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| ‘This is a parody account, right?’ Marjorie Taylor Greene ridiculed for bringing Scooby-Doo meme to US Congress | ‘This is a parody account, right?’ Marjorie Taylor Greene ridiculed for bringing Scooby-Doo meme to US Congress |
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| Memes might be powerful, but they belong on the internet, not in the US Congress, online commenters argued as they bashed Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene for displaying a Scooby-Doo cartoon on the House floor. | Memes might be powerful, but they belong on the internet, not in the US Congress, online commenters argued as they bashed Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene for displaying a Scooby-Doo cartoon on the House floor. |
| Taylor Greene brought a meme featuring Fred Jones, a character from the popular animated series Scooby-Doo, to a Congress session on Wednesday to make her arguments against the Green New Deal more vivid to her fellow lawmakers. | Taylor Greene brought a meme featuring Fred Jones, a character from the popular animated series Scooby-Doo, to a Congress session on Wednesday to make her arguments against the Green New Deal more vivid to her fellow lawmakers. |
| During the Georgia congresswoman’s speech, her aide held up a large poster showing the unmasking of a cartoon villain, whose face had been replaced with a Chinese Communist Party emblem. | During the Georgia congresswoman’s speech, her aide held up a large poster showing the unmasking of a cartoon villain, whose face had been replaced with a Chinese Communist Party emblem. |
| “This is a simple meme that you would find on the internet, but this meme is very real,” Taylor Greene said, explaining her stunt. “The Green New Deal – surprise! – serves China and China only,” she insisted, pointing to the red logo incorporating a hammer and sickle. | “This is a simple meme that you would find on the internet, but this meme is very real,” Taylor Greene said, explaining her stunt. “The Green New Deal – surprise! – serves China and China only,” she insisted, pointing to the red logo incorporating a hammer and sickle. |
| The Republican lawmaker then asked her aide to switch memes, with the new picture featuring a portrait of Chinese leader Xi Jinping and text reading: “I own Joe Biden.” | The Republican lawmaker then asked her aide to switch memes, with the new picture featuring a portrait of Chinese leader Xi Jinping and text reading: “I own Joe Biden.” |
| Taylor Greene has gained infamy in recent years for peddling various right-wing conspiracy theories, including QAnon and Pizzagate, as well as rejecting vaccines and the government’s other anti-coronavirus measures. The 47-year-old was suspended from Twitter for a week in July and August for posting “misleading” information about Covid-19. A strong supporter of Donald Trump, she has already made two attempts to impeach President Biden, the latest coming a month ago amid the botched withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. | Taylor Greene has gained infamy in recent years for peddling various right-wing conspiracy theories, including QAnon and Pizzagate, as well as rejecting vaccines and the government’s other anti-coronavirus measures. The 47-year-old was suspended from Twitter for a week in July and August for posting “misleading” information about Covid-19. A strong supporter of Donald Trump, she has already made two attempts to impeach President Biden, the latest coming a month ago amid the botched withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. |
| It’s unclear whether the display of memes swayed anybody in the Congress to Taylor Greene’s side, but it definitely left her open to critics’ attacks… and generated even more memes. | It’s unclear whether the display of memes swayed anybody in the Congress to Taylor Greene’s side, but it definitely left her open to critics’ attacks… and generated even more memes. |
| “Congress is no longer serious with people like this,” fellow Congressman Adam Kinzinger said in reaction to the stunt. | “Congress is no longer serious with people like this,” fellow Congressman Adam Kinzinger said in reaction to the stunt. |
| He was backed by other commenters who argued that using memes in Congress was inappropriate, and grilled Taylor Greene for lacking her own proposals. | He was backed by other commenters who argued that using memes in Congress was inappropriate, and grilled Taylor Greene for lacking her own proposals. |
| Fans of the Scooby-Doo franchise were also angry, accusing Greene of ruining their favorite cartoon for them. | Fans of the Scooby-Doo franchise were also angry, accusing Greene of ruining their favorite cartoon for them. |
| The Green New Deal Resolution had been reintroduced in Congress in 2019 by New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Edward Markey. The Democratic initiative calls for the US to fully transition to renewable and zero-emission energy; advocates measures to tackle climate change; and calls for help for the country’s disadvantaged communities. Earlier this year, Taylor Greene slammed the Green New Deal as a “communist manifesto” and expressed her readiness to debate Ocasio-Cortez on it, but ended up being mocked online for seemingly needing a whole week to read a 14-page document. | The Green New Deal Resolution had been reintroduced in Congress in 2019 by New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Edward Markey. The Democratic initiative calls for the US to fully transition to renewable and zero-emission energy; advocates measures to tackle climate change; and calls for help for the country’s disadvantaged communities. Earlier this year, Taylor Greene slammed the Green New Deal as a “communist manifesto” and expressed her readiness to debate Ocasio-Cortez on it, but ended up being mocked online for seemingly needing a whole week to read a 14-page document. |
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