![]() 08/15/2018 at 23:00 • Filed to: mustang, memes, ford | ![]() | ![]() |
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“Today when we say the word
Mustang
, isn’t it amazing that you don’t think of the horse; you think of the vehicle. That means it’s a ‘meme’. It’s changed the perception because of its popularity.”
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![]() 08/15/2018 at 20:12 |
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he's glad that the mustang is known for losing control and injuring people and itself? I mean yeah I know it's the driver's fault, but he shouldn't be proud fo the stereotype/image of the car in that sense.
![]() 08/15/2018 at 21:02 |
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Nah, I’m pretty sure he means “meme” in the broad, literal sense- as a cultural touchstone, not an internet joke. Most people nowadays will think of the car first when they hear “Mustang” , rather than of the fighter plane or horse. He’s referring to that cultural effect.
But his use of the term “meme” is a two-edged sword. Because the term’ s secondary meaning as a popular joke has, to some extent, become more prominent than the traditional definition.
![]() 08/15/2018 at 21:18 |
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ah. again, I over thought.
![]() 08/15/2018 at 21:34 |
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H ey, that was my first reaction too.
“Did he just say what I think he said?”
...Well
no
, but that’s how a lot of people are gonna hear it anyway
.