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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] negativenull 187 points 7 months ago (7 children)
[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Why would I change your mind‽

[–] Wogi 20 points 7 months ago

The sign commands it

[–] Jesus_666 22 points 7 months ago

Counterpoint: The rest of the Fediverse can see it too so it's not just for Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Can I get a blank version my man

[–] negativenull 39 points 7 months ago
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[–] [email protected] 180 points 7 months ago (2 children)

That's not really fair to Crowder. He's also a misogynist and racist piece of shit.

[–] EvilLootbox 77 points 7 months ago (7 children)

don't forget workplace sexual assaulter and abusive husband

[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago

Truly well rounded.

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[–] Heavybell 39 points 7 months ago

And a climate change denier. Basically a piece of shit grifter.

[–] owatnext 111 points 7 months ago (5 children)

6r1k3y

The Bluey version is better change my mind.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart 21 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It’s a matter of time before the allegations start coming out about him.

[–] BambiDiego 33 points 7 months ago

"Bandit Heeler has recently come under scrutiny to the allegations that he is 'the bestest boy.' More tonight at 7"

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The problem is just the meme is misused. It should only be for intentionally bad takes

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[–] [email protected] 64 points 7 months ago

Only use the original macro for dunking on Crowder.

[–] aaaa 52 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I say we lose the entire Crowder meme format. The "change my mind" bit was from one of his stunts, and this is just keeping it alive longer

There's still many other meme formats that send the same message, we don't need to sully Calvin's image by associating it with a Crowder stunt

[–] [email protected] 26 points 7 months ago

It only keeps it alive for those who know it. I had no idea who that dude was or where it was from.

[–] _Sprite 49 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I didn't even know who the mf was until people started posting this

[–] Anticorp 19 points 7 months ago

I still don't know who he is, and I don't feel like looking it up

[–] [email protected] 32 points 7 months ago
[–] EvilLootbox 30 points 7 months ago (1 children)
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[–] FritzGman 27 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Why would anyone care who the stereotypical white dude is? That is giving importance/energy to the wrong thing. I didn't even really notice nor care who he was (and still don't). That said, I don't generate memes with him in it so I guess I'm doing my part. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 26 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Why would anyone care who the stereotypical white dude is?

Because he doesn’t deserve to be the guy in the meme. Think about all the other actually cool people who have been immortalized in silly memes, a lot of times they get interviewed and it is really funny. Everybody enjoys on some level that the person in the funny meme they are looking at is actually a real human being who has the goofy honor of being famous for the really specific, niche context of that meme.

Why give that joy to a complete asshole and loser? Why give it to a media personality who spreads hate? Who cares if nobody recognizes who Crowder is, Crowder doesn’t even deserve to be interfaced with as an anonymous white dude in a meme, it takes away the necessary shame Crowder should experience at every interface with the broader public.

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[–] AeonFelis 26 points 7 months ago
[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago (4 children)

To be fair, he is racist too!!!

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago

I don't think anyone should change your mind on this one

[–] jwigum 17 points 7 months ago (23 children)

Shouldn’t use Watterson’s work. He fought long and hard against stuff like this…

[–] paddirn 18 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

Spoilers - he didn’t want anyone to change his mind.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

While I appreciate that he is a transphobe, and that may be the nexus between him and yourself, he's a whole lot more than that.

It's one of his many assaults against decent humanity.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

We should stop using Calvin in our stupid memes.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The only meme I see in this version is one complaining about needing to use this version over the original one.

It isn't helping.

In fact, because the name is spelled-out, more people now know about the guy.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Never heard of the man. Sometimes I wish we the internet would pay more attention to people that inspire us than to people that disgust us.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If you don't know how shitty of a person Steven Crowder is, take a look at this video (tw: verbal abuse) of him berating his pregnant wife.

His whole thing with "Change My Mind" is him going around to college campuses and debate-lording unprepared college students, and at the first sign of losing he weasels out.

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