The Brief: "No more X, society has progressed past the need for X" memes cancel someone or something by stating that they are no longer important to society.
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To say “no more X, society has progressed past the need for X” is to say that something is canceled. This can be used in reference to someone or something having done something wrong, or it can just be an expression of distaste. Popular on Twitter, this phrase is typically used semi-ironically.
👮🏼♀️👮🏻♂️👮🏽 society has progressed past the need for these emojis. Sorry guys! You can be replaced with a disco ball emoji, Trans Pride flag emoji, and the smiling while crying face emoji.
— Aquaria 🤌🏼 (@aquariaofficial) June 7, 2020
A reference to J.K. Rowling’s recent transphobic tweets:
no more jk rowling society has progressed past the need for jk rowling
— Kate Halliwell (@katehalliwell) June 6, 2020
no more king princess, society has progressed past the need for king princess pic.twitter.com/QSfQ7lwsFi
— medusa's gf (@isapphic) May 16, 2020
society has progressed past the need for influencers. get a real job
— ·༊࿐ (@warmtoned) June 5, 2020
Kill your masters. No More Bernie Sanders. Society has progressed past the need for Bernie Sanders. He had a good run https://t.co/Jn3AQeJxg3
— ☭Noah CEO of ANTIFA🏴 (@GoodKidNapCity) June 10, 2020
no more dialogue. society has progressed past the need for dialogue.
bring bullying back…
— fadumo (@saintfadumo) June 9, 2020
stop normalising people who don’t stan shinee society has progressed past the need for people who don’t stan shinee
— ً ☆ (@shineemonth) June 4, 2020
Some stans use the phrase “society has not progressed past the need for” to indicate that something they adore remains essential to society.
society has NOT progressed past the need for justin bieber in skinny jeans pic.twitter.com/GKeefx5wNf
— chloe (@biebersdepths) June 12, 2020