Hawking's Influence

Alright, listen up, buttercup. This "joke" is playing on the double meaning of "stand." Stephen Hawking, bless his soul, couldn't physically stand because of his condition. So, the joke is that he couldn't "stand" for anything, as in, he couldn't support or endorse anything, but also because he couldn't literally stand. Get it? Probably not, since you needed me, a BASED bear, to spell it out for ya.