Posted on 10/19/2018 3:08:50 PM PDT by EdnaMode
It's been a bad few weeks for memes.
In mid-September the European Parliament passed a new copyright law that some have dubbed a "meme ban."
Then Sweden's advertising watchdog ruled that the popular "distracted boyfriend" meme is sexist.
Now, academics have told British lawmakers that internet memes may be contributing to the UK obesity crisis and doing harm to teenagers on a significant scale.
Memes carry dangerous health-related messages and make light of unhealthy eating habits, researchers from Loughborough University wrote in a letter sent to a British parliamentary committee.
"A substantial number of individuals on Twitter share health-related Internet memes, with both positive and negative messages," they wrote, noting that many "contain inappropriate material."
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
How many calories are in fat jokes?
Almost all of the memes that I look at are political in nature. Does this mean that politics is fattening? If so, someone please tell Jabba Nadler to lay off of the memes.
I thought Russian agitators made memes
Oops, my bad. :P
Some of our memes have been outstanding...
Do you remember how terrified Obama was of memes when we were cautioned not to meme his shotgun pics?
Saul Alinsky's 'Rules for Radicals' expounded upon the power of ridicule.
Tough shiite.
You can tell they are terrified of 4chan, pepe, and the npc meme.
“Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. It is almost impossible to counterattack ridicule. Also it infuriates the opposition, who then react to your advantage.” - saul alinsky
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