steven crowder, a far-right talking head who moves in the same circles as Ben Shapiro, Jordan Peterson, etc. if rush limbaugh was vader then crowder is kylo ren.

[–] captain_oni@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

Do you mean: failed comedian, and wife abuser Steven Crowder? That Steven Crowder?

[–] Twitches@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That is a great description, okay fuck that guy. Thank you

[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He also abused his wife a bit.

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

That video was hard to watch

[–] Godnroc@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Why?

And I do mean that honestly, it's not like he's empowered by people making memes of him. He receives no benefit, there is no gain. If I used Hitler in a meme because he made a funny face, that isn't an endorsement of his actions or beliefs, sometimes a meme is just a meme.

[–] heavy@sh.itjust.works 12 points 9 months ago

I know you weren't asking me, but to chime in, it's safer to say that the circumstances of memeing are actually way more complex than we give credit. I'd argue that it's rarely the case that a meme is just a meme. Situations where an event or a person becomes a meme can be totally misinterpreted, reinterpreted or otherwise change from reality. Memes are used tools, many times as propaganda, and who is in a meme possibly, does have an effect. Memeing is actually a big complex part of the human experience! Especially since proliferation of the internet.

Anyway, it's interesting to think about.

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago

With how few pixels left of his face this has, is it really still of this douche?