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This is what happens when you try to defend a controversial opinion on reddit (i.imgur.com)

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[–]iSoder 111 points112 points ago

Original gif is both horrible and hilarious at the same time.

[–]TQStormrider6 38 points39 points ago

Link for the original gif?

[–]polezo[S] 136 points137 points ago

http://i.imgur.com/kZq9D.gif

and here is the source video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GIz-hAx4zE

[–]arharris2 123 points124 points ago

In all the times I've seen this gif and gone to the comments for a source you are the first person I've seen provide a video. Too bad that shit didn't give any explanation as to why everyone threw their bookbags at him.

[–]ilurveturtles 36 points37 points ago

I know right, I've always wondered why.

[–]TheBathCave 32 points33 points ago

Also, is that the teacher just standing in the background? Looking on, unfazed as her class launches their shit at one of her students?

[–]foltan 25 points26 points ago

No it's another young kid

[–]Todomanna 25 points26 points ago

Apparently it's a common practice in some South American schools.

[–]Good_Guy_Graig 58 points59 points ago

Well those kids have a hell of a throw.

[–]Buttons503 26 points27 points ago

Practice, my friend.

[–]dlove67 7 points8 points ago

Why do you think there are so many MLB players from there?

[–]TheifsTheme 0 points1 point ago

Judging by what was said in the youtube video, its a Russian school

[–]EmmKay 0 points1 point ago

I've always wondered too. But, I eventually realized, it's probably Russia. Enough said.

[–]sadhound55 28 points29 points ago

That video makes me feel sick... It's not so much that they threw backpacks at him but that they laugh about it. When at the end he is most clearly injured by his facial expression. This is one of my biggest fears, that I will be in need of some sort of assistance or hurt rather severely and the only people around me couldn't care less or even worse find joy in it.

[–]CoffeeIsMyConstant 60 points61 points ago

in need of some sort of assistance or hurt rather severely and the only people around me couldn't care less or even worse find joy in it.

I think that's pretty much junior high to high school for most folks.

[–]elmonoenano 24 points25 points ago

That was jr. high on a good day.

[–]arisefairmoon 22 points23 points ago

I teach middle school kids. Today, a student did something stupid and tried to jump from a railing to a table or something, really hurt himself, and had to go to the hospital in an ambulance. The kids were telling me about it, and a girl in my class went, "Wait, it was him?" and started laughing hysterically, because he's kind of a weird kid I guess. Some other kids joined in and only one kid said "It's not funny. He's really hurt, they think he might be paralyzed."

They're complete monsters.

[–]tiajuanat 3 points4 points ago

Why I don't want children: an excerpt.

[–]arisefairmoon 3 points4 points ago

Honestly, I'm going to try to convince you that you should have children, but this isn't quite the greatest reason. It's very possible to teach your child to have empathy. Being open about emotions and asking them how they feel, letting them know how you feel in certain situations - they'll grow up considering other people, and they'll be like my student who called out his peers for being terrible.

Also, they're 12, so they still have a long time to grow into empathy. They're monsters because their brains aren't fully formed. It gets better with age.

[–]quartoblagh 2 points3 points ago

Age merely provides the opportunity for experience. Dealing with kids daily it is obvious the monstrous ones are those who spend the most time not doing anything meaningful.

[–]roccanet 0 points1 point ago

there is also a good chance that your kid will be a prick no matter how you raise them. its been my experience that about half the couples i know with children are miserable, the other half with children seem happy (but busy as hell), and All the couples i know without kids seem very happy with their decision, they travel more, they have more time and money....

[–]BPLotus 0 points1 point ago

Also, they're 12, so they still have a long time to grow into empathy. They're monsters because their brains aren't fully formed. It gets better with age.

In my experience, the bad apples always stayed bad apples, even by senior year in high school. Some of the well behaved kids turned rotten as they got older.

[–]Basbhat 3 points4 points ago

Children. They're tiny tiny little hitlers. All of em.

[–]omeyy 0 points1 point ago

especially that guy adolf

[–]xandan 1 point2 points ago

Wow

[–]mnhr 4 points5 points ago

Oh highschool, how I hated thee.

