I think memes can be used in well-known cases of bigotry to better remind a wider audience of our society’s issues. Maybe it shouldn’t have been used if this was something new (I feel many prefer a proper report or article if some well-known celebrity is newly found to be hateful), but in this case we’ve all seen this tweet a thousand times by now. Those who dislike political memes can just block it, and humor has been used effectively for centuries (if not longer) to bring awareness to important political issues. If it’s a sensitivity issue, the slur could be censored, but it hits harder to leave no ambiguity in what she said.
I think memes can be used in well-known cases of bigotry to better remind a wider audience of our society’s issues. Maybe it shouldn’t have been used if this was something new (I feel many prefer a proper report or article if some well-known celebrity is newly found to be hateful), but in this case we’ve all seen this tweet a thousand times by now. Those who dislike political memes can just block it, and humor has been used effectively for centuries (if not longer) to bring awareness to important political issues. If it’s a sensitivity issue, the slur could be censored, but it hits harder to leave no ambiguity in what she said.