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Back in my day... (lemmy.world)
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[-] [email protected] 42 points 3 weeks ago

I like the meme, but I do feel it misunderstood the format a bit. There’s no rules for memes, but I think a lot of the humor is derived from the typical structure of this meme.

From what I’ve seen, it’s usually the older woman saying something that makes sense to our generation, be it a cultural reference, a current event or some slang phrase.

Then the younger woman dismisses it as the older woman just losing her marbles, playing along and then saying “let’s get you to bed”.

Imo the humor is mainly derived from that disconnect— we, the viewer, understand what the older woman is saying perfectly fine, but also recognize that it is contextual, and a younger person may be confused by it.

This meme isn’t bad, but it does stray from that format. It comes across more as a respectful conversation between two people that understand and care about each other. I’d argue that the humor of this one is moreso about the (unfortunate) relatability of the dialog. It does use the ages of the characters well though, since the conversation is focused on generational differences.

also aw man I just deconstructed an internet meme huh?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Thought basically the same thing (but wasn't going to comment about it until I saw yours). I always associate this meme format with, basically, what millennials/gen z will sound like when we're old

[-] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

Eat you like the radishing beauty you are.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

I thought Gen Z doesn't have sex though.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

Neither of those women look Gen Z to me.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

Oh? So I take it you look at a lot of Gen Z women, huh? 😏

Nah I’m just playin. But being real, lots of Gen Z are adults now. The woman on the right could totally be Gen Z imo.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

The woman on the left looks 50.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

The woman on the right could totally be Gen Z imo.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Sorry, my mistake in typing. The woman on the right looks 50. The woman on the left looks 80.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Oh, gotcha. That makes a lot more sense. And yeah, you’re probs right, though it is a bit hard to tell at that angle.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

She looks like a teenager

[-] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

Uuuuh, look at Casanova here knowing what a woman looks like!

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

I'm gonna eat you like a family pack of chicken twisties (even tipping the packet up at the end to let the tiny crumbs fall into my mouth).

this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2025
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