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[tweeterhawk]

An enraged man was taken into custody after he reportedly kicked a table and a video projector during a presentation from a conservative speaker who was poking fun at the humorlessness of the left.

On Tuesday night at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, Turning Point USA contributor Benny Johnson was giving a presentation entitled "Meme Wars." Johnson has taken his presentation to college campuses across the country, trying to convince young conservatives that social media memes present a unique opportunity for the right to counter much of the cultural hegemony perpetrated by the left. In Johnson's view, "The Left Can't Meme" because people with left-leaning opinions have no sense of humor and have little understanding of the ways in which humor works in American culture.

During one particular segment of the presentation, Johnson shared a meme in which Vice President Kamala Harris walks outside and sees a bus with the words "Texas Border Patrol" written across it. Harris laughs and says, "I love it" as a stock Mexican figure gyrates to mariachi music playing in the background. The meme is meant to make people chuckle and remind them that Harris recently claimed that the U.S. southern border is "secure," even as hundreds of thousands pour over the border every month.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/meme-...09-21&utm_term=ACTIVE LIST - 7 Day Engagement


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[Whatsgoingonwitgyouguys0190]

Pepsi. Somehow the blaze is a better source than the last one.

 

[FlickShagwell]

From “bright shining city on a hill” to “the left can’t meme.”

How do republicans get a single vote?

 

[torbee]

Imagine the level of brain rot one must be suffering from to come to the conclusion that conservatives are the folks with a sense of humor.

 

[Thunderlips71]

Most cons are too simple, narrow-minded, or just plain stupid to understand any humor not involving farts or belches.

 

[Raglefant]

This is exactly my conservative dip-shit brother in law. He is the driest and least funny human alive, and he swears he could do stand up.

 

[torbee]

Another brilliant, funny show written by liberals.

 

[KFsdisciple]

That video is HILARIOUS. It's probably someone on here!!!

 

[JWolf74]

Imagine the level of brain rot you would need to come to the conclusion that conservatives are the folks with a sense of humor.

This board is a perfect example. Name 1 semi humourous poster on the right on HORT.

 

[abby97]

Are the lefties on this board seriously trying to deny that they can't take a joke or that they don't have a sense of humor when the entire point of this post and the video shows a lefty kicking a projector and throwing F-bombs at the presenters because they made a meme about K Harris?

Wow, the irony.................

 

[abby97]

That video is HILARIOUS. It's probably someone on here!!!

Do you know what chrishawk or Tom Paris looks like?

 

[torbee]

This is what passes for "comedy" among right wingers:

"I watched dispassionately as the lib’s last drop of testosterone evaporated in an unprovoked kick-attack on an innocent projector.

"That projector’s crime? Playing memes.

"Thankfully, no one was hurt by the domestic terrorist attack other than an innocent Panasonic Projector. The perpetrator was arrested soon after and booked for a hate-crime against memes. Our hearts go out to the brave Iowa City Police department. Fund The Police.

"Let this moment serve as a poignant metaphor for what happens to meme-makers across social media when their accounts get attacked.

"As someone who lived through January 6th, I can tell you this attack was much scarier and represents a larger existential threat to our Democracy. The 1st Amendment is under attack constantly from Left. It survived - this time. The Left Can’t Meme."

 

[Raglefant]

An enraged man was taken into custody after he reportedly kicked a table and a video projector during a presentation from a conservative speaker who was poking fun at the humorlessness of the left.

On Tuesday night at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, Turning Point USA contributor Benny Johnson was giving a presentation entitled "Meme Wars." Johnson has taken his presentation to college campuses across the country, trying to convince young conservatives that social media memes present a unique opportunity for the right to counter much of the cultural hegemony perpetrated by the left. In Johnson's view, "The Left Can't Meme" because people with left-leaning opinions have no sense of humor and have little understanding of the ways in which humor works in American culture.

During one particular segment of the presentation, Johnson shared a meme in which Vice President Kamala Harris walks outside and sees a bus with the words "Texas Border Patrol" written across it. Harris laughs and says, "I love it" as a stock Mexican figure gyrates to mariachi music playing in the background. The meme is meant to make people chuckle and remind them that Harris recently claimed that the U.S. southern border is "secure," even as hundreds of thousands pour over the border every month.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/meme-wars-man-arrested-kicking-projector-tpusa?utm_source=theblaze-7DayTrendingTest&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Afternoon Auto Trending 7 Day Engaged 2022-09-21&utm_term=ACTIVE LIST - 7 Day Engagement


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If you have to say "The meme is meant to make people chuckle and remind them that Harris recently claimed that the U.S. southern border is "secure," even as hundreds of thousands pour over the border every month" then your joke failed, and so did the point it was meant to make.

