[SkyBelow]

I think so. If the argument is that people will make associations that the original person did not intend, then it seems quite possible that pointing out bad usages of memes will result in people likely memes less overall. This is but one factor and could be cancelled out by many other factors causing them to like memes more. I'm guessing this applies to humans in general and is caused not just by memes but by any transfer of information that biases schemas we use to judge situations. But this also applies to any terms of negative connotations where there is some subgroup associated with a larger group (even if the association is wrong, it just needs to be perceived). So even terms like 'racist' or 'incel' end up with collateral damage.