Where did this trend of cropping the bottom text halfway come from?
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JoJo - 1mon
It's basically a form of shock/surprise humor in most cases; the cropped out bottom text says something absolutely unhinged, or expected, and to read it, you'll have to try hard
That way, text hits unexpectedly because you can't "pre-read" the cropped text and get a gist while you start reading the whole thing, creating a suspense when you do read it after you've read the rest
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jpeps @lemmy.world - 1mon
It's the image equivalent of a perfectly cut scream.
tgirlschierke in onehundredninetysix
Foruletnite
First reminded me of… Celldweller?
We're old man...
brings back memories
Where did this trend of cropping the bottom text halfway come from?
It's basically a form of shock/surprise humor in most cases; the cropped out bottom text says something absolutely unhinged, or expected, and to read it, you'll have to try hard
That way, text hits unexpectedly because you can't "pre-read" the cropped text and get a gist while you start reading the whole thing, creating a suspense when you do read it after you've read the rest
It's the image equivalent of a perfectly cut scream.
My mom is gonna love this meme