On the one hand, I think people immediately saying that are mostly being silly, but in the other hand that is a joke for a reason and could be mocking these people. Who knows?
In my experience, it’s the opposite. People start by saying this sort of thing ironically, and then a large subset of people who don’t get the jokes, or any jokes, start doing it seriously. See: The flat earth society, bronies, fetch.
On the one hand, I think people immediately saying that are mostly being silly, but in the other hand that is a joke for a reason and could be mocking these people. Who knows?
In my experience, it’s the opposite. People start by saying this sort of thing ironically, and then a large subset of people who don’t get the jokes, or any jokes, start doing it seriously. See: The flat earth society, bronies, fetch.