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A Meowlancholy Meme

  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation of Meme This meme was meant to express the frustration I get trying to have meaningful discussions about fictional media with people online. I saw this painting and felt it align with my exasperation on a spiritual level, especially the almost melted, stringy, and haphazard look of the painting. You can still make out the shape of the female subject, but all the parts of her sort of melt into one another. That represents exactly how I feel asking people to look deeper than what the creators literally present to us. All of this effort and energy is futile against the sort of people who consider any work not led by a white cishet guy to be "woke propaganda" being shoved into their faces. It's as tiring as the mood of the painting. I especially like the use of the deep, cool color for the background which really solidifies the mood of the piece and my general disappointment interacting in certain online space. - - - - - - - - - -...

Misunderstood

      There is alternative text for the image, but the following is a more detailed description of the slide:    🦈 The top left image is of a Great White Shark. The shark’s entire body is in frame and is angled downward with its face pointed to the left of the screen. It has gray skin with a white underbelly. The background of the image is entirely blue. 🐈‍⬛ The top right image is of a heterochromatic-eyed black cat. It is looking straight ahead into the camera, and its shoulders are hunched in a stalking position. Its left eye is yellow, and its right eye is blue. The background of the image is out of focus but is a grassy area.   🐖 The bottom left image is of two Duroc-breed pigs laying down in a grassy area. The pigs both have short light brown fur with white fur that shapes the nose area.   🦇 The bottom right image is of a baby Mariana Fruit Bat hanging upside down with its wings spread out. It has a furry black body and a furry brown face. The...