Donald Trump Jr. raised eyebrows after he posted a photoshopped image of his father, President Donald Trump, throwing a dildo off the White House roof.
Does this mean all shared jokes are memes? Only private jokes that don’t escape their original audience stay jokes?
Are all amusing paintings memes? Or just the ones that are reproduced?
Memes don’t have to be funny. That’s what I’m actually noticing I think. How “funny” and “joke” often get labeled as meme instead these days. Not always. It’s not fully inclusive. But it has taken over a large percentage.
In the end I’m just grousing at the evolution of language. But, maybe I’m just noticing how memes have displaced other cultural things in the public sphere?
Does this mean all shared jokes are memes? Only private jokes that don’t escape their original audience stay jokes?
Are all amusing paintings memes? Or just the ones that are reproduced?
Memes don’t have to be funny. That’s what I’m actually noticing I think. How “funny” and “joke” often get labeled as meme instead these days. Not always. It’s not fully inclusive. But it has taken over a large percentage.
In the end I’m just grousing at the evolution of language. But, maybe I’m just noticing how memes have displaced other cultural things in the public sphere?
I really need a nap. Don’t mind me.