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5-Star Resorts Are Exempt From Environmental Protection Rules Meme

This is a two-panel satirical meme using the popular Flex Tape infomercial template. The top panel features Phil Swift, the spokesperson for Flex Tape, standing next to a leaking water container labeled 'ENVIRONMENTALLY PROTECTED ISLAND', representing environmental harm to protected natural island areas. The bottom panel shows a hand applying a piece of Flex Tape over the leak, with the text '5-STAR RESORTS ARE EXEMPT' overlaid. The meme jokes about how luxury tourist resorts are frequently given exceptions to environmental protection regulations, allowing them to develop on and damage protected ecosystems with no real consequences, as if their status as high-end resorts is used to cover up the harm they cause.
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ENVIRONMENTALLY PROTECTED ISLAND
5-STAR RESORTS ARE EXEMPT

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Satirical commentary on special exemptions for luxury resorts from environmental protection laws

Overview

This is a two-panel satirical meme using the popular Flex Tape infomercial template. The top panel features Phil Swift, the spokesperson for Flex Tape, standing next to a leaking water container labeled 'ENVIRONMENTALLY PROTECTED ISLAND', representing environmental harm to protected natural island areas. The bottom panel shows a hand applying a piece of Flex Tape over the leak, with the text '5-STAR RESORTS ARE EXEMPT' overlaid. The meme jokes about how luxury tourist resorts are frequently given exceptions to environmental protection regulations, allowing them to develop on and damage protected ecosystems with no real consequences, as if their status as high-end resorts is used to cover up the harm they cause.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the Reddit r/Meme subreddit via its RSS feed, as stated in the provided source information. It is a derivative remix of the widely viral Flex Tape meme format, which originated from the over-the-top Flex Seal product line infomercials starring Phil Swift. This template is commonly used online to illustrate superficial fixes, unfair special exceptions, or problems being covered up rather than properly solved.

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