Trump: Metafilter is now illegal
February 4, 2017 2:12 PM Subscribe
... aaaaaaand it's gone bang.
Isnowillegal is now illegal? It's certainly under strain, at least.
posted by nonspecialist at 2:31 PM on February 4, 2017
Isnowillegal is now illegal? It's certainly under strain, at least.
posted by nonspecialist at 2:31 PM on February 4, 2017
No thanks. Not humanizing this tyrant through humor.
posted by schmod at 2:34 PM on February 4, 2017 [34 favorites]
posted by schmod at 2:34 PM on February 4, 2017 [34 favorites]
Fun is now illegal.
The character limit is painful, I wanted to make it say "everything fun".
posted by bile and syntax at 2:45 PM on February 4, 2017 [3 favorites]
The character limit is painful, I wanted to make it say "everything fun".
posted by bile and syntax at 2:45 PM on February 4, 2017 [3 favorites]
I'll be happy with this when it is possible to say "Assholes like me are illegal" as easy as it is to say "Sex is illegal".
posted by HuronBob at 3:09 PM on February 4, 2017
posted by HuronBob at 3:09 PM on February 4, 2017
No thanks. Not humanizing this tyrant through humor.
Can we also redact his name from the title and URL too?
posted by 922257033c4a0f3cecdbd819a46d626999d1af4a at 3:28 PM on February 4, 2017 [2 favorites]
Can we also redact his name from the title and URL too?
posted by 922257033c4a0f3cecdbd819a46d626999d1af4a at 3:28 PM on February 4, 2017 [2 favorites]
Need a corresponding webtool for "...IS NOW LEGAL", to cover "HATE", "FRAUD", "RACISM", "MISOGYNY" and "BAD HAIR"...
posted by oneswellfoop at 3:35 PM on February 4, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by oneswellfoop at 3:35 PM on February 4, 2017 [2 favorites]
No thanks. Not humanizing this tyrant through humor.
In fairness, it worked for Charlie Chaplin.
posted by jaduncan at 3:53 PM on February 4, 2017 [21 favorites]
In fairness, it worked for Charlie Chaplin.
posted by jaduncan at 3:53 PM on February 4, 2017 [21 favorites]
No thanks. Not humanizing this tyrant through humor.
Ridicule is one of history's most effective weapons against tyrants. Why else would there have been lèse-majesté laws?
posted by tclark at 4:44 PM on February 4, 2017 [38 favorites]
Ridicule is one of history's most effective weapons against tyrants. Why else would there have been lèse-majesté laws?
posted by tclark at 4:44 PM on February 4, 2017 [38 favorites]
Metafilter is now illegal
(Sung to the tune of Everything Is Awesome.)
posted by fairmettle at 4:45 PM on February 4, 2017 [1 favorite]
(Sung to the tune of Everything Is Awesome.)
posted by fairmettle at 4:45 PM on February 4, 2017 [1 favorite]
Not so much a ban as an executive order about Careful proofreading
posted by Jon Mitchell at 4:52 PM on February 4, 2017 [3 favorites]
posted by Jon Mitchell at 4:52 PM on February 4, 2017 [3 favorites]
"MetaFilter's illegal!
Illegal for plating those beans...!"
posted by GenjiandProust at 4:58 PM on February 4, 2017
Illegal for plating those beans...!"
posted by GenjiandProust at 4:58 PM on February 4, 2017
I think making jokes about tyrants and thereby bringing them down to common people level is a good thing.
posted by Dumsnill at 4:59 PM on February 4, 2017 [9 favorites]
posted by Dumsnill at 4:59 PM on February 4, 2017 [9 favorites]
Guys. Donald Trump is now the fucking President. This is bizarre and terrifying. Naturally, we're going to satirize him.
What's the point of not saying his name? Are we going to pretend this isn't happening? Cause it's definitely fucking happening. Ignoring it isn't going to make it un-happen. His side is going to continue singing his praises; how are we supposed to fight back if we can't even criticize him without "legitimizing" him?