It's a perfect example of how bad conservatives are at humor.

 

[torbee]

Are the lefties on this board seriously trying to deny that they can't take a joke or that they don't have a sense of humor when the entire point of this post and the video shows a lefty kicking a projector and throwing F-bombs at the presenters because they made a meme about K Harris?

Wow, the irony.................

Speaking of brain rot, look what just strolled into the thread!

 

[KFsdisciple]

Do you know what chrishawk or Tom Paris looks like?

that has chrishawk written ALL OVER IT...

 

[Colonoscopy]

Imagine the level of brain rot you would need to come to the conclusion that conservatives are the folks with a sense of humor.

The younger conservative troll types can be pretty funny. That's where most of the memes come from.

 

[torbee]

The younger conservative troll types can be pretty funny. That's where most of the memes come from.

I guess I'll take your word for it. I remember when I was young the Campus Review guys also thought they were super funny. But nah.

 

[abby97]

Comedians aren't allowed to be funny on college campuses​

by Troy Worden, Contributor
May 31, 2018 03:22 PM

• • 
    The current state of college campuses is no laughing matter — literally.
    In a recent Vice News report aired on HBO, bookers for campus comedy tours admitted something that the general public — and comedians themselves — have known for a long time: Comedians aren't allowed to be funny on college campuses.
    
    These bookers explain that before booking a comedian, they request that he or she omit any jokes from their routine which might offend a variety of protected classes: sexual assault survivors, transgender persons, etc. One of these bookers quips, “I can talk about my experience, but I can't make fun of someone else's identity.”
    The Vice News report offers two opposing takes on the situation.
    The first theory is that college students are simply entitled and delusional. In the interview, comedienne Judy Gold, who, like Jerry Seinfeld, refuses to play college campuses, claims young people simply can't take a joke. She attributes their humorlessness to their nonsensical belief that words are more dangerous than actions. College students demand the world adjust to them when, in fact, they should be adjusting to the world, Gold claims.
    The second theory is that these campus crybabies are a small minority of college students who miss the whole point of comedy itself. The Vice interviewer, Michael Moynihan, correctly points out the flawed logic of the "P.C. Police": College students can't be more diverse than ever, yet all have the same monolithic opinion as to what is and isn't funny. He also asks whether or not the whole point of comedy is to trigger people, and whether or not comedians are supposed to work out their own personal trauma on stage through humor.
    To these sane and salient points, the bookers answer in the negative and ironically claim that comedians who refuse to stop being offensive will simply not be booked. In short, they defend their censorship by appealing to the free market, something which leftists usually denounce — unless it serves their purposes.
    But make no mistake, this is not about the free market catering to the majority of students' preferences, nor is it about protecting students from “retraumatization.” It is about stomping out any kind of fun and creating a reign of terror on campus. As George Orwell said, “every joke is a revolution,” and the best means of ensuring the continued rule of the P.C. Police is by policing humor itself.
    The Left understands that to laugh at a person is to gain power over them, or at least take away any power they have over the one who's laughing. They also understand that they can’t take themselves seriously as morally crusading Social Justice Warriors if they’re able to laugh at themselves. Therefore, they must never be an object of ridicule or the butt of a joke — even if this means making comedians unfunny or banning them completely.
    Maybe the free market will right things in the end. If humor is banned from universities, the rule of campus crybabies might become so intolerably bland and totalitarian that their peers might finally stand up to them.
    Might. But not yet.

 

[torbee]

Comedians aren't allowed to be funny on college campuses​

by Troy Worden, Contributor
May 31, 2018 03:22 PM

• • 
    The current state of college campuses is no laughing matter — literally.
    In a recent Vice News report aired on HBO, bookers for campus comedy tours admitted something that the general public — and comedians themselves — have known for a long time: Comedians aren't allowed to be funny on college campuses.
    
