#memerenaissance

[soemmabarassing]

My meme dream: A defense of memes

My response to an article “ Memes You Probably Helped Spread Are Secretly Propaganda “

Funnily enough, this article inadvertently outlines the very reason why I so profoundly desire to mold myself into a meme: to become a counter-counterculture symbol ; to subvert this homogenizing corporate machine that masquerades as a subversive force. How exactly do I plan on hijacking this Goliath? Simple: a return to simpler times, in other words, a revival of that sweet, fresh 2008 meme scene, or at least the values behind it. I intend to bring back an evolved version of, as author Davis C. Bell (who goes buy the questionable pseudonym of GarbageHaus) so eloquently puts it, “Dumbass memes”.

Lol Cats, Bold Faced text, Ermahgerd girl, Rage faces … there’s a certain antiquarian, even idyllic appeal to them all. They’re the Rome to our Renaissance. However, the memescape of the time was by no means unblemished. As this “GarageHose” guy or whatever so astutely points out, the meme makers (and viewers) of the time falsely assumed the source images of many of the memes they made/ viewed were completely genuine and were not self-aware. In fact (again, the article is super smug about this) these original images were in fact... self-aware!!! What a shocking revelation!  But maybe..just maybe... this assumption added to the appeal of the memes.

At least, that’s what I believe, and to take it a step further, it’s that very assumption that I plan to zero-in on and amp up when I (probably maybe) become a meme. Because constantly fixating on how “self-aware” something is becomes reductive, especially within an overarching cultural phenomenon like memes. Soon enough, you just bury whatever there was of substance, of soul, in endless layers of irony. When everything is a planned out, hyper-intentional joke you lose that refulgent glimmer of the genuine, of the heartfelt. In fact, though were coming at it at different sides, that seems to be at the root of “GarbanzoHoes’s” critique (in combination with meme commercialization).

Well, I for one say (with my hands on my hips and as self-righteously as possible) nooooooo thank you today’s post-post-modern meme world! The meme-based clock of self-awareness has circled back to 0.  Call me old-fashioned, but I’d rather plant my feet firmly in the no-man's-man's of memedom (6 on the clock I guess though now the metaphor is starting to fall apart): not fully self-aware, but not someone so lost you feel guilty making fun of them. When the World someday sees my memes, I want people to wonder in complete befuddlement "is this for real, does this person know how bad this is?".

Because here’s to thing, as much as I’d like to derisively snort at all of reality, I care about things! I want that kinda vibe mirrored in my (future) memes. Truth is, most of the time irl I’m not sure whether I’m being serious or not. Sometimes I just impulsively say or do things, but I prefer that grey area (balanced with just a dab’ll-do-ya of introspection so it doesn’t go too far), than overly thought-out and convoluted “irony” or some shit. Yeesh.

Imagine a salad, equal parts self aware joke and raw and unadulterated truth. Now, imagined that blended (max power) into an inseparable whole. That is my dream. My meme dream, if you will.

[agentshilonglang]

the-cis said: 

theres kittens playing and having those happy little twitchy naps

there’s kittens with hiccups that make them jump in surprise or they keep doing tiny hops as they carry on with their life just a little hiccupy

[radicel-archive]

the-cis said: they arent

my aunt got really mad at me when i said they werent tho and was basically lik “how dare you???” and said that if i told a drag queen that theyre not part of the queer community then i would get beat up

[adashofstarshine]

memerenaissance replied to your post:DA2 Playthrough 3

i think you can do legacy and mota w/ philip? load your postgame save, you ought to be able to leave the hawke mansion and do your quests

I didn’t know you could go back postgame! That’s cool, I’ll have to dig past all of Gabby’s saves to find Phillip again but hopefully I can continue with him. He has my favourite design, also he’s the best Hawke so far that I’ve managed to get most into the mindset of.

[manosukenaitoo]

memerenaissance replied to your post:but honestly, why is it not socially acceptable to...

it is if you dorm at college at least… i never lost the habit tho

one point for college

[guiltylove-remade]

memerenaissance replied to your post: My rabbit ate two of my homemade stick...

apollo literally why

he gets upset when i’m not home and throws tantrums. he just ripped them right off and i can’t even find the pieces. 

[nastypass]

memerenaissance replied to your post:icon change for the birthday girl

HAPPY BIRHT

indeed, happy birthday to the best sailor scout

[agentshilonglang]

the-cis said: 

i like torchic its soft and my friend

“ Torchic has a place inside its body where it keeps its flame. Give it a hug - it will be glowing with warmth. This Pokémon is covered all over by a fluffy coat of down. ”

it is literally perfect

[radicel-archive]

memerenaissance said:basically, a trans dude who believes that trans women and nb identities are invalid and that u need to feel dysphoria to be trans

bluh, gross

yeah your help would be great ! i dont want anyone to think im like that and im trying my best, but im not great at talking to people

i think i need your email to add you to the blog

[adashofstarshine]

memerenaissance replied to your post:memerenaissance replied to your...

depending on your choices lots of fun things can happen - like merril talking abt her relationship with a dalish warden

I’ll persevere eventually c: You said there was a scene in the Deep Roads I should see and I’m very curious about that.

[thebreloomroom]

'final fantasy is utter CRAP'

[SCREAMS]

[guiltylove-remade]

memerenaissance replied to your post: i’m already in the middle of doing one...

maybe? if i finish my latest commission soon id gladly work w u?

that’d be cool! let me know and i’ll find a third person. it doesn’t have to be right now, so just whenever you’re free.

[corink]

matthew?

there was a really annoying kid named Matthew who went to my elementary/middle school. But just like everyone else from that time in my life, I havent seen him since

[dragonomatopoeia]

flower

i really love the smell of flowers but i’m allergic to pretty much everything, so springtime is Pain

[nastypass]

looks like a cinnamon roll and is actually a cinnamon roll!

[agentshilonglang]

Bird With Leg is in fact the very first picture in my Leg Tag