Meme I don't understand

[sabotabby]

Can someone explain to me the thing where you take a politician's face and make it into the Joker? Comme ça:



Or:



I feel like this is an incomprehensible political statement. I mean, the Joker is clearly Chaotic Evil while most politicians are Lawful Evil (like Nixon said, if the president does it, it's not a crime) and also, the Joker is, well. Cool. Also, probably unconcerned with politics, and certainly not a socialist. Does this make the person holding the sign Batman? Are we all aware of Batman's class privilege and problematic politics?

It makes less sense than Guy Fawkes as an icon of 21st century rebelliousness. At least there's a paper trail there.

Comments

[sabotabby]

They should also learn what socialism is.

[marlowe1.livejournal.com]

And definitely stop relying on Websters which follows both the Republican and Communist party lines by claiming that it's a half step away from Communism.

[sabotabby]

Careful, or they'll retaliate with a bolded pronunciation guide.

[silmaril.livejournal.com]

You ask too much. I mean, there's that poisonous word there. It's horrible, you should be ashamed of yourself for using it where children can read.

(Not the "s" word, the "l" word.)