Footnote: https://goatse.cx launched in 1999, so it's entirely possible to be a mid-20s adult with a responsible job in corporate communications who is UTTERLY UNAWARE of its history.
i would like to propose that in order to graduate with any degree in visual communications anywhere in the world, a student should always be required to take "memes that shook the world 101" so this doesnt become a forever problem lol
I've heard that DOGE is staffed entirely by college age kids. Consequently, it is the duty of every American to educate every last one of them, and whenever you can get away with it.
But in 1999 the predominant group of network users were in the English-speaking world. Your example mid-20s adult [continental] graphic designer was quite possibly unconnected in 1999.
There's an RPG mapmaker I follow who posted a map called "Hand of God" which is very much resembles an inside view of the aforementioned art piece. I didn't have the heart to say anything - if someone doesn't know about that, all the better for them.
I'm 57 and fail to spot exactly what the issue is. However, given the mentions of goats, and unfocussing my eyes, I'm getting a glimmering and I'm just going to stop there, no need to proceed.
I just shared it with a number of colleagues in whatsapp groups and to my amazement none of them got the reference. I don’t know what the hell they were doing in the 00s but clearly they were not wasting their time on the internet as nature intended.
I don’t know if it was intended (though some of my mutuals might), in any case it also works as goatse, I know I speak on behalf of all Europe when I say we’d like to shove certain faces right into our collective goatse
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Aside from the fact that cultures all over the world have used paint and dyes for war, there are literal fingernails that isn't the striped camouflage being applied
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*younger than Charlie, anyway, but not by much
(Let's add in indigenous cultural appropriation to the many sins of the art...)
In see what they are trying to do, and what they have done. And neither sit well with me.
Not everybody remembers every meme and internet joke from 20+ years ago.
As a reaction it could only serve to shut down any discussion