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[–] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 80 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Steven Crowder does not deserve a meme.

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years 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 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

[–] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago
[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

True. My bad.

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

[–] DragonTypeWyvern 1 points 2 years ago

Don't take these guys that seriously.

There's a Calvin and Hobbes version that is simply superior but at this point any damage possible from advertising Crowder has been done, and anyone that still pays attention to him after his very well earned divorce is a lost cause regardless.

Plus, as old people, they don't know the youths don't know who Calvin is.

[–] Dumbkid@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

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

[–] 520@kbin.social 21 points 2 years 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 2 years 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 10 points 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years 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 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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.

[–] ReMikeAble@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Geek_King@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years 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 13 points 2 years 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.

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

Witch here. Nailed it.

[–] Geek_King@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] Kyyrypyy@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Did he turn you in to a newt?

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago

Well... I got better.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years 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 2 years ago (1 children)

But how do we know he's a witch?

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

Uhm... Witches burn?