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minus-squarecreamlike504@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month 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-up2·1 month 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-squarecreamlike504@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month 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-up1·1 month 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-squarecreamlike504@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoStarting to sound like you do think there’s a stringent definition of what a meme is.
Is this even a meme?
yes
What is it, if not a meme?
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.