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Even old people would know that format is fine
From what I remember, it was meant to restate the obvious for effect. This feels like highlighting an underlying attitude instead.
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/is-this-a-pigeon
No it's supposed to be someone identifying something obvious incorrectly. The original is "is this a bird" while he's looking at a butterfly.
The meme comes from the idea that there are no butterflies in japan, so when they see one, they legit think it’s a bird of some sort.
It’s not exactly acurate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_butterflies_of_Japan