Please reserve the stairs meme for your strongest opinions only

Many a meme format has proven useful for sharing one’s (bad) opinions. But this one has a little something extra: stairs!

The “kick down the stairs” meme is Twitter’s latest foray into ASCII-based content. (Another example is the sparkle meme, which reached its peak several weeks ago.) 

The visual concept is simple: a thing you believe is superior kicks a thing you believe is inferior down the stairs. That works particularly well for unpopular or offbeat opinions. For example, if you believe leafless salads are better than salads with leaves, a “leafless salad” avatar kicking a “leaves” avatar down the stairs really packs a punch. Read more…

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