{"id":"silence-is-violence","name":"Silence Is Violence","summary":"Silence Is Violence is an exploitable image macro built from a photo of a protester holding a \"silence is violence\" sign, paired with an object-labeled reaction from a deaf, mute, or unusually loud subject. The template first spread on Reddit in late 2019 and had a major second wave during the June 2020 George Floyd protests.","tags":["silence is violence meme","silence is violence","protester sign meme","deaf people meme","object labeling meme","r/memes 2019","george floyd meme resurgence"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":8,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/silence-is-violence/silence-is-violence-silence-is-violence-protest-sign.webp","caption":"The source photograph of a protester's 'Silence is Violence' sign that became the visual foundation of the meme.","width":800,"height":450,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/silence-is-violence/silence-is-violence-anime-three-terrorists-mute-characters.webp","caption":"A meme joking that famously silent anime characters — Nezuko, Nishimiya and Komi — must be terrorists under the 'silence is violence' logic.","width":680,"height":1138,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/silence-is-violence/silence-is-violence-arnold-heavy-metal-singers-meme.webp","caption":"An ironic take suggesting that if silence is violence, the loudest heavy metal singers must be the most peaceful people alive.","width":650,"height":972,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/silence-is-violence/silence-is-violence-teacher-silent-in-class-meme.webp","caption":"A joke variation reframing a teacher's request for classroom silence as an order to 'stay violent', calling the police.","width":504,"height":877,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/silence-is-violence/silence-is-violence-deaf-people-frying-pan-meme.webp","caption":"A joke variation depicting deaf people as violently attacking others, taking the 'silence is violence' slogan to its absurd conclusion.","width":680,"height":810,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/silence-is-violence/silence-is-violence-gandhi-heavy-metal-singers-meme.webp","caption":"A variation using a different 'Silence = Violence' protest photo alongside Gandhi, mocking the slogan by branding him a heavy metal singer.","width":600,"height":955,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/silence-is-violence/silence-is-violence-jojo-kira-mute-people-meme.webp","caption":"A JoJo's Bizarre Adventure crossover joking that mute people, by the slogan's logic, must be the most dangerous of all.","width":680,"height":888,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/silence-is-violence/silence-is-violence-terminator-mute-people-meme.webp","caption":"A meme casting mute people as menacing Terminators terrorizing everyone else, playing on the 'silence is violence' phrase.","width":410,"height":837,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/silence-is-violence/history.md","related":["distracted-boyfriend","epic-handshake","hard-pill-to-swallow","butt-slam","dust-storm-dog","grant-gustin-next-to-oliver-queens-grave","james-barretts-wife","object-labeling","ariana-grande-licking-a-lollipop","death-knocking-on-doors","double-soda-pour","homer-simpson-in-a-lesbian-bar"],"popularityRank":3985,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}