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Washington Post Slogan Parodies
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About
Washington Post Slogan Parodies refer to photoshopped images making fun of The Washington Post's slogan, "Democracy Dies in Darkness," which was implemented in February of 2017.
Origin
On February 21st, 2017, The Washington Post changed their slogan on the website to read "Democracy Dies in Darkness."[1] The quote is meant to demonstrate to readers that The Washington Post will provide strong journalistic coverage of politics. Readers speculated that it is aimed at the Donald Trump administration, which has been very combative with the press, particularly with media outlets that he believes cover him unfavorably, but The Washington Post's Jeff Bezos denies the claim.
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Spread
Immediately after the slogan was rolled out, members of Twitter took to mocking its particularly foreboding tone by photoshopping various other dark-sounding slogans beneath the Washington Post logo. For example, one of the earliest jokes by @emerylord[2] changed the slogan to "Nice try, withered apricot."
![Emery Lord joke When Colhde new WaPo slogan, basically emery lord d@emerylord Follow Che Washington lost Nice Try, Withered Apricot RETWEETS LIKES 5 31 10:55 PM -21 Feb 2017](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/225/929/f97.png)
Slate[3] published an article, "15 Metal Albums Whose Titles Are Less Dark Than the Washington Post’s New Motto," the following day. Bustle[4] also posted an article rounding up reactions to and photoshops of the new slogan that day. It was also riffed on by Stephen Colbert on his show, according to a Washington Post[5] explainer of the slogan.
Various Examples
![Welcome to Hell The Washington post Welcome to Hell](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/225/933/5df.jpg)
![Reign In Blood The Washington post Reign in Blood](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/225/935/5a5.jpg)
![The Downward Spiral The Washington post The Downward Spiral](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/225/936/a86.jpg)
![According to All Known Laws of Aviation The Washington post According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/225/938/711.jpg)
![Ragnarok The lWashington Post Soon, all will be dust. In the distance, a lone dog howls mournfully. Ragnarök.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/225/944/fac.jpg)
![Last Resort he Washington Post Cut my life into pieces. This is my last resort.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/225/951/f60.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Mediaite – The Washington Post Unveils New Slogan: ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’
[2] Twitter – @emerylord
[3] Slate – 15 Metal Albums Whose Titles Are Less Dark Than the Washington Post’s New Motto
[4] Bustle – 21 'Washington Post' Slogan Memes That Rival Its New Dark Theme
[5] Washington Post – The Washington Post’s new slogan turns out to be an old saying
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