[–]keepit1hundred 22 points23 points ago

Ryan, remember when I told you a few weeks ago that you're a total pussy? Well, I just wanted to apologize for not emphasizing that enough.

[–]cody_au 0 points1 point ago

I will be in need of some sort of assistance or hurt rather severely and the only people around me couldn't care less or even worse find joy in it.

Welcome to reddit! We'll trade your tears for our karma.

[–]Elshar 3 points4 points ago

Same here. I can't help but think of what if that was my kid. And, well. I'd be heartbroken to see that the school let or encouraged something like that to happen to my kid.

Even if he was being an asshole, he didn't deserve that.

[–]FatesReverend 2 points3 points ago

Even if he was being an asshole, he didn't deserve that.

Eh... I dunno about that.

[–]Sharkhug 2 points3 points ago

He's a kid. I'm not saying that some assholes don't deserve physical repercussions. But this is a kid, man. What could he possibly have done to deserve that kind of attack and ridicule? I can't think of it.

[–]Basbhat -1 points0 points ago

Yeah. Kids are all innocent.

This guy knows what he's talking about.

[–]Sharkhug 0 points1 point ago

It's nice to try to apply a blanket generalization to my comment. I'll reiterate my point for you. No kid in school deserves what just happened in this gif/video ever. Period. End of discussion. And whatever in your life has led you to be able to make that kind of concession, well then I am sorry for you.

[–]SamTheEnglishTeacher -1 points0 points ago

How about experience?

[–]Basbhat -2 points-1 points ago

I was a kid once and there were definitely kids who deserved a beating they never got.probably would've straightened them out and made them realize its not fun getting beat down all the time.

[–]FatesReverend -2 points-1 points ago

I like your name

[–]CyclopicSerpent 0 points1 point ago

You wouldn't happen to remember certain video of a bus monitor getting harassed by kids on the bus would you?

Now we don't know what the kid did, what happened before or after etc, but I see no reason to feel bad simply because he is a kid. He could be a dick or a good kid, but until that information is apparent, I choose to remain neutral.

[–]Sharkhug 2 points3 points ago

Mob mentality. People lose pieces of their humanity in groups. Being anonymous aids it greatly. What you describe on the bus and what happens in this video are completely separate things.

This is a single kid, getting assaulted by his peers, if anyone can justify this then I feel sorry for whatever brought them to that conclusion. There really isn't a whole lot of information that could come to light to inspire me to feel any other way. Even if he did something tragic, that's a matter of counseling and therapy work, not assault at school. Plain and simple.

[–]Their_Police 0 points1 point ago

Kids harass adult on bus; barrage kids in the face with what looks like backpacks full of books. Fair trade right?

[–]SteveTheDude 0 points1 point ago

It's kids being assholes either way, and neither are acceptable.

[–]Elshar 5 points6 points ago

I don't think being an ass warrants possibly serious bodily harm.

[–]CONGART 4 points5 points ago

I don't know about that either.

[–]bstampl1 0 points1 point ago

All I know is that having backpacks thrown at you is not a common occurrence. It is not something you do to someone who has earned your respect or admiration or friendship...or even your indifference. It is rare. If you get backpacks thrown at you, then you know you must've been out of line. You definitely did something to deserve it.

A hundred dollars says that little jerk got exactly what he deserved.

[–]Smokes_LetsGo 0 points1 point ago

Like Mercutio.

[–]undearius 1 point2 points ago

at the end he is most clearly injured by his facial expression

You never see his face at the end

[–]meageryeister 0 points1 point ago

Don't be such a puss.

[–]DOWNVOTE-BOT 0 points1 point ago

It's a skit for a presentation, I think it's fairly obvious.

[–]sadhound55 3 points4 points ago

Who the fuck would have a presentation where they get hit in the face with backpacks.

[–]KiddohAspire 4 points5 points ago

The most badass child in the world.

[–]DOWNVOTE-BOT 2 points3 points ago

Three very well-known attributes of young children:

  • Attention-starved

  • Impulsive

  • Lack of foresight

[–]Tittycats 1 point2 points ago

he eats that initial bag and the second one juuuust tips him over. man i wonder how these kids coordinated this! the guy probably had the wind knocked out of him! awesome...

[–]Wilson_ThatsAll 5 points6 points ago

hah! from the comments:

In soviet Russia, back pack takes you to school.

[–]LeCrushinator 1 point2 points ago

In the gif it looks like his right leg comes dislocated or something. Either way....ouch.

[–]Cactrot 45 points46 points ago

It seriously looks like they broke that kid. What the heck is going on?

[–]ImSeeingRed 153 points154 points ago

Well you see, the kid is flapping his book around. And then the other kids throw their backpacks at him.

[–]fatkid1371 45 points46 points ago

Downvote backpacks

[–]robbob360 36 points37 points ago

The worst kind of backpacks.

[–]TimeTravelMishap 16 points17 points ago

HIV rape backpacks are worse.

[–]NZ_MPS 12 points13 points ago

Holocaust denying 911 pedophile backpacks are even worse.

[–]ManOfAluminum 10 points11 points ago

Nicklebackpacks are the worst.

[–]undearius 1 point2 points ago

Nickel Backpacks are much better

[–]ManOfAluminum 0 points1 point ago

On this, we can agree.

[–]7FoldSamurai 5 points6 points ago

He was Rapping the song "Sexual Seduction"by Snoop Dogg to a bunch of hardcore rap fans

[–]ilovegeorgebush 12 points13 points ago

Someones not in formation. Kill em.

[–]Samuriguy 36 points37 points ago

/r/politics in a nutshell

[–]brogrammer9k 2 points3 points ago

/r/Obama2012

FTFY

[–]le_velocirapetor 2 points3 points ago

Same thing

[–]notsurewhatiam 3 points4 points ago

Reddit in a nutshell.

[–]AlanLolspan 0 points1 point ago

/r/neutralpolitics

[–]mymybrimi 11 points12 points ago

For the most part, if you can defend your position with facts (ie links) you can do alright. It's when people post over-emotional, butthurt posts that they get backpacks thrown at them.

[–]muttmonster 11 points12 points ago

I disagree, facts mean very little.

[–]MarlonBain 6 points7 points ago

That sounds dangerously close to a fact to me. That had better be an opinion, comrade.

[–]LachendeKatze 0 points1 point ago

You can show them a tree and they'll still convince themselves it's a rock.

[–]muttmonster 1 point2 points ago

Well it's obviously petrified wood therefore a rock!

[–]xudoxis 1 point2 points ago

Facts in the form of internet links are meaningless. So many commenters don't even go to the original link, why would they go to yours.

Besides most the people who post links to prove something just did a quick google search and skimmed the wikipedia article to find a sentence that supports their position.

[–]shutupjoey 0 points1 point ago

It's more about the gut than anything.

[–]BrokenBelief 3 points4 points ago

Find a post that hints (however slightly) at some form of misogyny. Now imply that maybe the poster/commenter doesn't hate women, and that it might have just been a poor choice of words.

Then just watch.

[–]obseletevernacular 0 points1 point ago

I agree. I reluctantly posted an explanation of why I thought the drone strike against Anwar al-Aulaqi wasn't such a black and white issue and expected a ton of downvotes, but the comment ended up being treated fairly well, which I assume is due to the fact that I tried to be logical and recognized that there was a significant chance that others would disagree with me for valid reasons. People tend to think that Reddit is this hostile place where you have to be graceful when talking about unpopular opinions, but the fact is that everywhere you go is like that and people around here like to complain and/or find it hard to look at the way that they present their opinions with any amount of criticism.

[–]Todomanna 11 points12 points ago

Only if you start with "I know this is going to be downvoted, but..."

[–]9Freeski 6 points7 points ago

As opposed to the upvote-receiving counterpart:

[f]irst post please be gentle ;)

[–]Todomanna 3 points4 points ago

Actually, I'd think if you post politics in gonewild I'd assume you'd get pretty heavily downvoted.

*Edited for editing out repetitive word use.

[–]donutsalad 0 points1 point ago

I would try it but I got banned from posting in /r/gonewild

[–]9Freeski 0 points1 point ago

Not if you're naked.

[–]Todomanna 0 points1 point ago

Well then you get downvoted for being male with the female tag.

[–]babyshanks 20 points21 points ago

This killed the child.

[–]imaspy -4 points-3 points ago

Did it really? I've always had a morbid fixation on finding what the context of this video was.

[–]Cumberlandspaceman 6 points7 points ago

Yes, backpacks killed this kid.

[–]BigMacStorm 2 points3 points ago

He gets up and laughs after

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GIz-hAx4zE

[–]Owitb 0 points1 point ago

No, he didn't get up. Also, he wasn't laughing. It looks like he was in pain.

[–]4th_World_User 0 points1 point ago

Trust Cumberlandspaceman, he knows what's up.

[–]HappySundays 21 points22 points ago

EDIT: any real opinion.

[–]Twaddles 17 points18 points ago

EDIT: a conservative opinion.

[–]IAMAduckimpersonator 17 points18 points ago

EDIT: anything not liberal or not cat related

[–]banjofreak625 15 points16 points ago

Have you heard about Romney's dog?

[–]IAMAduckimpersonator 4 points5 points ago

But reddit hates that

[–]gingerking87 -1 points0 points ago

I don't know if these are getting downvoted because people don't think its funny or they are doing it ironically.

[–]IAMAduckimpersonator -1 points0 points ago

Probably both

[–]tmaspoopdek 1 point2 points ago

EDIT: anything not criticizing popular content on Reddit

[–]Their_Police -1 points0 points ago

Only if you're in /r/adviceanimals.

[–]daman345 -1 points0 points ago

Apart from Gun control

[–]donutsalad -2 points-1 points ago

EDIT: Pointing out social norms on reddit or admitting you came here to say the same thing as someone else even though a large majority of the people did the same thing.

[–]fakeyolo -2 points-1 points ago

The karma system is denying the ability to have rationale discussions of opposing opinions. Everytime someone says something the hivemind disagrees with it gets downvoted to oblivion. There are some topics here that the hivemind is incredibly biased against, so much for being a 'liberal' community.

[–]dieorupvote 2 points3 points ago

You gotta wonder what the fuck that kid said To have all that shit thrown at him

[–]BigDickDan 3 points4 points ago

try telling reddit how much you hate honey boo boo

[–]CajunTurkey 4 points5 points ago

The teacher seems to find it funny

[–]sadhound55 18 points19 points ago

I think that is just a large child.

[–]RzK 2 points3 points ago

Apple products suck

[–]digijin 1 point2 points ago

This man knows what he is talking about!

[–]DaveFishBulb 0 points1 point ago

Hence the controversy.

[–]leex0 0 points1 point ago

This is what happens when you try to post a really old animated .gif to /r/funny: "please insert original .gif but with upvotes instead"

[–]pronounceddani 1 point2 points ago

If there is a hell, I'm going to it for laughing like a maniac at this.

[–]brosciencealert 0 points1 point ago

ITT controversial probably means VA apologist.

[–]LachendeKatze 0 points1 point ago

Everyone knows it's true, but nobody ever does anything about it.

[–]toysjoe 0 points1 point ago

You have a different opinion than us? WE WILL BURY YOU!

[–]thedude8591 1 point2 points ago

Throughout this week I feel like I have been rustling everybody's jimmies over comments that I didn't even think would cause a stir.

[–]Bobilip 0 points1 point ago

Great, now I have to see this used in every comment thread.

[–]crazedgremlin 1 point2 points ago

Accio backpacks!

[–]MrUrbanity 0 points1 point ago

Some days, I'll go and make a few posts to farm some Karma purely for the thrill of running into one of my favorite subreddits to troll people, knowing full well I will lose everything I gained yesterday.

