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The Washington Post This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper:
The Washington Post CRAWLING IN MY SKIIHILIIN THESE WOUNDS THEY WILL NOT HEALLLLLLLLL
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The lWashington post Welcome to the rice fields, m---------!
The Washington tpost This is where the fun begins
The Washington Post Sons of Liberty
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About

Washington Post Slogan Parodies refer to photoshopped images making fun of The Washington Post's slogan, "Democracy Dies in Darkness," which was implemented in February of 2017.

Origin

On February 21st, 2017, The Washington Post changed their slogan on the website to read "Democracy Dies in Darkness."[1] The quote is meant to demonstrate to readers that The Washington Post will provide strong journalistic coverage of politics. Readers speculated that it is aimed at the Donald Trump administration, which has been very combative with the press, particularly with media outlets that he believes cover him unfavorably, but The Washington Post's Jeff Bezos denies the claim.

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Immediately after the slogan was rolled out, members of Twitter took to mocking its particularly foreboding tone by photoshopping various other dark-sounding slogans beneath the Washington Post logo. For example, one of the earliest jokes by @emerylord[2] changed the slogan to "Nice try, withered apricot."

When Colhde new WaPo slogan, basically emery lord d@emerylord Follow Che Washington lost Nice Try, Withered Apricot RETWEETS LIKES 5 31 10:55 PM -21 Feb 2017

Slate[3] published an article, "15 Metal Albums Whose Titles Are Less Dark Than the Washington Post’s New Motto," the following day. Bustle[4] also posted an article rounding up reactions to and photoshops of the new slogan that day. It was also riffed on by Stephen Colbert on his show, according to a Washington Post[5] explainer of the slogan.

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The Washington post Welcome to Hell
The Washington post Reign in Blood
The Washington post The Downward Spiral
The Washington post According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible.
The lWashington Post Soon, all will be dust. In the distance, a lone dog howls mournfully. Ragnarök.
he Washington Post Cut my life into pieces. This is my last resort.

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External References

[1] Mediaite – The Washington Post Unveils New Slogan: ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’

[2] Twitter – @emerylord

[3] Slate – 15 Metal Albums Whose Titles Are Less Dark Than the Washington Post’s New Motto

[4] Bustle – 21 'Washington Post' Slogan Memes That Rival Its New Dark Theme

[5] Washington Post – The Washington Post’s new slogan turns out to be an old saying

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About

Washington Post Slogan Parodies refer to photoshopped images making fun of The Washington Post's slogan, "Democracy Dies in Darkness," which was implemented in February of 2017.

Origin

On February 21st, 2017, The Washington Post changed their slogan on the website to read "Democracy Dies in Darkness."[1] The quote is meant to demonstrate to readers that The Washington Post will provide strong journalistic coverage of politics. Readers speculated that it is aimed at the Donald Trump administration, which has been very combative with the press, particularly with media outlets that he believes cover him unfavorably, but The Washington Post's Jeff Bezos denies the claim.


Local National WorldBusiness Tech Lifestyle Entertainment The Washington tpost Democracy Dies in Darkness s Terrorist drones AP scores 'Enemy' apology CPAC Oscars Li Morning Mi

Spread

Immediately after the slogan was rolled out, members of Twitter took to mocking its particularly foreboding tone by photoshopping various other dark-sounding slogans beneath the Washington Post logo. For example, one of the earliest jokes by @emerylord[2] changed the slogan to "Nice try, withered apricot."


When Colhde new WaPo slogan, basically emery lord d@emerylord Follow Che Washington lost Nice Try, Withered Apricot RETWEETS LIKES 5 31 10:55 PM -21 Feb 2017

Slate[3] published an article, "15 Metal Albums Whose Titles Are Less Dark Than the Washington Post’s New Motto," the following day. Bustle[4] also posted an article rounding up reactions to and photoshops of the new slogan that day. It was also riffed on by Stephen Colbert on his show, according to a Washington Post[5] explainer of the slogan.

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The Washington post Welcome to Hell The Washington post Reign in Blood The Washington post The Downward Spiral The Washington post According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible. The lWashington Post Soon, all will be dust. In the distance, a lone dog howls mournfully. Ragnarök. he Washington Post Cut my life into pieces. This is my last resort.

Search Interest

External References

[1] Mediaite – The Washington Post Unveils New Slogan: ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’

[2] Twitter – @emerylord

[3] Slate – 15 Metal Albums Whose Titles Are Less Dark Than the Washington Post’s New Motto

[4] Bustle – 21 'Washington Post' Slogan Memes That Rival Its New Dark Theme

[5] Washington Post – The Washington Post’s new slogan turns out to be an old saying

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in reply to WarLordM

Taking your comment, I think the issue is that the press has cried wolf way too much. They have exagerated every single little bad detail, that when Trump actually does something serious and bad people don't even know how to respond, becouse they already used all their motivation to protest against something stupid and little.

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