• dontknowoldpassword [love/loves]
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    4 years ago

    Can any marxist materially explain minions popularity as boomer meme fodder? Was the marketing some kind of cia op?

    • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]
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      4 years ago

      their ads absolutely flooded the culture briefly. their symbolic emptiness and informed comedic, playfully expressive quality made them ideal for circulating as attention getters in the Facebook meme economy. Also for people who grew up in the 60s it probably reminds them of this guy -> 🙂

    • star_wraith [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Idk my boomer dad doesn't laugh at much but he loses his shit over the minions.

    • spinachupper [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Inside every mom is a sublimated desire to shove a banana up a Minion's ass while it goes "babadabadababda OOOOOOOOOOOOH"