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Fathers day in Detroit. (imgur.com)

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[–]sturg1dj 32 points33 points ago

I love the debate that came up with this. Most of which is idiotic from both ends. If this had no racial overtone to it then many of us would be calling it what it truly is.

a repost.

[–]imawesomeyourenot 220 points221 points ago

Oh good. I was starting to think there wasn't enough racism on reddit today.

[–]uguysmakemesick 31 points32 points ago

Is it racist when it's backed by statistics?

[–]Apostropartheid 40 points41 points ago

Only when you infer that black fathers actively run away from their children.

[–]pyrkne 7 points8 points ago

Please cite the "fleeing from a child" statistics.

[–]rcrockchd 22 points23 points ago

Is it racist when it is blacked by statistics?

[–]mrHV 0 points1 point ago

don't let the statistics color your opinion.

[–]MaidenLane 0 points1 point ago

72% IIRC

[–][deleted] ago

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[–]Sacrosanction 11 points12 points ago

Currently, the means of production is controlled by white people, so its not possible for minorities to be racist towards them.

TIL people actually think this way.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

Exactly

[–]talitus 3 points4 points ago

reverse racism doesn't exist

Ya blew it.

[–]bradleyvlr 2 points3 points ago

Yes it is.

[–]red321red321 50 points51 points ago

yea this might work better in /r/ImGoingToHellForThis

[–]anduin1 16 points17 points ago

Some mad people up in here

[–]Fordperfect42 17 points18 points ago

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

[–]LadyCailin 3 points4 points ago

No, this is.

[–]LOLBLACKPEOPLE 17 points18 points ago

lol

[–]RepostCommenter 24 points25 points ago

Repost day in Reddit.

Anyone seeking more info might also check here:

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[–]MegaZambam 5 points6 points ago

2 months isn't even that bad...

[–]AustinHiggs 5 points6 points ago

Honestly, 7 months since the only popular one in that group, it's fine.

[–]perrygeo 7 points8 points ago

FALSE. Black men would not be running away from their children. They would be in jail.

Statistically speaking black men are far more likely to spend time in jail and be caught up in the justice system without any chance of being there for their children. A black father has about a 1/3 chance of being locked up and forcing the mother to raise the kid alone. If anything, this highlights the extreme racial disparity in our justice system. It has nothing to do with black men abandoning their children as this post would suggest.

[–]mjfish1992 1 point2 points ago

This seems to be the place to tell a joke. I think there should be an all black boy band called "The Hard Rs," amirite or amirite?

[–]Kagenin 1 point2 points ago

Go easy on Detroit. Those people are living in Mad Max times.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

So after reading all these comments of people crying "RACISM" over a joke, I look forward to the next time we see an unjust "white people" post make it to the front page and have everyone shoo away those that were annoyed/offended with, "just a joke, white privilege, deal with it"

Your double standards are atrocious, people.

[–]mzemel 10 points11 points ago

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

[–]atucker1744 17 points18 points ago

I'm from the Detroit are and I take offense to this... who am I kidding, I take no offense, this is true, and funny as hell

[–]donnyt 3 points4 points ago

As a fellow Detroiter, I can confirm this.

[–]paranoidbeemer 4 points5 points ago

This post and most of the comments depress the fuck out of me.

[–]iSpankdAmonkee 1 point2 points ago

Funny how truth becomes racist, or homophobic, or ignorance,or anything other than truth... Truth never has an agenda, it just simply is.. This one is backed up by statistics.. Why it is the truth I will not ponder, its simply enough to know it is per statistics.....

[–]joshrh88 9 points10 points ago

What the hell? Really?

[–]Trapped_in_Reddit 15 points16 points ago

/r/BlackFathers

[–]reverbs 4 points5 points ago

It's funny because it's racist.

[–]jasno 30 points31 points ago

Or true?

72 Percent Of Black Kids Raised By Single Parent

[–]sturg1dj 2 points3 points ago

reddit really isn't the place to talk about issues like this because the discussion turns into all vs. none. Even 72% is a lot, but not all.

But in the end, it is a joke. Tasteless, been around for years (the picture), but still funny.

[–]NotaMethAddict 8 points9 points ago

Wasn't there a thread on AskReddit discussing this and everyone was too afraid to be racist to comment anything significant?

[–]jfawcett 33 points34 points ago

Since when is reddit afraid to be racist?

[–]nmatrix9 20 points21 points ago

Too afraid to be racist? Then it obviously wasn't a Redditor.

[–]Yonder_Hoebag 4 points5 points ago

That statistic is unfortunately true. But the more important part is how you interpret that. One way is to say that because of their race, black people are intrinsically worse fathers, however that would be blatant racism. It is far more likely that because people of color were not allowed to marry one another, and because the great migration carried traditions on fewer black people got married. It is also probable that as a result of the current and historical incarceration rate of young black men, many children are raised without father. But another troubling part of this whole affair is the assumption that single moms are bad. There are many white single moms that people don't seem to dislike but as soon as it's a black woman it's suddenly immoral. Single moms are not necessarily bad. But that's how I saw it. reddit seems to think that making unfunny and trite jokes regarding black fathers seems to be better.

