▲ 383 ▼ Rep Al Green ejected from Trump's State of the Union after holding a ' Black People Aren't Apes' sign (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 5 months ago by xc2215x@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] AmidFuror@fedia.io -23 points 5 months ago (1 child) Well, ackshually.... permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daychilde@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago* (3 children) How about you clarify what you mean, because right now, ambiguity implies that you think black people are apes. And if you're trying to make the joke that "all humans are primates", it's probably not the best time, or at least you'd better do it carefully to make sure it's funny and not cringe. edit: Brief perusal of your comment history implies that it's not very likely you were going for a super-racist joke; probably the "all humans" thing. Maybe rework it a bit? :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 9 points 5 months ago (2 children) edit: Brief perusal of your comment history implies that it's not very likely you were going for a super-racist joke; probably the "all humans" thing. Maybe rework it a bit? :) Time and place. It's "All lives matter" energy while ignoring the root issue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fartographer@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) It's "All lives matter" energy while ignoring the root issue. "All Apes Together Strong" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 2 points 5 months ago Fuck me that made me laugh too hard. permalink fedilink source parent [–] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago Well, I'd say time and place, but also phrasing. It's a joke I've seen made workable a few times elsewhere, but this was definitely not it. hehe permalink fedilink source parent [–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (1 child) I had thought about making the statement too, "well, we are all actually apes" but then I thought better against it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daychilde@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 child) Yeah, it's exactly the type of joke I would normally make, but same… I happened to think it through and thought better of it. lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BillyClark@piefed.social 2 points 5 months ago Agreed. I came to this comment section to see whether someone would make that point and whether they could do it without pissing everyone off. I didn't expect it to be so amateurish and in all likelihood racist. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 2 points 5 months ago I'm glad my comment history passes the smell test. It's OK to make jokes on serious topics. My joke was that some smartass would come in and make an accurate but ill-advised point. That's why I misspelled "actually" and didn't complete it. I saw this post first, but there's another one with much more responses in a more popular community. Someone else made the joke, and it seemed like no one wigged out about it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago* (3 children) How about you clarify what you mean, because right now, ambiguity implies that you think black people are apes. And if you're trying to make the joke that "all humans are primates", it's probably not the best time, or at least you'd better do it carefully to make sure it's funny and not cringe. edit: Brief perusal of your comment history implies that it's not very likely you were going for a super-racist joke; probably the "all humans" thing. Maybe rework it a bit? :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 9 points 5 months ago (2 children) edit: Brief perusal of your comment history implies that it's not very likely you were going for a super-racist joke; probably the "all humans" thing. Maybe rework it a bit? :) Time and place. It's "All lives matter" energy while ignoring the root issue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fartographer@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) It's "All lives matter" energy while ignoring the root issue. "All Apes Together Strong" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 2 points 5 months ago Fuck me that made me laugh too hard. permalink fedilink source parent [–] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago Well, I'd say time and place, but also phrasing. It's a joke I've seen made workable a few times elsewhere, but this was definitely not it. hehe permalink fedilink source parent [–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (1 child) I had thought about making the statement too, "well, we are all actually apes" but then I thought better against it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daychilde@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 child) Yeah, it's exactly the type of joke I would normally make, but same… I happened to think it through and thought better of it. lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BillyClark@piefed.social 2 points 5 months ago Agreed. I came to this comment section to see whether someone would make that point and whether they could do it without pissing everyone off. I didn't expect it to be so amateurish and in all likelihood racist. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 2 points 5 months ago I'm glad my comment history passes the smell test. It's OK to make jokes on serious topics. My joke was that some smartass would come in and make an accurate but ill-advised point. That's why I misspelled "actually" and didn't complete it. I saw this post first, but there's another one with much more responses in a more popular community. Someone else made the joke, and it seemed like no one wigged out about it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 9 points 5 months ago (2 children) edit: Brief perusal of your comment history implies that it's not very likely you were going for a super-racist joke; probably the "all humans" thing. Maybe rework it a bit? :) Time and place. It's "All lives matter" energy while ignoring the root issue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fartographer@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) It's "All lives matter" energy while ignoring the root issue. "All Apes Together Strong" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 2 points 5 months ago Fuck me that made me laugh too hard. permalink fedilink source parent [–] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago Well, I'd say time and place, but also phrasing. It's a joke I've seen made workable a few times elsewhere, but this was definitely not it. hehe permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) It's "All lives matter" energy while ignoring the root issue. "All Apes Together Strong" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 2 points 5 months ago Fuck me that made me laugh too hard. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 2 points 5 months ago Fuck me that made me laugh too hard. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago Well, I'd say time and place, but also phrasing. It's a joke I've seen made workable a few times elsewhere, but this was definitely not it. hehe permalink fedilink source parent
[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (1 child) I had thought about making the statement too, "well, we are all actually apes" but then I thought better against it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daychilde@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 child) Yeah, it's exactly the type of joke I would normally make, but same… I happened to think it through and thought better of it. lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BillyClark@piefed.social 2 points 5 months ago Agreed. I came to this comment section to see whether someone would make that point and whether they could do it without pissing everyone off. I didn't expect it to be so amateurish and in all likelihood racist. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 child) Yeah, it's exactly the type of joke I would normally make, but same… I happened to think it through and thought better of it. lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BillyClark@piefed.social 2 points 5 months ago Agreed. I came to this comment section to see whether someone would make that point and whether they could do it without pissing everyone off. I didn't expect it to be so amateurish and in all likelihood racist. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 2 points 5 months ago Agreed. I came to this comment section to see whether someone would make that point and whether they could do it without pissing everyone off. I didn't expect it to be so amateurish and in all likelihood racist. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 2 points 5 months ago I'm glad my comment history passes the smell test. It's OK to make jokes on serious topics. My joke was that some smartass would come in and make an accurate but ill-advised point. That's why I misspelled "actually" and didn't complete it. I saw this post first, but there's another one with much more responses in a more popular community. Someone else made the joke, and it seemed like no one wigged out about it. permalink fedilink source parent