It's not like saying his name is going to make him appear before you in a puff of smoke. Donald Trump is not fucking Beetlejuice. He is not an ancient storm deity that draws power from the invocation of his name. He's a narcissistic real-estate shithead and reality TV star that has conned his way into the world's most powerful political office and we can't shoot him down if we can't fucking talk about him. Jesus!
posted by a mirror and an encyclopedia at 5:37 PM on February 4, 2017 [56 favorites]
What's the point of not saying his name? Are we going to pretend this isn't happening? Cause it's definitely fucking happening. Ignoring it isn't going to make it un-happen. His side is going to continue singing his praises; how are we supposed to fight back if we can't even criticize him without "legitimizing" him?
It's not like saying his name is going to make him appear before you in a puff of smoke. Donald Trump is not fucking Beetlejuice. He is not an ancient storm deity that draws power from the invocation of his name. He's a narcissistic real-estate shithead and reality TV star that has conned his way into the world's most powerful political office and we can't shoot him down if we can't fucking talk about him. Jesus!
posted by a mirror and an encyclopedia at 5:37 PM on February 4, 2017 [56 favorites]
The risk with Trump is bringing him up to the common people level with humor.
Of course I currently have the city of Bowling Green's flag superimposed on my FaceBook profile picture, so it's a chance I'm willing to take.
posted by Kid Charlemagne at 5:38 PM on February 4, 2017 [2 favorites]
Of course I currently have the city of Bowling Green's flag superimposed on my FaceBook profile picture, so it's a chance I'm willing to take.
posted by Kid Charlemagne at 5:38 PM on February 4, 2017 [2 favorites]
Does this count as fake news
because I worry some people will start believing these gifs actually happened
posted by gusandrews at 5:40 PM on February 4, 2017 [1 favorite]
because I worry some people will start believing these gifs actually happened
posted by gusandrews at 5:40 PM on February 4, 2017 [1 favorite]
- The risk with Trump is bringing him up to the common people level with humor.
Ah! Yes, he does stand out among historically notable tyrants in a few ways.
posted by Dumsnill at 5:43 PM on February 4, 2017
Ah! Yes, he does stand out among historically notable tyrants in a few ways.
posted by Dumsnill at 5:43 PM on February 4, 2017
It's not like saying his name is going to make him appear before you in a puff of smoke. Donald Trump is not fucking Beetlejuice. He is not an ancient storm deity that draws power from the invocation of his name.
Bots from bad guys crawling websites for potential targets is indistinguishable from magic.
posted by Celsius1414 at 5:59 PM on February 4, 2017 [5 favorites]
Bots from bad guys crawling websites for potential targets is indistinguishable from magic.
posted by Celsius1414 at 5:59 PM on February 4, 2017 [5 favorites]
there's an old belief that the best way to fight the devil is to mock him
posted by pyramid termite at 6:04 PM on February 4, 2017 [6 favorites]
posted by pyramid termite at 6:04 PM on February 4, 2017 [6 favorites]
IN THE GRIM DARKNESS OF THE FUTURE THERE IS ONLY MEMES.
posted by Going To Maine at 7:42 PM on February 4, 2017 [8 favorites]
posted by Going To Maine at 7:42 PM on February 4, 2017 [8 favorites]
I wish I found this funny, but I don't.
posted by jenfullmoon at 8:18 PM on February 4, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by jenfullmoon at 8:18 PM on February 4, 2017 [2 favorites]
Not humanizing this tyrant through humor.
Sounds like someone is trying to take comfort in the fantasy that Trump isn't human.
posted by Halloween Jack at 8:40 PM on February 4, 2017 [1 favorite]
Sounds like someone is trying to take comfort in the fantasy that Trump isn't human.
posted by Halloween Jack at 8:40 PM on February 4, 2017 [1 favorite]
Is it standard practice for the President to display a document like that after he signs it?
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 9:48 PM on February 4, 2017
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 9:48 PM on February 4, 2017
No thanks. Not humanizing this tyrant through humor.
Are you serious? Pointing and laughing at Donald Trump is the only thing that gets to him. The ONLY THING.