Also I treat upvotes as people who know I am right and agree with me and downvotes as people who know I am right and hate that I am right. Then you add them together and roll around in them like Scrooge McDuck in his money bin.

[–]TheDersh 0 points1 point ago

I'm butthurt for that kid right now

[–]I_eat_burritos 0 points1 point ago

Just post the damn video.

[–]RNRSaturday 0 points1 point ago

This is how I felt my professors reacted when I defended my senior thesis.

[–]Leafmaster35 0 points1 point ago

So amazingly true...

[–]Its_josef 0 points1 point ago

Crying of laughter

[–]startrekdentist 0 points1 point ago

Haha yep... Source: my comment history XD

[–]barfretchpuke 0 points1 point ago

Are all opinions equal? Of course not. Is there a better way of dealing with trolls and idiots? Perhaps. Figure it out and profit.

[–]Rencedalas 0 points1 point ago

Looks like Gangplank ulti'd.

[–]tritonx 0 points1 point ago

You know you are doing it right when all your other comments gets downvoted suddenly.

[–]Damiown 0 points1 point ago

Well it's clearly his fault... He didn't keep his eye on the backpack(s)

[–]Cumberlandspaceman 0 points1 point ago

Le me just found this little gem named Carl Degrasse Tesla.

[–]Qkix 0 points1 point ago

You don't have to defend a controversial opinion, all you have to do is disagree with the hivemind.

[–]scifiwoman 0 points1 point ago

Know that feel, bro.

[–]flavorizante 0 points1 point ago

This kills the boy.

[–]singleserving- 0 points1 point ago

Nothing like a little backpack rain. Lluvia de mochilas is hilarious.

[–]HandShoes 0 points1 point ago

What the fuck happened to his leg?

[–]D00mFighteR 0 points1 point ago

any opinion...

[–]weare_cb 0 points1 point ago

life''s too short not to kill time on the funny part of reddit

[–]CoyoteStark 0 points1 point ago

"Don't downvote just because you disagree with a person" is part of the agreement very few people read.

[–]Last_Gigolo 0 points1 point ago

Even if you Don't say anything offensive. Just put effort into unscrambling what you believe is a legit misunderstanding, Group think will bash you into oblivion..

Ok wait, they won't say anything.. They'll just downvote you.

[–]SANDYSQUID 0 points1 point ago

Happened to me today.

[–]ThatSpuds 0 points1 point ago

You're right: See this

[–]mymybrimi 1 point2 points ago

That comment has more upvotes than the others refuting it...

[–]Ti3fen3 -1 points0 points ago

I choose to believe that the kid was one of them child preachers, and was "bible thumping", and the other kids were like, "fuck that shit"

[–]cwatts22 0 points1 point ago

That makes it better... how?

[–]Samuriguy -3 points-2 points ago

r/politics in a nutshell

[–]rasta_lion 0 points1 point ago

Here on reddit, we respect critical thinking. Unless your opinions don't completely agree with left-wing liberals

[–]salsadoom 0 points1 point ago

Ha! Tell me about it. I'm a Canadian, but I'm against socialism and pretty much all government spending. I defend a conservative opinion and my countrymen descend upon me with downvotes like snow in a blizzard.

Apparently to vote on relevance and not whether you agree or not doesn't apply to politics ever. Oh well, its not like I can pay taxes with karma :)

[–]MikeBayInsuranceCo 0 points1 point ago

is it bad i was able to guess the gif before clicking the link?

[–]muccamars 0 points1 point ago

Doesn't even have to be that controversial, you can't deviate from the group think.

[–]SatiricProtest2 -4 points-3 points ago

Watch it happen now. Weed Should be illegal and remain illegal. If you dont smoke weed you dont have to worry about going to prison. You do have a choice, dont murder someone, dont smoke weed, dont do drugs, dont drink while driving, dont steal, and dont worry about the law or do it and worry about the law. The choice is yours.

[–]Heretical_Fool -4 points-3 points ago

Don't be a faggot, faggot.

[–]SatiricProtest2 0 points1 point ago

well you are doing a good job getting more votes than.

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