Some far-leftist feminists have tried their hardest to be comedians. Pretty much invariably they fail.
They seem to be unable to understand what makes comedy work, what makes it funny. Mockery is not funny. Insulting your audience in a serious straightforward manner is not funny. Telling some event in your life in a manner like you were having a serious talk with a friend or a therapist is not funny (especially if there is no twist nor punchline). Making political statements without any sort of twist or punchline is not funny. Acting like a little child for no rhyme or reason is not funny (yes, this is a real example; I didn't invent it.) Being whiny about yourself is not funny; nobody likes whiners. Seriously complaining about stuff without it having some kind of humorous twist is not funny; nobody likes whiners.
A very similar situation is the case with leftist memes: They tend to be unfunny and cringey, and the reason is very similar: Leftists just can't understand humor, and can't understand what makes memes (that are satirical of some political position) work.
Many of the same points apply as above, but there's also an additional point: A meme is not supposed to be an essay.
I kid you not, this is a (partial) screenshot of an actual leftist "meme" image. It's not a parody of a supposed "leftist meme", it's an actual leftist meme image that some leftist did in all seriousness, trying to make a point (defending communism, or something):
This just doesn't work as a meme.
Memes that poke fun at a political side, or want to make a political point, need to be satire, and satire needs to be short and to-the-point, and if satire wants to be funny, ie. a "meme", it needs some kind of twist or punchline. Nobody wants to read a long essay in a meme picture. It's just asinine.
It doesn't exactly help that the text doesn't actually contain anything humorous, no punchlines, no twists... well, no meme of any kind. It's just a huge wall of dense text that nobody wants to read.
No wonder most comedians are anti-leftists. Seems like leftism kills the part of the brain that's capable of humor, and thus only those who remain anti-leftist also remain competent comedians.
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