204
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago

…didn’t this meme start in China? Pretty crucial context here lol.

[-] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago

It's strange that this concern for context only ever goes in one direction. Symbolism, like words, develop meaning through their usage.

If I were to say that I ejaculated during intercourse with your wife last night, would you take that to be an insult or would you be dying on that same context hill that the verb to ejaculate used to refer to suddenly making a statement and that intercourse used to refer to having a discussion with someone?

Probably not.

Would you say that the swastika isn't a Nazi symbol because it originated in Indo-European religious and cultural symbology?

Maybe. I can't speak for you.

The origin of something doesn't determine its usage.

load more comments (44 replies)
this post was submitted on 04 Sep 2023
204 points (74.2% liked)

Memes

4349 readers
86 users here now

Good memes, bad memes, unite towards a united front.

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS