Sparrows Must Go

Text on the meme

Sparrows must go!!! who must go?

What it means

A four-panel video contrasts Mao Zedong reading a stern proclamation, a sparrow, a solemn crowd, and a sparrow flapping wildly on a porch near a feeder. The joke treats the bird as if it is personally challenging the authoritarian order, while dramatic music makes its frantic movements feel like an epic political confrontation. EN: A four-panel video contrasts Mao Zedong reading a stern proclamation, a sparrow, a solemn crowd, and a sparrow flapping wildly on a porch near a feeder. The joke treats the bird as if it is personally challenging the authoritarian order, while dramatic music makes its frantic movements feel like an epic political confrontation.

Sound

music / музыка throbbing hum heart murmur

Who

Mao Zedong (Мао Цзэдун)

Objects

Mao Zedong / Мао Цзэдун vintage microphone / старинный микрофон paper document / бумажный документ sparrow / воробей crowd of officials / толпа чиновников dark suits / тёмные костюмы black-and-white footage / чёрно-белая съёмка dramatic portrait / драматический портрет wooden porch railing / деревянные перила крыльца bird feeder / кормушка для птиц green lawn / зелёный газон black pickup truck / чёрный пикап white building / белое здание flapping bird / машущая крыльями птица outdoor yard / двор на улице