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Slayer_22
04/17/21 8:23:45 AM
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Serious question.


https://youtu.be/g4UYIFT6crM

I saw this on YouTube and thought about it. Do you find this video to be racist, or comedic?
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Redfeather
04/17/21 8:30:44 AM
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I think he is saying he needs to lock the door because he won't be there anymore? I have no clue.
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Ushiromiya
04/17/21 8:31:17 AM
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Redfeather posted...
I think he is saying he needs to lock the door because he won't be there anymore? I have no clue.
unlocking the door

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gatorsPENSbucs
04/17/21 8:33:49 AM
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Squall28
04/17/21 8:34:25 AM
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I'd be screwed cause lots of my coworkers are black

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NeonOctopus
04/17/21 8:35:09 AM
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SquirtleSkwad
04/17/21 8:36:36 AM
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I'm not touching this.

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Dakimakura
04/17/21 8:38:22 AM
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yeah, that's definitely in the direction of locking the door. So it isn't racist.

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Redfeather
04/17/21 8:39:40 AM
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Ushiromiya posted...
unlocking the door
It took me too long to understand that it was unlocking a door and not locking it. People joke about how up north we don't lock our doors all the time, so to me it looked like I was being told to lock my door.
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Slayer_22
04/17/21 9:03:15 AM
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Dakimakura posted...
yeah, that's definitely in the direction of locking the door. So it isn't racist.

Nah, it's the way some doors work. I had a lock like that in a place I used to live in. It was the ONLY door like that, too. We had 2 other doors to the outside(one was a shed in the back, to be fair) that all shared the same deadbolt but this specific one was different.

Like, of all the specific deadbolts you can get, you get one that doesn't match the doorknob OR the even the damn color.

But yeah, story aside, definitely unlocked.
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gatorsPENSbucs
04/17/21 9:06:31 AM
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Dakimakura posted...
yeah, that's definitely in the direction of locking the door. So it isn't racist.
Interesting because thats definitely the direction of unlocking the door.

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The_Korey
04/17/21 9:09:47 AM
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Slayer_22
04/17/21 2:56:33 PM
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Bump
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Smackems
04/17/21 2:57:41 PM
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Lmao

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Solid Snake07
04/17/21 3:11:04 PM
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Both? I mean the joke is that it's racist

If you can't see that and get deeply offended...well I'm sorry to break this to you, but you have no understanding of context and perspective. Which is a nice way of saying you're oblivious and dumb

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Slayer_22
04/17/21 3:15:04 PM
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Solid Snake07 posted...
Both? I mean the joke is that it's racist

If you can't see that and get deeply offended...well I'm sorry to break this to you, but you have no understanding of context and perspective. Which is a nice way if saying you're oblivious and dumb

Well, I think we can all agree the joke is more or less racist. But is the joke actually just racism on display, or is it using racism to make people laugh(Ala Chappelle or Boondocks).

But yeah, I agree with you.
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RaulJenkins
04/17/21 3:16:06 PM
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I laughed

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Solid Snake07
04/17/21 3:27:20 PM
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Slayer_22 posted...
Well, I think we can all agree the joke is more or less racist. But is the joke actually just racism on display, or is it using racism to make people laugh(Ala Chappelle or Boondocks).

But yeah, I agree with you.


I mean I obviously don't know the person who made this so I can't definitively speak to their intent, but the obvious takeaway is that it's a joke.

Could it be a joke based on a racist thought they actually believe? Maybe. But when it comes to jokes I tend to err on the side of giving people the benefit of the doubt unless I've got reason not to.

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Lost_All_Senses
04/17/21 3:29:27 PM
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He said black people, not cops. So I don't get the joke.

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Slayer_22
04/17/21 3:30:01 PM
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Solid Snake07 posted...


I mean I obviously don't know the person who made this so I can't definitively speak to their intent, but the obvious takeaway is that it's a joke.

Could it be a joke based on a racist thought they actually believe? Maybe. But when it comes to jokes I tend to err on the side of giving people the benefit of the doubt unless I've got reason not to.

Same. Though, I suppose you could interpret the poll as asking as much. 'Do you think this joke was made with the intent of racism from a racist? Or with the intent of comedy?'.

I think the latter myself.
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NoxObscuras
04/17/21 3:32:20 PM
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Racist, but... what would you really expect, given the premise the guy set up.

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Lost_All_Senses
04/17/21 3:34:04 PM
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NoxObscuras posted...
Racist, but... what would you really expect, given the premise the guy set up.

You're mind not to go straight to "black people are the reason for all violence".

For me, music would suck and Id be completely left without 90% of my playlists lol.

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Slayer_22
04/17/21 3:37:14 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...


You're mind not to go straight to "black people are the reason for all violence".

For me, music would suck and Id be completely left without 90% of my playlists lol.

Black men would disappear for 24 hours, not music lol.
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Lost_All_Senses
04/17/21 3:39:31 PM
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Slayer_22 posted...
Black men would disappear for 24 hours, not music lol.

Oh. I overlooked the24 hour part literally spelled out for me >_>. The TT put my mind focused on the response.

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gmanthebest
04/17/21 3:40:16 PM
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I laughed

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