The trouble with so-called “meme” images (other than the fact that that’s an illiterate thing to call them) is that they can so often be, well, ridiculous. Some “memes” slice their topics precisely and diabolically, and go absolutely viral with well-deserved success. But from misspellings to misused images, misidentified historical events, and misattributed quotes, memes can all too often leave the audience laughing for the wrong reason.
Hillary tried her hand at perpetrating one on Friday, with embarrassing results.
Dear Congress,
Let's get this done.
Thanks,
The vast majority of Americans pic.twitter.com/23ND36tFFm
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 20, 2016
Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?
This is one example of what the French call a gaffe-blague — an attempt at sly humor gone wrong. As the lady says in the TV commercial, “That’s not how any of this works.” It’s not how a Venn diagram is supposed to work, at any rate.
Fortunately, since her weirdly arranged Venn-reminiscent slogan-thing is about gun restrictions, its silliness fits right in with Hillary’s ever-emerging anti-gun-rights stance. The latest news is that she thinks it’s a shame the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Second Amendment in the 2008 Heller decision.
Meanwhile, Americans appreciate them some ridiculous, and they’ve been having a good time of their own with the Venn theme.
.@hillaryclinton pic.twitter.com/daWooyCzOQ
— Michael Deppisch (@deppisch) May 20, 2016
@JackByrom @_JohnMichael @HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/uSvVIsUI0A
— Nathan Miller (@DJSnaKK) May 20, 2016
@HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/e1MWUxOQwW
— Travis (@travislylesnews) May 20, 2016
@DJSnaKK @JackByrom @_JohnMichael @HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/4X2PXceZCz
— Kyle Boenitz (@KyleBoenitz) May 20, 2016
Some critics countered with issue points:
And 100% of smart people know we already have background checks, @HillaryClinton.https://t.co/QiPHI00qaF
— Eric Spencer (@JustEric) May 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/Parker9_/status/733694591745044481
Some spoilsports merely corrected the Venn meme for Hillary, with greater and lesser degrees of success.
Dear @HillaryClinton
Love the message but that's not how Venn Diagrams Work. Feel Free to use mine.
Best,
A Voter pic.twitter.com/Po4tPLS0TQ— Jeremy Floyd (@jjamesfloyd) May 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/eshap/status/733722497741377536