Stosh@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agoMe all the timelemmy.worldimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down125
arrow-up167arrow-down1imageMe all the timelemmy.worldStosh@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareyetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoWhy is this downvoted so much? It uses subversion of expectations as a joke. This is the anti-war original:
minus-squareMyDarkestTimeline01@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down3·1 month agoProbably because it perpetuates a tired stereotype of the armed forces/first responders beating their families by showing that the daughter hopes he lost a hand so he can’t hit her.
minus-squareyetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoThat feels like a bit of a stretch to me for what is a pretty standard anti-meme.
minus-squareMyDarkestTimeline01@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoWell, if we can take the upvote/downvote system as a measure of agree/disagree you can see that at least a few people clocked it the same way I did.
Why is this downvoted so much?
It uses subversion of expectations as a joke. This is the anti-war original:
Probably because it perpetuates a tired stereotype of the armed forces/first responders beating their families by showing that the daughter hopes he lost a hand so he can’t hit her.
That feels like a bit of a stretch to me for what is a pretty standard anti-meme.
Well, if we can take the upvote/downvote system as a measure of agree/disagree you can see that at least a few people clocked it the same way I did.