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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If a post is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Be nice. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements to private messages.
  7. No advertising, brand promotion, or guerrilla marketing.

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[–] frankenswine@lemmy.world 150 points 1 year ago (6 children)
[–] rami@ani.social 14 points 1 year ago

beautiful, succinct.

immaculate thank you

[–] Bgugi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've heard "gear whore," as well as harsher q-slur that makes it rhyme

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why do you think you'd need to not sensor yourself with whore, but can't say queer?

On a side note, it rhymes, but it doesn't really make as much sense as slut or whore.

[–] Bgugi@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I used one but not the other because my best interpretation of modern social sensibilities is that "whore" is not considered terribly offensive when it's directed outside of its more literal sense, whereas "queer" is only acceptable in positive discussion of non-heteronormativity.

The second gear- usage just comes from a time (and communities behind the times) where the slur is used more broadly to mean "anybody I don't like."

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

"Gear queer"? Seems like a tongue twister. I thought "queer" was reclaimed or something like that, dunno if that's the case.

[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I feel very personally called out by this as someone with ADHD lmao. Do not look in the closet of my craft/game room.

[–] jelloeater85@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

What do you mean you didn't buy a Canon 1 series? That point and shoot is a PoS you loser. 😝

[–] manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Eh, slutshaming, misogyny vibes

what about gear guzzler or something, i dunno i wish gear dragon or gear god didnt make the sound cool

also gear geek ig

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Men are the biggest gear sluts so I’m fine with turning the misogyny around.

[–] manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago

Thats uh, not how it works.

besides itd correlate more with wealth than gender