[quote=Doivid]
And no, that comparison isn't apt. It's an aspect of internet subculture, it's not an entire genre of comedy. It's not funny, it's lazy and hackneyed. And most of the gifs are pressing the same exaggerated expressions, there's nothing new being said.
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That sounds like a ton of subjective opinion. Then again, we're talking about comedy, which is pretty much as subjective as it gets, so maybe we should just agree to disagree on this one.