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[–] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 75 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Steven Crowder does not deserve a meme.

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Could just edit a dildo in place of his head, I'd be satisfied with that. If that's off the table then I say we retire this version of the meme. Like you said, this shitbag doesn't deserve to be a meme.

[–] spudwart@spudwart.com 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Wish I had more upvotes to give. This is so perfect, I literally couldn't have asked for better.

[–] spudwart@spudwart.com 1 points 1 year ago

Just noticed that the mug needs to be changed, but otherwise...

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

True. My bad.

I always considered it to be an ironic meme, but at some point any publicity is too much publicity.

[–] Dumbkid@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

I never realized the guy was famous, just figured it was some random guy

[–] 520@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That or he's been doing this non-stop for thirty years. You tend to cover a lot of scenarios in that time.

[–] MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Yea, there's over 700 episodes of a show that directly speaks about American culture. You're gonna get some guesses right. Bet there's as many misses as well but we don't call them predictions until they're true.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I happen to know that Matt Groening weighs significantly more than a duck and as such can't be a witch.

[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

I think since his early Life in Hell comics he just has had a keen satirical and critical mind and sees how often life is stranger than fiction.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nazi meme format. Do not glorify the fascist wife beater.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess? I always thought it was ironic.

But then I suppose that any publicity is good publicity.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah awhile ago reddit had a big debate about if they should be using that meme format or not and they eventually agreed on no.

Those who still wanted to use the format agreed to switch over to a Calvin and Hobbes alternative.

[–] monsterpiece42@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If we're commiting to the bit, we should put "the other guy" instead of a name

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

This was during a time where that shit was like every 2nd post, that was hardly a piss in the river compared to what was going down.

[–] Geek_King@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A male witch is a warlock right? Perhaps he's a reality warper, and isn't predicting things like Trump becoming president, but rather he's MAKING IT HAPPEN!!! BURN THE WARLOCK!

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

male witch is a warlock right

Depends on your source. I'm sure there's some context on which that's true.

If we're talking the transphobic author's world, a male witch is a wizard. Warlock, there, is a title kinda like "knight".

In D&D a warlock is a person who gets magic by forming a pact with an otherworldly patron, like a devil or fey. A witch has meant different things at different times, but probably most strongly conjured images of an old-looking hag brewing potions with a familiar.

According to IRL wiccan lore a warlock is an evil male practiser of witchcraft, while a witch can be male or female.

Other contexts will have other explanations, I'm sure.

[–] Geek_King@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I appreciate the information, it really sheds light on the nuance of those words.

[–] violetraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Witch here. Nailed it.

[–] ReMikeAble@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

Who are you, so wise in the ways of science?

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] Kyyrypyy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did he turn you in to a newt?

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

Well... I got better.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Here let me try: Matt, you’ve been mocking capitalism and mainstream society for over three decades and in the process have managed to make one of the most overly commercialized mainstream tv shows to ever exist.

[–] ReMikeAble@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But how do we know he's a witch?

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Uhm... Witches burn?