Just a Face and a Caption: Language Equals Thought

I have no idea who the person on the left is. Even after reading the caption on the image, I'm confused.

The image is making a pun on the name of the concept...and not a good one. As alternate options, this◊ or this◊ came to mind.

Two faces and a caption. Pull.

I like the goblin one. 2.1 for funny.

I don't think the images adds anything to the suggestions in 2. They're just text.

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Still on the obscure side but I think better than the current is a cover for 1984◊

This signature says something else when you aren't looking at it.

True, but as this is a language trope, text is going to be impossible to avoid, and I couldn’t find anything at that point that worked better as an image.

Those slogans feel like something different than what this trope is going for.

edited 9th Jan '18 9:34:58 AM by Willbyr

None of the suggestions work as illustrative images imo. The 1984 one doesn't quite fit the trope, since that's about changing language in order to change thought (and that's assuming you know anything about the book).

Suggestions:

• "What the fuck is heimat"◊ (it's a more-or-less untranslatable word into English)
• Color Names◊, this could be edited to take out the "if you're a boy" and "if you're a girl" but idk
• "No word for pollutants"◊ (source: here or at this other site idk)

edited 22nd Jan '18 12:17:18 PM by WaterBlap

Look at all that shiny stuff ain't they pretty

None of those really work as illustrative images either...the first doesn't seem like it fits the trope, the second is just a stereotype about how women and men think, and the third is just a bit of wordplay as an advertising slogan. There's no way to illustrate this without using text of some sort, whether it's a simple statement or a character discussing the concept.

The third is an example of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, though. It's an ad for bottled water (Fiji brand) and the ad is as "clean" as can be. The slogan itself is just a slogan but the image it accompanies changes the meaning of the words. Rather than talking about Fiji the country, it's talking about — y'know — the brand of bottled water. Like you say, there's no way to illustrate it without using some text, and that ad does use a simple statement.

Look at all that shiny stuff ain't they pretty

I dunno, it just reads like a bit of clever wordplay to me and not a true example of the trope.

Re-clocked to give some more discussion time.

Crowner's hooked. Note the options for not having a pic.

Votes bump; two in the green, one in consensus range.

Calling this. The new pic's up and tagged; caption?

Old pic:

...Is there actually a word for pollutants in Fiji?

Dunno, but it seems possible, which is one reason I was against that suggestion.

https://glosbe.com/en/fj/pollution

It appears there is not a word for pollution in itaukei.

I think y'all are thinking the ad is about the country... or reading into the ad a bit too much...

Look at all that shiny stuff ain't they pretty

My intent was to make the caption the word in the Fiji language for pollution. Basically ruining the joke.

Sounds a bit mean-spirited bit I like the potential for sass, truth be told. What about:

With a pothole to the thing you linked above (I'm on mobile atm so posting links is hard).

edited 15th Feb '18 6:20:01 AM by WaterBlap

Look at all that shiny stuff ain't they pretty

I like it.

Well I'll be damned, there isn't a word for "pollution" in Fiji...

The caption works well enough. It's up and tagged; locking up.