The Political Satire/Meme Thread

[JKgo]

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....Wait, I thought he's an African-Canadian? Hmm... He's an American, too? How confusing.

 

[Liquid]

....Wait, I thought he's an African-Canadian? Hmm... He's an American, too? How confusing.

1) One of his parents is Canadian, yes
2) He has had United States citizenship since 2002
3) Canada is part of America
4) Africa is a continent just like America

Explaining jokes is like dissecting a frog; nobody enjoys it and it dies.

 

[JKgo]

1) One of his parents is Canadian, yes
2) He has had United States citizenship since 2002
3) Canada is part of America
4) Africa is a continent just like America

Explaining jokes is like dissecting a frog; nobody enjoys it and it dies.

...I know, hence I never took Biology class way back when.

 

[TexRex]

Explaining jokes is like dissecting a frog; nobody enjoys it and it dies.

It...it* wasn't dead to begin with?

*The frog.

 

[Rage Racer]

 

[TenEightyOne]

I don't get it?

 

[UKMikey]

I don't get it?

It's supposed to look like this meme:

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/piper-perri-surrounded

 

[TexRex]

It's supposed to look like this meme:

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/piper-perri-surrounded

That's...helpful...but admittedly I'm still well in the dark as to the implication.

 

[TenEightyOne]

That's...helpful...but admittedly I'm still well in the dark as to the implication.

I guess it's a joke about Merkel being a pornstar, or all black guys looking the same? I'm lost

 

[TexRex]

I guess it's a joke about Merkel being a pornstar, or all black guys looking the same? I'm lost

Perhaps to emphasize the already obvious fact that not all attempts to meme are destined to succeed.

I got a kick out of this one:

 

[Touring Mars]

 

[VolkswagenX]

 

[TexRex]

 

[VolkswagenX]

 

[Johnnypenso]

 

[Rage Racer]

 

[TheCracker]

Is that Stephen Graham?

 

[Johnnypenso]

 

[Dennisch]

I must clarify that I'm still buying Nike shoes, as I already knew that they (and all the other big companies) use cheap (slave) labourers to make their products and I just don't care. If I want to avoid that I need to make my own shoes.

 

[UKMikey]

Meanwhile, in the real world...

Nike and child labour – how it went from laggard to leader

 

[Danoff]

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Kaepernick did not suck at football! And neither did Al Bundy for that matter. He had 4 touchdowns in a single game.

 

[MatskiMonk]

 

[W3H5]

Gotta give it to May, she must have a quality make-up artist to make that face less sour.

 

[UKMikey]

- http://newsthump.com/2018/09/04/american-racists-to-start-burning-crosses-made-from-nike-trainers/

[EDIT]

 

[Johnnypenso]

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- http://newsthump.com/2018/09/04/american-racists-to-start-burning-crosses-made-from-nike-trainers/
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[EDIT]

There was a story that the first tweeter burned his feet. That's a fake FYI.

 

[UKMikey]

There was a story that the first tweeter burned his feet. That's a fake FYI.

The cross burning and drone strike aren't real either. They're obviously satirical posts.

 

[Johnnypenso]

The cross burning and drone strike aren't real either. They're obviously satirical posts.

Never would have guess that you would make fun of leftists overreacting to the Nike/Kaepernick thing. Colour me surprised.

 

[UKMikey]

Never would have guess that you would make fun of leftists overreacting to the Nike/Kaepernick thing. Colour me surprised.

That's a pretty singular interpretation given that the sneaker burning is in itself a gross overreaction to the announcement of Kaepernick's sponsorship. Memers gotta meme and I kinda doubt cross burning and drone striking are aimed at satirising "leftists'" reaction to the "controversy".

 

[Johnnypenso]

That's a pretty singular interpretation given that the sneaker burning is in itself a gross overreaction to the announcement of Kaepernick's sponsorship. Memers gotta meme and I kinda doubt cross burning and drone striking are aimed at satirising "leftists'" reaction to the "controversy".

The drone strike makes sense and is obviously satire. But the creation of a fake narrative about someone burning their shoes and ending up in the hospital as a result goes beyond the traditional level of exaggeration one might find in satire and crosses over to just a blatant falsehood IMO. Posting a real picture of a burn victim's feet is something most people wouldn't find funny...or at least I don't think so. Just thought I'd point it out since some people will surely believe it's real and someone was really injured.

 

[baldgye]

The cross burning and drone strike aren't real either. They're obviously satirical posts.

To be fair, I saw the burning feet tweet and assumed it was real, given the burnt feet image.
Though I will say it came up on my timeline without me understanding why people were so angry at Nike.