The value of gifs in modern discourse - an exploration

phaserstolove

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Oh yeah, definitely lost some good retorts to some trolls, but it is in the cause of a more civil discourse, so yeah…

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excited star trek GIF by Alpha

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Wondering why some posts got yanked?

Jeff Goldblum What GIF by The Late Late Show with James Corden

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Unbridled joy

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Happy Season 1 GIF by Paramount+

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Right?

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Orange Is The New Black Latina GIF

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Yeah, that’s the new M.O. for butt hurt closet nazis/kkkpublicans, go back 3-5 days after the comments are closed and start flagging the posts/comments you disagree with, a new low for the infantile weasels.

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In this case, I think an off-topic subthread just got removed…

But yeah, that happens a good bit, people flagging after the fact…

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Basketball Wives GIF by VH1

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forget it jake its chinatown GIF

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I just wish people would pronounce the word correctly.

runs away

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