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[–]Gabe_b 65 points66 points ago

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Racist or not, those guys are eyefucking the hell out of each other.

[–]purdster83 4 points5 points ago

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It's that come-hither look of seduction, the subtle glances that echo untold emotions to one another.

Also, they're about to rape each other. I think.

[–]gimptactics 4 points5 points ago

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Read that as "come-hitler".

[–]RoflStomper 0 points1 point ago

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Same thing, really

[–]RobbyRatpoison 1 point2 points ago

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came here to say that.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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You can spear the sexual tension with a fork and eat it.

[–]tchoob 1 point2 points ago

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I immediately thought of this.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/551252

[–]Yemathums 0 points1 point ago

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Oh god not Africa Dudes, not again.

[–]freudianism 0 points1 point ago

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common for not having a strong father figure

[–]Tronus 1 point2 points ago

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??? wat ???

[–]velkyr 111 points112 points ago

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Would it be rude to inform you this is not WTF, therefore should not be posted in /r/WTF?

[–][deleted] 29 points30 points ago

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I dont know, there aren't many things on this earth more WTF than black people.

[–]Tronus 0 points1 point ago

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Stormfront... that way ------->

[–]tpa_bcn 1 point2 points ago

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Not disagreeing with you, this isn't wtf at all, but how do you even notice? Is it that you specifically click to WTF to browse? Or do you not subscribe the other pic-heavy reddits?

I ask because the only time I notice something is in WTF but doesn't belong is when someone points it out in the comments. And I only read the comments when it is something I find amusing/interesting and so I've probably already upvoted it. Am I part of the problem?

[–]velkyr 0 points1 point ago

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I just look at the front page, and the following 10+ pages, and open all links. I got a few chrome extensions that will allow me to see which subreddit it's posted in (from the tab that's opened), and go to the comments.

I don't usually comment "This isn't WTF", but I couldn't resist in this case.

[–]sir_joe_cool -2 points-1 points ago

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As much as it sucks, the votes are the decider... I miss old WTF too, every day. But the masses have changed the landscape. We have to just sort of... deal with it.

[–]Macks52 6 points7 points ago

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Allochtoon, i was curious, thought someone else may also be.

[–]Lemno 6 points7 points ago

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The first thing that stood out to me... "those guys are dutch, not americans!" which makes calling them tyrese and jaykwon really really non-sensical

[–]Tampert 1 point2 points ago

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Also: they would probably not be having this discussion in English.

[–]vincentrevelations 0 points1 point ago

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Heh, this picture must be around for over four years, and I've never noticed this.

[–]zambal 5 points6 points ago

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Would it be funny to mention that the word 'Allochtoon' on the left guy's shirt means immigrant in Dutch?

[–]Sojoez 1 point2 points ago

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Its in the exact same style of Lonsdale shirts though, its a parody towards extreme right groups.

[–]Rangourthaman_ 2 points3 points ago

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If they slide the cap a bit to the rear it can act as a spoiler, therefore increasing drag but also pushing the gentlemen in question down resulting in enhanced grip.

[–]InstantBuzzkill 1 point2 points ago

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Baggy Pants, Heavy Jewelry, Big Loose Shoes... Do you ever wonder if the police started these trends themselves to make it harder for criminals to escape??

[–]mercury_pointer 0 points1 point ago

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no, those are all perfectly logical for poor drug dealers. the oversize clothing and shoes are things their older brothers outgrew the high monetary value jewelry is a good way to protect your wealth when you can't get a bank account. people who are not poor drug dealers who imitate this fashion are trying to be cool.

[–]DerpExplosion 2 points3 points ago

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Those two probably made this comic themselves.

[–]maomao2000 9 points10 points ago

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Would it be rude to inform you that this is one of the repostiest copypastiest things I've come across on reddit?

[–]TheQueefGoblin 1 point2 points ago

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It'd be kind of pointless. It's on the front page. Votes have determined its popularity.

And, as an aside, it's the first time I've seen it on Reddit in at least a year.

[–]CMFW 3 points4 points ago

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Its new to me!!!

[–]ProfessorQ 14 points15 points ago

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Nope. Those speech bubbles are pretty racist.

[–]groberts1980 1 point2 points ago

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Somebody left their sense of humor at home today.

[–]mongo_lloyd -4 points-3 points ago

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It's not that racist. It doesn't discriminate the two gentlemen based on their race, it just plays against a stereotype. If you call them racist, then you are agreeing with the stereotype of black people speaking in 'ghetto talk', which is more racist than the image itself.

[–]MrXlVii 3 points4 points ago

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so you completely disregarded the whole comment about "increasing wind resistance while fleeing the scene of the crime"?

[–]Syujinkou 1 point2 points ago

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Aren't they just mad scientists?

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[–]MrXlVii -1 points0 points ago*

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If it weren't for the fact that the image was intentionally juxtaposing the formal language with the stereotypical ideal of black men, then I'd agree with you, but it's obviously meant to be a joke playing off of that fact. Them being Dutch has nothing to do with anything, the person who made it was obviously wasn't. In all likelihood, he was American considering he named the character Jaykwon and Tyrese, which is the kind of faux-african name present in America. It's not inflammatory or incredibly racist, but it is racist. On a scale of 1-10 I'd give it a 2.

And no, your image is not racist, it's not attempting to play off of the race of the members in that image, it's intended to joke about the ACTUAL people in the picture, Heads of the Republican party during what looks like the early Bush Sr years.

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[–]MrXlVii 0 points1 point ago

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Lol, assuming I'm white is funny. I'm actually a black guy living in America. And it's an intended juxtaposition on the stereotype. It's definitely mildly racist. I wouldn't get offended at it, I'd probably even laugh at it if it wasn't a shit joke, but it is in fact racist.

[–]LingProf -1 points0 points ago

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Would it be racist if it were two white dudes saying that? Two asians?

The humor is because of the stereotypes of African Americans being engaged in crime and speaking differently. If you eliminate those stereotypes, i.e., used white dudes or Asians, there would be no source of humor, and it wouldn't get posted in "WTF".

So, yes, it's racist, and defending it by pretending the humor could apply to anyone is dissembling.

[–]objective_answers 1 point2 points ago

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I'm quite certain what they were actually saying was more racist than this picture..

[–]Rasket 1 point2 points ago

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This is older than 4chan....

[–]DaanCartman 1 point2 points ago

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The guy on the left is wearing a shirt with "allochtoon" on it. This is the dutch word for people whos parents are foreign, the letters are in the design of the brand "Lonsdale", mostly worn by Dutch, racist teens. Just to show you with what kind of rebellious intellectuals we are dealing here..

[–]ThisNameTookaWhile 1 point2 points ago

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Reminds me of this.

[–]StarVixen 2 points3 points ago

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Oh dear.... Please tell me wearing hats like that is not a thing now?????

[–]anactualfoot 18 points19 points ago

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If it isn't I'm going to make sure it is within the month.

[–]StarVixen 4 points5 points ago

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Oh for the love of sweet baby Jesus, don't.

[–]anactualfoot 4 points5 points ago

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It's too late for chocolate baby Jesus peeps, it's already begun.

As a side note, it's never too late for chocolate baby Jesus peeps.

[–]StarVixen 3 points4 points ago

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I read "baby Jesus poops".... twice.

I think I'm tired.

[–]anactualfoot 1 point2 points ago

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To be fair, he did that, too.

[–]StarVixen 2 points3 points ago

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That is true.... Very, very true, lol.

[–]anactualfoot 0 points1 point ago

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Let's meet up and get fat!

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[–]Qx2J 3 points4 points ago

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Regale us more with your tales of Internet days past.

[–]Fenyx4 1 point2 points ago

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They just want to look like those... Aliens from Babylon 5... With the hair... And... Fuck it I'm going back to bed.

[–]Fenyx4 0 points1 point ago

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Centauri!

[–]gahane 0 points1 point ago

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It probably is and I look forward to seeing pasty middle class white douches here wearing it in a year or so.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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I'm sure this will catch on very quickly here in Florida if it hasn't already.

[–]drivesleepless 0 points1 point ago

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Sure it is. This is one variation of the rally cap. If your baseball team is losing you must wear your hat in the strangest possible way.

