HANG IN THERE CAT MEME ORIGINAL SERIES
Parodies are often called "Demotivators" or " Demotivational Posters ", regardless of their content the name is taken from a series of posters by Despair Inc with genuinely demotivational themes. Even when media does use straight Motivational Posters, it's almost always as an ironic counterpoint to some soul-crushing environment where the poster is hanging.
Therefore, it's a classic example of Parody Displacement.
Successories is probably the most popular brand of Motivational Posters (inspiring many imitators) consequently most parodies follow the same layout that Successories popularized: A stock photo on a black background, with a one-word title in large text below, with a pithy saying or quote beneath that.Īn Undead Horse Trope: Straight motivational posters are still in use in schools, offices, and some gyms (and prisons), but the parodies and subversions far outweigh straight uses everywhere else. Still others use the Motivational Poster format to make a humorous statement about a completely different subject. Others preach a patently ridiculous (or just particularly cynical) lesson. Some posters present a straightforward lesson, but exaggerate the Glurge to nonsensical levels. It takes diverse forms, all united in their use of the poster medium to play with the Motivational Poster. Thus, the Fauxtivational Poster was born in response. One would have to be the most cynical misanthrope in the world to disagree with concepts like " Leadership" or " Teamwork", but one would also have to be the most optimistic Pollyanna in the world to deny that the presentation varies between painfully corny and unintentionally hilarious. Invariably, these lessons are accompanied by a cute picture or a vaguely inspirational stock photo. If you've ever been in an American school or office environment, you've seen them: Posters encouraging the viewers to Reach For The Stars and to Never Give Up.
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