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I think that OP's sentiment is more against gatekeeping what a meme is. Like if this is a meme, than political cartoons are too
Defining words properly isn't gatekeeping, it's categorization.
I love the origin of it.
https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/the-origin-of-the-word-meme/
Not only is it a great origin, that's a fantastic article on it
Thank you so much for sharing