562
Paying for free software
(lemmy.ml)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2024
562 points (85.7% liked)
Memes
45901 readers
1255 users here now
Rules:
- Be civil and nice.
- Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.
founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
We should stop using memes of a hateful and abusive douche
Just curious, who is this guy, sounds like you knew about the original picture? I've been curious
steven crowder, a far-right talking head who moves in the same circles as Ben Shapiro, Jordan Peterson, etc. if rush limbaugh was vader then crowder is kylo ren.
Do you mean: failed comedian, and wife abuser Steven Crowder? That Steven Crowder?
That is a great description, okay fuck that guy. Thank you
He also abused his wife a bit.
That video was hard to watch
Why?
And I do mean that honestly, it's not like he's empowered by people making memes of him. He receives no benefit, there is no gain. If I used Hitler in a meme because he made a funny face, that isn't an endorsement of his actions or beliefs, sometimes a meme is just a meme.
I know you weren't asking me, but to chime in, it's safer to say that the circumstances of memeing are actually way more complex than we give credit. I'd argue that it's rarely the case that a meme is just a meme. Situations where an event or a person becomes a meme can be totally misinterpreted, reinterpreted or otherwise change from reality. Memes are used tools, many times as propaganda, and who is in a meme possibly, does have an effect. Memeing is actually a big complex part of the human experience! Especially since proliferation of the internet.
Anyway, it's interesting to think about.
With how few pixels left of his face this has, is it really still of this douche?