Rick Perry "Unpopular Opinion" Meme
To understand the Internet, I think a general depth of knowledge of two subcategories is necessary: 1) liberal bias, 2) nerd culture.
To address the former: The Internet is a progressive place full of progressive people who want things to change rather than stay the same. People who are at the forefront of the Diffusions of Innovation bell curve, tend to have a natural left-leaning bias. What that means for this blog: Despite my best efforts to remain non-partisan, there may be a few more jokes poked at the Republican electoral camp.
To address the ladder: Tumblr and Twitter and YouTube are all made up of communities which center around facets of "nerd culture." Perhaps it's a science fiction obsession with Doctor Who or Star Trek. Maybe it's a fantasy obsession with Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings. No matter what facet of nerd culture we're focusing on, we have to adjust to the idea that a lot of the memes presented will play off the idea of nerd communities and cultures.
Remember the Rick Perry meme from the end of 2011?!
Potential, but fortunately-not GOP presidential candidate, Rick Perry, started off with a strong campaign. I will openly admit that his ad "Proven Leadership" was my favorite of the season: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EL5Atp_vF0 It was more like a film trailer than a political ad.
Unfortunately for Governor Perry, his "Strong" ad did not have such a favorable reaction. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PAJNntoRgA
Perry states, "You don't need to be in the pew every Sunday to know that there's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military, but our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school."
My personal issues with this ad are more along the lines of Perry's illegitimate causal reasoning than his offensive slur about the homosexual community. Attempting to equate repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell with public religion policies in schools is a total non-sequitur. Obama's administration declared no "war on religion," as Perry claims and therefore this ad is garbage. He took a non-issue and made it into an issue of idiocy.
What is interesting about social media is how an ad like Rick Perry's can inspire an entire uprising.
The "unpopular opinion" Rick Perry meme sprang up out of dissension for his opinion on gay rights. The meme poked fun at the idea that no one liked what Rick Perry was saying, and that the ad was created merely to get buzz.
The reason why this meme is largely ineffectual isn't that it fails to hold up to fact or reason, because the ad it's making fun of also fails to hold fact or reason. The meme is ineffectual because it appeals to a very one-sided demographic.
With slogans like, "Windows Vista is the best operating system," it's clear that only Internet cultured users will be able to see the irony in the meme. If this is the case then it fails to be persuasive.
Don't get me wrong, it's hilarious, but my 64 year old grandmother wouldn't be able to tell you why the statement "Ianto Jones deserved to die" is wonderfully ironic in this context.
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