple.
minus-squarecreamlike504linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days ago There is no stringent definition of what a meme is or can be Then by my personal definition (not Merriam whatever), it doesn’t feel like a meme. If it’s a meme to you, that’s fine, too.
minus-squareSamsuma@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoIt doesn’t really matter what you and I think. The wider public, as well as this community, recognizes that as a meme. Here, have a look at many such examples of the same format: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/fake-news-article-screenshots
minus-squarecreamlike504linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoStarting to sound like you do think there’s a stringent definition of what a meme is.
A screenshot of the headline of a satirical article (if it exists).
Which is fine.
I just don’t think it’s a meme.
There is no stringent definition of what a meme is or can be, despite what Merriam Webbster wants you to think. That there’s a meme, plain and simple.
Then by my personal definition (not Merriam whatever), it doesn’t feel like a meme.
If it’s a meme to you, that’s fine, too.
It doesn’t really matter what you and I think. The wider public, as well as this community, recognizes that as a meme.
Here, have a look at many such examples of the same format:
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/fake-news-article-screenshots
Starting to sound like you do think there’s a stringent definition of what a meme is.