The Empire Has Fallen

Text on the meme

"Saw a filthy Goth Roman couple today with their red haired mutt baby. The Empire has fallen."

What it means

A grayscale image of a stern ancient Roman bust is paired with a caption describing a filthy Goth couple and their red-haired dog as a Roman family. The joke imagines Roman prejudice toward Goths and treats the couple’s mixed-looking family as evidence that the Empire has fallen. EN: A grayscale image of a stern ancient Roman bust is paired with a caption describing a filthy Goth couple and their red-haired dog as a Roman family. The joke imagines Roman prejudice toward Goths and treats the couple’s mixed-looking family as evidence that the Empire has fallen.

Objects

ancient Roman bust / древнеримский бюст stone statue / каменная статуя human face / человеческое лицо short hair / короткие волосы stern expression / суровое выражение лица gray background / серый фон portrait image / портретное изображение