r/SubredditDrama • u/PMach • Jan 01 '17
Is /r/imgoingtohellforthis racist? /r/thathappened debates and downvotes
It started with getting pulled over for eating onion rings and devolved into a Hitler/Anne Frank meme almost immediately. Enjoy:
https://np.reddit.com/r/thatHappened/comments/5la8mh/so_i_get_pulled_over_earlier/dbue0hy
(sorry for the formatting. Phone post.)
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Jan 01 '17
I thought the entire purpose of that place was for edgy teenagers to post racist/sexist memes. Is that not the case?
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Jan 01 '17 edited Jan 01 '17
I've heard some 'ethically iffy' but really hilarious jokes before. Think Louis CK's "but maaaaybe" bit.
The problem with IGTHFT is that they're unfunny teens making hamfisted jokes that they think are on that level. Toddlers going "poopoo doodoo" while envisioning themselves at the Apollo.→ More replies (1)61
Jan 01 '17 edited Jan 02 '17
I would argue that a lot of it isn't even that. In my opinion, a lot of r/imgoingtohellforthis goes for the "I find this funny because I empathize with this" angle of humor... with racism.
This is super apparent with their edits of Sarah Andersen's work that get posted there a bunch. This original comic is pretty decent because a lot of people assosciate with that problem. The edit of that comic? There's no joke. It's only funny if you empathize with the idea that "black people are incredibly stupid."
Racial humor can be funny, but you have to have some structural humor where the entirety of the humor isn't just coming from a racist sentiment.
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Jan 01 '17
I'm not racist, but I do happen to agree with racists. Also, most of my conversations on race begin with "I'm not racist, but...".
-The average user of that sub
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u/blasto_blastocyst Jan 01 '17
"I wasn't racist until somebody called me racist on the internet then I joined the Nazi party"
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u/Billlington Jan 01 '17
I wish I understood why some people enjoy repeating the same tired jokes over and over again ad nauseum. Seems kind of boring to me.
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Jan 01 '17
Of course it is.
Every time that the joke isn't aimed at minorities/women/jews, the general reaction is "whoa whoa dude, this is too much!!1!"
The sub is just for "certain" kinds of Non-PC jokes.
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u/greathumanitarian Jan 01 '17
They're not exactly equal-opportunity offenders. A post making fun of white people will usually be downvoted into oblivion and/or filled with comments like "hurr durr at least im not a n***** lol".
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u/wererat2000 Jan 01 '17
"Is it true? Are our jokes dumb and tired? ...No, it's the redditers who are triggered."
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Jan 01 '17
I don't get the first joke
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u/Big_red_drop_card Jan 01 '17
Yeah, I'm trying to figure out how it relates to the OP. I'm obviously missing something since it has nearly 300 upvotes.
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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '17
Yes. Court dismissed, bring in the dancing lobsters.