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[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 67 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

This will make for interesting primary source material in a 2075 history book

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 19 points 8 months ago

I mean, seems like a textbook example of satire.

[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 8 months ago

The original comic was created to illustrated the absurdity of misusing^1^ the word "literally." Then, conservatives captioned it and shared it unironically as an anti-LGBTQ+ meme. Then, a third group understandably found the conservatives' version laughable, and it's been mostly shared ironically ever since.

^1^I don't necessarily agree with the post. It's okay to use "literally" just for emphasis, in my opinion.