But here's the funny part: it's easy. It's really, really, super duper easy to get under Trump's skin by laughing at him. This site is barely taking the simplest swipe at him, and even his supporters would find this amusing. But as stupid and inconsequential as this website is, if Donald Trump saw this site it would piss him off. And that's rather amazing, that a 70-year-old man would take offense at the littlest thing, but that shows his stunted emotional level.
To reiterate: the best weapon we have (other than, you know, voting) is to point and laugh at Trump until he loses his cool. Which he will do. And which we will do. It's not just fun; it's imperative.
posted by zardoz at 9:59 PM on February 4, 2017 [14 favorites]
Are you serious? Pointing and laughing at Donald Trump is the only thing that gets to him. The ONLY THING.
But here's the funny part: it's easy. It's really, really, super duper easy to get under Trump's skin by laughing at him. This site is barely taking the simplest swipe at him, and even his supporters would find this amusing. But as stupid and inconsequential as this website is, if Donald Trump saw this site it would piss him off. And that's rather amazing, that a 70-year-old man would take offense at the littlest thing, but that shows his stunted emotional level.
To reiterate: the best weapon we have (other than, you know, voting) is to point and laugh at Trump until he loses his cool. Which he will do. And which we will do. It's not just fun; it's imperative.
posted by zardoz at 9:59 PM on February 4, 2017 [14 favorites]
Donald Trump is not fucking Beetlejuice. He is not an ancient storm deity that draws power from the invocation of his name.I thought we were going to stop making predictions after you know what.
Also...
posted by fullerine at 12:53 AM on February 5, 2017
My first thought on seeing this post:
Wow there's hardly anything fun to do
since they made music illegal...
1979.
Information is not knowledge.
Knowledge is not wisdom.
Wisdom is the domain of the Wis, which is extinct.
posted by mikelieman at 1:07 AM on February 5, 2017
Wow there's hardly anything fun to do
since they made music illegal...
1979.
Information is not knowledge.
Knowledge is not wisdom.
Wisdom is the domain of the Wis, which is extinct.
posted by mikelieman at 1:07 AM on February 5, 2017
'Illegals' is a pretty disgusting term to slide into public discourse. Being born is illegal? Where you were born?
People are illegal. Actual humanity is against the law. This is beyond thoughtcrime, actual existence is a crime.
posted by adept256 at 2:37 AM on February 5, 2017 [3 favorites]
People are illegal. Actual humanity is against the law. This is beyond thoughtcrime, actual existence is a crime.
posted by adept256 at 2:37 AM on February 5, 2017 [3 favorites]
Note that in the call to the Aussie PM, he talked about refugees as "illegals".
WTF is wrong with this guy?
posted by sutt at 6:07 AM on February 5, 2017
WTF is wrong with this guy?
posted by sutt at 6:07 AM on February 5, 2017
Donald Trump is now the fucking President. This is bizarre and terrifying. Naturally, we're going to satirize him.
Yeah, but the problem was that he was a laughable, easily-satirized joke when he was running for President. Nobody thought he'd actually get elected because he was such a ridiculous gasball of hyperbole and outright lies. Ha ha, many said; he's a refreshing break from politics as usual and clearly he can't mean any of the insanity that comes out of his crazy face hole.
Then he got elected, started making insane and unconstitutional executive orders and it's not fucking funny right now.
(And I get that he does respond to SNL mocking him, etc., but his response is to become more unhinged. And that's terrifying.)
posted by yes I said yes I will Yes at 6:18 AM on February 5, 2017 [1 favorite]
Yeah, but the problem was that he was a laughable, easily-satirized joke when he was running for President. Nobody thought he'd actually get elected because he was such a ridiculous gasball of hyperbole and outright lies. Ha ha, many said; he's a refreshing break from politics as usual and clearly he can't mean any of the insanity that comes out of his crazy face hole.
Then he got elected, started making insane and unconstitutional executive orders and it's not fucking funny right now.
(And I get that he does respond to SNL mocking him, etc., but his response is to become more unhinged. And that's terrifying.)
posted by yes I said yes I will Yes at 6:18 AM on February 5, 2017 [1 favorite]
To reiterate: the best weapon we have (other than, you know, voting) is to point and laugh at Trump until he loses his cool. Which he will do. And which we will do. It's not just fun; it's imperative.
