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the right reacting to a leftist meme (lemmy.ml)
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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)
  1. The joke is in the image: of course the text description of it won't land. But I can't post it because it would get taken down
  2. Whether its funny is beside the point. Why did it get taken down? I see people screenshotting unfunny tweets and posting it to meme communities and it gets 1k upvotes.
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Let me ask you this: should I find a Tom and Jerry depiction of somebody dying of lung cancer in their final moments funny?

I just don’t see the comedy here. It’s overlaying a cartoon over tragedy. But because (I’m assuming) there is little sympathy for a mother who drinks and thus impacts their child, it’s suddenly acceptable and funny because it’s appropriately judgmental.

Edit: I think you should reframe this as “people find this joke tasteless.“ I find being tasteless different from being offensive. I don’t get offended by 9/11 jokes. But I’ve definitely heard a couple that I found tasteless. Though some people rightfully find it offensive as well - would you share this meme with someone who suffered a miscarriage or has experienced/been around FAS in some capacity? Would you knowingly share it with a NICU nurse?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That should get taken down too. They’re lame and low effort.