Thales@sh.itjust.works to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoNever been sad in a Mexican restaurantsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1545arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1531arrow-down1imageNever been sad in a Mexican restaurantsh.itjust.worksThales@sh.itjust.works to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square60fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareZozano@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·edit-23 days ago you’re right, this isn’t an image macro. Its not a fucking meme either. Colloquial definitions are not prescribed. A TikTok screenshot is just documentation of someone else’s context. By any modern definition a meme requires some element of remix, juxtaposition, or intentional humor that turns raw content into a cultural shorthand This isn’t that. By your definition, a stop sign is a meme. Congrats, you’ve made the modern word useless.
minus-squareonslaught545@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·3 days agoMeme - noun: an image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by internet users, often with slight variations. -Oxford an amusing or interesting item (such as a captioned picture or video) or genre of items that is spread widely online especially through social media -Merriam-Webster Seems to fit the definition of a meme to me.
minus-squareVitoRobles@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoNew lemmy post Title: this guy imirite? Content:
Its not a fucking meme either.
Colloquial definitions are not prescribed.
A TikTok screenshot is just documentation of someone else’s context.
By any modern definition a meme requires some element of remix, juxtaposition, or intentional humor that turns raw content into a cultural shorthand
This isn’t that.
By your definition, a stop sign is a meme. Congrats, you’ve made the modern word useless.
Meme - noun:
-Oxford
-Merriam-Webster
Seems to fit the definition of a meme to me.
New lemmy post
Title: this guy imirite? Content:
Hurry up and do it lol