Voting, calling our reps, demonstrating, engaging in community activism, donating to civil rights and community organizations, and pointing and laughing at him until he loses his cool.
FTFY.
posted by bile and syntax at 8:48 AM on February 5, 2017 [7 favorites]
Voting, calling our reps, demonstrating, engaging in community activism, donating to civil rights and community organizations, and pointing and laughing at him until he loses his cool.
FTFY.
posted by bile and syntax at 8:48 AM on February 5, 2017 [7 favorites]
Ha ha, many said; he's a refreshing break from politics as usual and clearly he can't mean any of the insanity that comes out of his crazy face hole.
The people who said that weren't laughing at him, they were laughing with him. He knows the difference.
posted by Etrigan at 8:51 AM on February 5, 2017
The people who said that weren't laughing at him, they were laughing with him. He knows the difference.
posted by Etrigan at 8:51 AM on February 5, 2017
No thanks. Not humanizing this tyrant through humor.
Are you serious? Pointing and laughing at Donald Trump is the only thing that gets to him. The ONLY THING.
I don't think this kind of thing humanizes him or really disrupts his determination either way. But it's useful to continue to point out the absurdity of his actions so that they are not accepted as the New Normal, like the slow rise in temperature of the bathwater that goes unnoticed till hits scalding temperature.
As far as affecting Trump in any meaningful way, his narcissism is all about end-justifying-means levels of face-saving and vindictiveness. As a Guardian writer said about his signing the abortion gag rule after the women's marches, 'call me paranoid" but it was almost as if he rushed it through in response to the marches by women against him, as if to say "here you go bitches, look who's in charge". He really does operate that way.
So satire isn't really anything that will change Trump's course, but it will keep us sane and keep us remembering, as the Dadaists liked to point out, that absurdity is absurd and it isn't normal and logical and natural. He's all about obfuscation of his contradictions, lies and irrationality. If we accept it as such, it begins to work for everyone.
posted by GospelofWesleyWillis at 11:11 AM on February 5, 2017 [2 favorites]
Are you serious? Pointing and laughing at Donald Trump is the only thing that gets to him. The ONLY THING.
I don't think this kind of thing humanizes him or really disrupts his determination either way. But it's useful to continue to point out the absurdity of his actions so that they are not accepted as the New Normal, like the slow rise in temperature of the bathwater that goes unnoticed till hits scalding temperature.
As far as affecting Trump in any meaningful way, his narcissism is all about end-justifying-means levels of face-saving and vindictiveness. As a Guardian writer said about his signing the abortion gag rule after the women's marches, 'call me paranoid" but it was almost as if he rushed it through in response to the marches by women against him, as if to say "here you go bitches, look who's in charge". He really does operate that way.
So satire isn't really anything that will change Trump's course, but it will keep us sane and keep us remembering, as the Dadaists liked to point out, that absurdity is absurd and it isn't normal and logical and natural. He's all about obfuscation of his contradictions, lies and irrationality. If we accept it as such, it begins to work for everyone.
posted by GospelofWesleyWillis at 11:11 AM on February 5, 2017 [2 favorites]
Ridicule is one of history's most effective weapons against tyrants. Why else would there have been lèse-majesté laws?
Yeah, I have no level of outrage that isn't improved by a little satirical humour.
posted by 256 at 5:56 PM on February 5, 2017 [1 favorite]
Yeah, I have no level of outrage that isn't improved by a little satirical humour.
posted by 256 at 5:56 PM on February 5, 2017 [1 favorite]
Is it standard practice for the President to display a document like that after he signs it?
I don't know, but it looks particularly childish, like he just colored a dinosaur and wants to show the whole class.
posted by GospelofWesleyWillis at 6:35 PM on February 6, 2017
I don't know, but it looks particularly childish, like he just colored a dinosaur and wants to show the whole class.
posted by GospelofWesleyWillis at 6:35 PM on February 6, 2017
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