Bmemes·MemesbyBartlebad Before they were even called memes...NSFWView original on lemmy.ml-3Comments5Reply
pplsletmelogin replylemmy.fmhy.ml3Hide 3 repliesYes, but prior to meme becoming the term to refer to these pictures, they were largely known as image macros on /b/, which is the home of the cock mongler.4Reply
BBartlebad replylemmy.ml2Hide 2 repliesExactly right. Image macros, demotivational posters, or whatever else they were called back then are now all memes.4Reply
SSpaceNoodle replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyAll image macros are memes, but not all memes are image macros.3Reply
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Richard Dawkins coined the term in 1976
Yes, but prior to meme becoming the term to refer to these pictures, they were largely known as image macros on /b/, which is the home of the cock mongler.
Exactly right. Image macros, demotivational posters, or whatever else they were called back then are now all memes.
All image macros are memes, but not all memes are image macros.
I...didn't say they were?