It's Still Shitposting Even If You Are Being Ironic
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About
"It's Still Shitposting Even If You Are Being Ironic" is an expression used to discourage the act of intentional shitposting, or sharing worthless content on purpose, on the imageboard site 4chan. The phrase is usually accompanied by an illustration of the Touhou Project character Keine Kamishirasawa.
Origin
On May 27th, 2011, one of the earliest known comments on record to take a critical tone against "ironic shitposting" was posted on /jp/ (Otaku culture) board[2] in response to a poorly written fanfiction involving the popular Japanese cosplay model Lenfried.
![all about lenfried Anonymous Sun May 29 08:08:21 2011 No.7411802 [Reply] [Original] [foolz] Like Alice rabbit, I am late!! For the date... running through the streets, knock over old lady on my way, have to say SORRY but VERY quickly...no time for chat. My GF is waiting.I am very doing something wrong. mise en scene (this is art word)] Lenfried (my gf) is waiting at train station. She is chewing bubble gum in sexy way, like U see in 007 movie (SEXY BUT NO SLUT). Looks at watch. "Y my boyfriend late again??? So many time late. We have sex only 6 times per day and also I am not a slut, maybe this is problem why he doesnt find me attractive now? maybe need more times?" Still i am running. I hope she is still there,not bored and walk away. I run, all past dogs. All past more old lady. All past other businessman. I have run from office. [scene in office now, this is flashback (more art word)] Oha-you, Anonymous-san. Y are you so quick to leave work today? U have... date?;)" "NO!!! U say such stupid thing...... my mother is the sick. U understand? Cancer in brain. Is very serious. Do not make the joke at serious time." (i made lie to boss... very serious problem) OK I understand. Leave early." I walk to desk, KARATE CHOP COMPUTER FROM DESK, NO NEED FOR ANYMORE, gather my money (much money), take small picture of Len I keep at my pocket, and start my RUN (or](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/746/426/dfe.png "dfe.png")
![Anonymous Sun May 29 08:12:21 2011 No.7411815 [View] Are you pretending to be Japanese or something? It is still shitposting even if you are being ironic, you know.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/746/427/242.png "242.png")
Are you pretending to be Japanese or something? It is still shitposting even if you are being ironic, you know.
On Shitposting
The term "shitpost" was initially used to describe contributions that are of exceptionally low quality. However, as a culture of dislike towards Reddit and other memetic hubs began to take hold among elitist users on 4chan, many began to take on "shitposting" as a challenge in the spirit of trolling, leading to rampant overuse of emoticons such as xD and words like le. Soon, shitposts and ironic shitposts increasingly became less discernible and prompted oldfags to raise concerns with the trend.
Spread
As the sentiment against ironic shitposting continued to spread on 4chan[3], the phrase "it's still shitposting even if you're being ironic" became adopted into several image macros featuring the Touhou character Keine Kamishirasawa.[2] By late September 2010, the expression began to appear in the comments on Reddit[4][5]]6][7] as well.
Notable Examples
Derivatives
In 2012, the image macro rose to prominence with many derivative instances, such as "sarcastic shitposting is still shitposting."
External Reference
[1] Touhou Wiki – Keine Kamishirasawa
[2] Warosu – /jp/ – Otaku Culture
[3] Warosu – /jp/ – Otaku Culture
[4] Reddit – A bunch of bitter old men who can't adapt to a changing world.
[5] Reddit – Taking a walk his son LIKE A BOSS
[6] Reddit – I certainly don't
[7] Reddit – /b/ builds their bases
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![Anonymous Sun May 29 08:12:21 2011 No.7411815 [View] Are you pretending to be Japanese or something? It is still shitposting even if you are being ironic, you know.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/000/746/427/242.png "242.png")
![all about lenfried Anonymous Sun May 29 08:08:21 2011 No.7411802 [Reply] [Original] [foolz] Like Alice rabbit, I am late!! For the date... running through the streets, knock over old lady on my way, have to say SORRY but VERY quickly...no time for chat. My GF is waiting.I am very doing something wrong. mise en scene (this is art word)] Lenfried (my gf) is waiting at train station. She is chewing bubble gum in sexy way, like U see in 007 movie (SEXY BUT NO SLUT). Looks at watch. "Y my boyfriend late again??? So many time late. We have sex only 6 times per day and also I am not a slut, maybe this is problem why he doesnt find me attractive now? maybe need more times?" Still i am running. I hope she is still there,not bored and walk away. I run, all past dogs. All past more old lady. All past other businessman. I have run from office. [scene in office now, this is flashback (more art word)] Oha-you, Anonymous-san. Y are you so quick to leave work today? U have... date?;)" "NO!!! U say such stupid thing...... my mother is the sick. U understand? Cancer in brain. Is very serious. Do not make the joke at serious time." (i made lie to boss... very serious problem) OK I understand. Leave early." I walk to desk, KARATE CHOP COMPUTER FROM DESK, NO NEED FOR ANYMORE, gather my money (much money), take small picture of Len I keep at my pocket, and start my RUN (or](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/000/746/426/dfe.png "dfe.png")
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