    These bookers explain that before booking a comedian, they request that he or she omit any jokes from their routine which might offend a variety of protected classes: sexual assault survivors, transgender persons, etc. One of these bookers quips, “I can talk about my experience, but I can't make fun of someone else's identity.”
    The Vice News report offers two opposing takes on the situation.
    The first theory is that college students are simply entitled and delusional. In the interview, comedienne Judy Gold, who, like Jerry Seinfeld, refuses to play college campuses, claims young people simply can't take a joke. She attributes their humorlessness to their nonsensical belief that words are more dangerous than actions. College students demand the world adjust to them when, in fact, they should be adjusting to the world, Gold claims.
    The second theory is that these campus crybabies are a small minority of college students who miss the whole point of comedy itself. The Vice interviewer, Michael Moynihan, correctly points out the flawed logic of the "P.C. Police": College students can't be more diverse than ever, yet all have the same monolithic opinion as to what is and isn't funny. He also asks whether or not the whole point of comedy is to trigger people, and whether or not comedians are supposed to work out their own personal trauma on stage through humor.
    To these sane and salient points, the bookers answer in the negative and ironically claim that comedians who refuse to stop being offensive will simply not be booked. In short, they defend their censorship by appealing to the free market, something which leftists usually denounce — unless it serves their purposes.
    But make no mistake, this is not about the free market catering to the majority of students' preferences, nor is it about protecting students from “retraumatization.” It is about stomping out any kind of fun and creating a reign of terror on campus. As George Orwell said, “every joke is a revolution,” and the best means of ensuring the continued rule of the P.C. Police is by policing humor itself.
    The Left understands that to laugh at a person is to gain power over them, or at least take away any power they have over the one who's laughing. They also understand that they can’t take themselves seriously as morally crusading Social Justice Warriors if they’re able to laugh at themselves. Therefore, they must never be an object of ridicule or the butt of a joke — even if this means making comedians unfunny or banning them completely.
    Maybe the free market will right things in the end. If humor is banned from universities, the rule of campus crybabies might become so intolerably bland and totalitarian that their peers might finally stand up to them.
    Might. But not yet.

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[abby97]

Speaking of brain rot, look what just strolled into the thread!

I'm sorry, did the voice on the right interrupt the left handed circle jerk?

 

[Colonoscopy]

I guess I'll take your word for it. I remember when I was young the Campus Review guys also thought they were super funny. But nah.

I didn't watch/read about the incident above... but the 4chan inspired weird troll alt-right people that helped Trump were pretty creative and it seems to be them or their legacy that have had so much impact through their memes.

But it's not like internet memes are exactly the high water mark of comedy. . .

 

[Rudolph]

Thread is hilarious. Opee is funny. Meme triggering lefty. Insanely funny. All of it, funny. Tragically funny.

Thanks opee for draining me of my today’s allotment of the laughs.

 

[Rudolph]

Aw damn a lefty circle jerk just got thrown in. Tomorrow, can I borry sum laffs ?

 

[ConvenientParking]

Gonna bet OP has shared that clip of Patrice O'Neal defending Any Schumer on Fox News triple digit times.

 

[torbee]

I'm sorry, did the voice on the right interrupt the left handed circle jerk?

You prove our point with every post.

 

[Rudolph]

You prove our point with every post.

Eat shit torbee. Abby is funny AF.

 

[SoProudNole]

Do you know what chrishawk or Tom Paris looks like?

No, but I know what you look like.

 

[lucas80]

This board is a perfect example. Name 1 semi humourous poster on the right on HORT.

On purpose funny?
I'll have to think about that for a bit.

 

[lucas80]

An enraged man was taken into custody after he reportedly kicked a table and a video projector during a presentation from a conservative speaker who was poking fun at the humorlessness of the left.

On Tuesday night at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, Turning Point USA contributor Benny Johnson was giving a presentation entitled "Meme Wars." Johnson has taken his presentation to college campuses across the country, trying to convince young conservatives that social media memes present a unique opportunity for the right to counter much of the cultural hegemony perpetrated by the left. In Johnson's view, "The Left Can't Meme" because people with left-leaning opinions have no sense of humor and have little understanding of the ways in which humor works in American culture.