[–]mrupyours13 1 point2 points ago

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Unsuccessful Black men behaving like Successful black man

[–]Punkndrublic 1 point2 points ago

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That's how 95% of black people actually speak when there aren't any white people around.

FACT.

[–]Brentinel 1 point2 points ago

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He spelled apologize wrong :|

[–]ngregge 5 points6 points ago

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And you spelled apologise wrong. Bloody Americans and your Z fetish.

[–]seedlesssoul 7 points8 points ago

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We are equal opportunity letter employers here. We don't like to discriminate against letter, especially the Z's. Though, we feel the letter U doesn't need to be in so many words.

[–]hateboss 0 points1 point ago

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Favourite comment ever!

[–]SodaCan 0 points1 point ago

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We just like to spell things the way they are pronounced. There was a whole movement back in the 19th century.

[–]alienproxy 0 points1 point ago

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Among other words.

[–]3BoBaH3 0 points1 point ago

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Yo!

[–]myztry 0 points1 point ago

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It makes the jail bird look like a Jay bird.

[–]fux4bux 0 points1 point ago

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Classic 4chan...

[–]HerpingtonDerpDerp 0 points1 point ago

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Yep. Sadly I remember this thread. Someone posted the pic, suggested people exploit it, and that was the end result.

I remember that particular pic made everyone stop, because it couldn't be topped.

[–]philotimon 0 points1 point ago

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It's racist to make the image, and then allege that's what they're saying. When the smartest people in the world don't even talk like that. You have to be scientific and diplomatic at the same time? What the fuck is this, disney world?

[–]ElSexoMachino 0 points1 point ago

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Why is this here?

[–]keith_weaver 0 points1 point ago

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This may have been the very first picture uploaded to the internet. Still makes me chuckle.

[–]timond 0 points1 point ago

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apologise* edit: seems Americans spell it with a z.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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I have been hoping to run across this picture for at least two years now. FINALLY found it again!

[–]djskein 0 points1 point ago

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I remember the 4chan thread that created this picture. Somebody posted the picture with the speech bubbles blank so you could post whatever you wanted to in them. Clearly, this person decided to be different and write something intelligent rather than the crap that got spewed out on all the other attempts.

[–]CanIGetaHellYeah 0 points1 point ago

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4 chans greatest hits collection: Now with 50% more cats !

[–]morbiusfan88 0 points1 point ago

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OMG THANK YOU!!! I've been looking for this pic for quite some time now. I keep referencing it, and nobody gets it, and I can never find the damn thing, and I'm rambling now... THANK YOU FOR THIS! ALL OF MY UPBOATS!

[–]FordSVT1 0 points1 point ago*

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It's definitely racist. However, racism is funny sometimes.

[–]docious 0 points1 point ago

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This man is honest. give him upvotes.

[–]jumpinjahosafa 0 points1 point ago

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How do we know that this isn't just two people being silly?

[–]AmIKawaiiUguuu 0 points1 point ago

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>appologize

[–]MalHeartsNutmeg 0 points1 point ago

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American English = Z, English speaking commonwealth countries = S.

Speech bubbles were probably made by a British/European/Australian. Judging by the slogan on the left guys shirt, it was someone European that made it.

[–]Walewein 0 points1 point ago

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What I find most interesting here is that the picture was either taken in the Netherlands or the guy on the left has been there or has friends there who sent him the t-shirt he's wearing. Check out the meaning of the word visible there: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allochtoon

And yeah, I'd say this is racist, as it is predicated on the assumption that such stilted, nerdy speech is beyond or atypical of these two gentlemen. Attributing such speech to white guys is racist beyond measure.

[–]rampantdissonance 1 point2 points ago

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That and the assumption that they're going to be committing crimes, which no indication like burgling tools or anything.

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[–]Tronus 0 points1 point ago

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You are so fucking wrong that I'm not sure if you're trolling or just bone fucking dumb.

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[–]Tronus 0 points1 point ago

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You're calling him a racist when it is clearly apparent you have no idea what racism is, whether institutionalized or individual. You've basically made up your own definition of racism in your mind.

[–]nycjohndoe 0 points1 point ago

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Jaykwon is an awesome name.

[–]Gr33nB34NZ -1 points0 points ago

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The looks on both of those dude's faces tell me they aren't serious, so no.