You Can Kill the Men

YOU CAN KILL THE MEN NOT THE IDEA

An anime girl with half-brown, half-pink hair smiles innocently beneath the caption “YOU CAN KILL THE MEN / NOT THE IDEA.” The joke twists a revolutionary slogan to imply that eliminating people cannot eliminate the idea they represent, making it a sarcastic reaction to censorship or attempts to suppress a movement. EN: An anime girl with half-brown, half-pink hair smiles innocently beneath the caption “YOU CAN KILL THE MEN / NOT THE IDEA.” The joke twists a revolutionary slogan to imply that eliminating people cannot eliminate the idea they represent, making it a sarcastic reaction to censorship or attempts to suppress a movement.

• @eternalclassic / 25680 2022-12-31