Memes good or bad?

     While looking through topics to post about I came across a room for debate "Can a Meme Be a Hate Symbol?". Usually, we all look at memes to get a good laugh and to make it lift up our spirits. However, people have recently been saying that memes are being used as hate symbols and are becoming more and more offensive. Memes are now being incorporated with genocides and basically making fun of very touchy subjects. Things like putting swastikas and confederate flags in the meme are what is making people feel offended. However, the audience who look at these so called memes are in it for the laugh and not to feel a sense of violation toward their race and/or subject. Usually the person behind the meme is just a troll who wants to get people upset for their own laughing purposes. Do people need to realize it is all for fun and games? Should these trolls be sought out as racists or comedians?