Buzzkill🍺

Why the Malfoid and Anakin memes are a reflection of each other: Both of these meme trends have overtaken the internet in very little time and both are aimed at young men. Some people may say that they are at odds with each other and are competing, some people (myself included) have shipped them for lols, but the very real part of it is the synergetic way that these memes embody the very real struggle of Young White Men. The Malfoid meme started first at the end of September, and has taken off with no real end in sight (#malfoidforever). Why? Because it hearkens back to a time of Romance, of Courtship, of when the world was as simple as figuring out if the girl who is teasing you actually likes you. It has taken the Tsundere trope from anime (Quite teasing me Miss Nagatoro and many others) and ported it into a beloved Western fictional series. And very well at that. In many ways, it does improve the lore of the original story. And does it more respectfully than HBO’s absolutely coal series they are trying to create. It brings a lighthearted sense of purity and joy to the timeline that has been long bogged down with war, egirls, nothing ever happens memes, political divisiveness, lifestyle agendas that normal people reject, violence from minorities, riots, inflation, etc. The yearning for that simple affection is so very real. And the ridiculing and calling these young men incels is fairly barbaric. But, that is par for the course from the world that hates them. We flip the coin and the real feelings of Young White Men is revealed, the iceberg below the surface. They see the Malfoid idea of love and finding a great wife...and are reminded that reality has been stripped from them. Getting a girl means taking care of yourself which means getting a job. A job which has been outsourced to skilless workers from the 3rd world that have been drug into Western nations against the wishes of the people. Even if you get the job and the girl, where is it even safe to raise you kids without them being attack and killed by swarthy hordes? And here we start to see the connection. The republic/system has failed them. The system they have been forced to support has not only turned on them, but also put them down and told them at first that they were imagining it. Now they are told to stop complaining about being replaced and how it is a good thing. People are trying to cope and say that's all there is to it. Oh no...oh God no. The part that absolutely clicks for them is the absolute destruction of the system and tearing down every last thing that is in their way. You can say "well, he turned evil...the empire is evil...learn from his mistake!". Life isn't a movie. There isn't some happy ending with Ewoks. There is simply kill or be killed. And Anakin is the embodiment of that. Young White Men know this. And they are going through a mental meditation before things get going. Malfoy represents the Ideal, the Super Ego. Anakin represents the reality, the Id. And Young White Men are standing between the two, not conflicted...but know that the only way to save themselves and their world is through absolutely world shaking levels of "evil". From a certain point of view.