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Louis Staples
Sep 18, 2019
Nowadays, lots of people are intensely divided along political lines.
But there was a time when this wasn’t the case. When we look back at TV from the past, many shows exist in a vacuum, with the political views of main characters seldom known.
But a new meme is addressing this gap in our knowledge.
People have been sharing how they think various TV characters would have voted in the EU referendum.
It all started when Michael Glasper imagined how characters on sitcom Fawlty Towers would have voted in the EU referendum, but quickly spread to other shows.
Basil - Leave Sybill - Remain Polly - Remain Manuel - Remain Miss Tibbs - Leave Miss Gatsby - Leave Terry - Leave M… https://t.co/apXUWofwIP— Michael Glasper (@Michael Glasper) 1568666436
Leave or Remain? Twitter has spoken.
@michaelglasper Bob - Remain Terry - Leave Thelma - Leave Audrey - Remain— ⭐Tim Rolls⭐ (@⭐Tim Rolls⭐) 1568672040
@michaelglasper Tom - remain Barbara- remain Margo - leave Jerry - remain ( but lied to Margo that he voted leave)— Dorothy Lepkowska 😷 #FBPE #SafeEdforAll (@Dorothy Lepkowska 😷 #FBPE #SafeEdforAll) 1568673602
@michaelglasper Miles - Leave (but now regrets) Milly - Remain Egg - Remain (but now thinks red result should be im… https://t.co/Cb7lExPckO— trickbo (@trickbo) 1568706201
@DarrenJohnson66 @michaelglasper Arthur: remain Ford: remain Zaphod: Leave, him in charge. Fenchurch: remain Vog… https://t.co/4VCAVcDVN1— Plashing Vole (@Plashing Vole) 1568703743
@michaelglasper Rigsby: Leave with No Deal Alan: Revoke Article 50 straightaway Miss Jones: Leave, but now regret… https://t.co/5R5Wzro7fq— Stewart Wood (@Stewart Wood) 1568671788
@michaelglasper Del Boy - Leave (changed to Remain after befriending Gary) Rodney - Leave (as above) Grandad - Leav… https://t.co/SWfcSAEEBG— SimonSimonSimon.eth 🍌 (@SimonSimonSimon.eth 🍌) 1568670706
@michaelglasper Bungle - Remain George - Remain Geoffrey - Remain Zippy - Leave— Gin not Sling (@Gin not Sling) 1568678706
HT: ThePoke
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