During one particular segment of the presentation, Johnson shared a meme in which Vice President Kamala Harris walks outside and sees a bus with the words "Texas Border Patrol" written across it. Harris laughs and says, "I love it" as a stock Mexican figure gyrates to mariachi music playing in the background. The meme is meant to make people chuckle and remind them that Harris recently claimed that the U.S. southern border is "secure," even as hundreds of thousands pour over the border every month.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/meme-wars-man-arrested-kicking-projector-tpusa?utm_source=theblaze-7DayTrendingTest&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Afternoon Auto Trending 7 Day Engaged 2022-09-21&utm_term=ACTIVE LIST - 7 Day Engagement


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Imagine going through life jerking yourself raw in an attempt to get attention and be validated on HROT. You will never fill the empty holes in your life here.
You are a really, sad guy. Every handle gets worse and worse.

 

[abby97]

The Right is much funnier than the left. See the Babylon Bee

Border Town Puts Up 'Martha's Vineyard' Sign In Hopes Government Will Come Pick Up All Their Illegal Immigrants

Biden Deploys 20,000 National Guard Troops To Defend Home From Incoming Migrants

Where Are They Now? Catch Up With All Your Favorite Laid-Off CNN Employees!

Martha's Vineyard Resident Calls Police To Report A Hispanic In The Neighborhood Not Operating A Leaf Blower

Migrants Decline Newsom’s Offer Of Asylum In CA Since They Just Came From A Collapsing Communist Hellhole With No Electricity

 

[ConvenientParking]

Babylon Bee has actually gotten better recently but it really couldn't have been much worse than it was the first couple years it existed so not exactly high praise. I'm guessing they hired some humanities major liberals to write the jokes.

 

[torbee]

The Right is much funnier than the left. See the Babylon Bee

Border Town Puts Up 'Martha's Vineyard' Sign In Hopes Government Will Come Pick Up All Their Illegal Immigrants

Biden Deploys 20,000 National Guard Troops To Defend Home From Incoming Migrants

Where Are They Now? Catch Up With All Your Favorite Laid-Off CNN Employees!

Martha's Vineyard Resident Calls Police To Report A Hispanic In The Neighborhood Not Operating A Leaf Blower

Migrants Decline Newsom’s Offer Of Asylum In CA Since They Just Came From A Collapsing Communist Hellhole With No Electricity

Every.

Post.

😂 😂 😂

 

[wneff]

The tables are my corn!

 

[JWolf74]

Are the lefties on this board seriously trying to deny that they can't take a joke or that they don't have a sense of humor when the entire point of this post and the video shows a lefty kicking a projector and throwing F-bombs at the presenters because they made a meme about K Harris?

Wow, the irony.................

There's about a 0.69% chance they weren't a plant to stir up his idiot followers.

 

[Rudolph]

Every.

Post.

😂 😂 😂

Truly fascinating. All of it.

 

[JWolf74]

The Right is much funnier than the left. See the Babylon Bee

Border Town Puts Up 'Martha's Vineyard' Sign In Hopes Government Will Come Pick Up All Their Illegal Immigrants

Biden Deploys 20,000 National Guard Troops To Defend Home From Incoming Migrants

Where Are They Now? Catch Up With All Your Favorite Laid-Off CNN Employees!

Martha's Vineyard Resident Calls Police To Report A Hispanic In The Neighborhood Not Operating A Leaf Blower

Migrants Decline Newsom’s Offer Of Asylum In CA Since They Just Came From A Collapsing Communist Hellhole With No Electricity

The Babylon Bee is a perfect example of right wing "humor". Babylon Bee is what an idiot thinks is high level humor. Just like how they think Ben Shapiro is actually intelligent and thoughtful. Thanks for proving our point.

 

[millah_22]

The tables are my corn!

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Actually she didn't yell at Eddie Munster

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

LOL at that video

Libs are an angry bunch.

 

[WDSMHAWK]

If you attend a presentation entitled "Meme Wars" you are a loser that has to pay for sex (even with OP's mom).

 

[Rudolph]

LOL at that video

Libs are an angry bunch.

I love this shit so much. The immediate broad brushing based on carefully selected excerpts. This is the same behavior as that of a racist, the same way racism is taught and reinforced. Cherry-pick and then ascribe to the whole. Over and over until it’s a behavior as normalized and reflexive as breathing.

Difference between you and me — I don’t do this. Don’t broad brush, and won’t. Because it’s dangerous and disgusting. And the behavior, historically, of racism and racists.