Rare Aesthetic: Loser Salesman Protagonists Meme

A meme collage featuring a top text overlay that humorously claims a 'rare aesthetic' where directors depict male protagonists as 'losers' by casting them as salesmen (specifically excluding real estate salesmen as 'not loser enough'). Below the text are three vertically aligned screenshots of characters labeled: left - 'Mobius (Loki)' (a man in a blue jacket with glasses hanging around his neck, gesturing), middle - 'Deadpool (Deadpool & Wolverine)' (a man in a blue polo shirt with a name tag, sitting with clasped hands), and right - 'Andy (40 year old virgin)' (a man in a gray polo shirt, sitting). The meme satirizes the trope of using salesmen as a shorthand for loser characters in media.

Text content

rare aesthetic: director needs to emphasize the fact that the male protagonist is being a loser so they are depicted as a salesman (but not real estate salesman, that's not loser enough)

Overview

A meme collage featuring a top text overlay that humorously claims a 'rare aesthetic' where directors depict male protagonists as 'losers' by casting them as salesmen (specifically excluding real estate salesmen as 'not loser enough'). Below the text are three vertically aligned screenshots of characters labeled: left - 'Mobius (Loki)' (a man in a blue jacket with glasses hanging around his neck, gesturing), middle - 'Deadpool (Deadpool & Wolverine)' (a man in a blue polo shirt with a name tag, sitting with clasped hands), and right - 'Andy (40 year old virgin)' (a man in a gray polo shirt, sitting). The meme satirizes the trope of using salesmen as a shorthand for loser characters in media.

Origin notes

The meme originates from Reddit (specifically the r/Meme community) and is a user-created collage. It combines text commentary with screenshots from three different media properties: the TV show 'Loki' (Mobius), the movie 'Deadpool & Wolverine' (Deadpool), and the movie 'The 40 Year Old Virgin' (Andy). The creator edited these existing screenshots together with the top text to create the satirical commentary on media tropes.

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