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I am well aware of the original meaning of the noun 'gay'. However, due to a shift of culture during the 1970's, the meaning of the word 'gay' went from 'happy, joyful' to 'homosexual'. If you were to mention the word 'gay' to anyone in a modern conversation, they would immediately think, "Oh, he's talking about homosexuality."
I guess it's just another reminder of the ever changing society we live in.
Though, please remember most memes came around during the 2000s, so they typically use the modern meaning of gay.
GunsForGuns lmao, it doesn't count because it's not even a single image and you also contradicted yourself by using a normie meme for the "Person above is a normie" sub image.