[–]carbonnanotube 7 points8 points ago

Except it is well proven that children from single parent households statistically do worse. Another thing to consider is that the father in many of these cases may not know or desired being a father.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

Or an oversimplification?

Here's a hint for all those still scratching their heads about those missing black fathers: Look in prison.

The mass incarceration of people of color through the War on Drugs is a big part of the reason that a black child born today is less likely to be raised by both parents than a black child born during slavery. The absence of black fathers from families across America is not simply a function of laziness, immaturity, or too much time watching Sports Center. Hundreds of thousands of black men have disappeared into prisons and jails, locked away for drug crimes that are largely ignored when committed by whites.

Most people seem to imagine that the drug war -- which has swept millions of poor people of color behind bars -- has been aimed at rooting out drug kingpins or violent drug offenders. Nothing could be further from the truth. This war has been focused overwhelmingly on low-level drug offenses, like marijuana possession -- the very crimes that happen with equal frequency in middle class white communities.

[–]Hildaeggskaar -1 points0 points ago

Yes. And I mean "yes" unironically.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

So glad I'm not one of these racially sensitive black people. Makes for a better sense of humor and open mind. Have an UPVOTE I wish people weren't so afraid to "sound offensive " or be "politically correct"....thought this was the internet.

[–]Cocaine-Biceps 9 points10 points ago

mah nigga

[–][deleted] -4 points-3 points ago

Upvote for hilarious name ! Haha . Respect.

[–]Cocaine-Biceps -4 points-3 points ago

Respect.

[–]afakething 1 point2 points ago

Except for the part where it's a tired joke, leaving only the racism behind.

[–]makkawaffel 9 points10 points ago

A tired joke? Do you realize that you're on reddit, the king of beating dead horses and raping overused memes. Tired joke, lmfao.

[–][deleted] -4 points-3 points ago

Amen

[–]slyder565 -4 points-3 points ago

LOL This way to the mansion Uncle Tom. -->

[–]slyder565 0 points1 point ago

Not funny.

[–]zrx_criminal -4 points-3 points ago

but true

[–]MaidenLane 3 points4 points ago

72% TRUE...

[–]zrx_criminal 1 point2 points ago

unless maury says otherwise

[–]slimycrow 1 point2 points ago

My mom has been making jokes like this about Dad's in D.C. all day...

[–]renegade811 -1 points0 points ago

"More confusing than Father's Day in Harlem."

[–]notxjack 2 points3 points ago

funny and pics are evolving into a smorgasbord of next generation rightwing RE: re: re: fwd: FWD: re: emails

[–]Charizardian 1 point2 points ago

Ive seen this so many times and still cant get over the guy's face on the left.

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[–]pyrkne 2 points3 points ago

Not really, no.

[–]CousteauWarrior -2 points-1 points ago

Yup. There's a reason you are getting downvoted and why my post got downvoted into oblivion as well...apparently people are too afraid to talk about, let alone laugh at. I'd say invest your comments elsewhere, or be ready to face the same fate that I did.

[–]pyrkne -1 points0 points ago

Anyone talking about downvotes is oversensitive.

Sorry some people turned you "blue" not "orange." Deal with it.

[–]uwsdwfismyname -2 points-1 points ago

that's a whole lot of people for detroit

[–]dazwah 8 points9 points ago

I feel you, bro. I made a "no one lives in Detroit" joke in another subreddit and got downvoted too :(

[–]uwsdwfismyname 6 points7 points ago

some people just don't like funny

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[–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

No it's not . Bro if we can't laugh at ourselves.Then we shouldn't laugh at all.

[–]chandler63 -1 points0 points ago

this thread has negative karma all over it

[–]HansCool -3 points-2 points ago

This shit is innocuous, lighten up SRS.

[–]pyrkne -1 points0 points ago

Who?

[–]weightedstoragecube -4 points-3 points ago

What is the most confusing holiday in Harlem...FATHERS DAY!

[–]pjk246 0 points1 point ago

Silly Redditor, there aren't that many people in Detroit. They have all left because its a giant shit hole....... And they had to get away from them child support payments.

[–]fallenninja666 -2 points-1 points ago

Oh the racists youll go.

[–]Some_Africans -1 points0 points ago

Why is everyone taking this so seriously? I thought you were supposed to take Reddit with a pinch of a salt.

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[–]humanrhoombah -3 points-2 points ago

It's funny because it reinforces the outdated sterotype that african american males are deadbeats...truely classy humor

[–]MaidenLane 0 points1 point ago

72% of african american children are raised in a single parent household. This is nearly 3 times the national average.

http://newsone.com/1195075/children-single-parents-u-s-american/

[–]LemonTheFruit -1 points0 points ago

I laughed so hard. :3

[–]ShaneCameBack -3 points-2 points ago

Racism = easing White Guilt every day!

[–]Ottergame 4 points5 points ago

My only guilt about being white is that I don't get to laugh at white people as much.

[–]pyrkne 0 points1 point ago

I don't let it hold me back, personally.

[–]Mikulak25 -1 points0 points ago

I went to Detroit today. It was the same carnival of kooks it's always been. But it rained.

[–]I_Kick_Cats -2 points-1 points ago

"my momma said my daddy's name is black dynamite." "So did my momma!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXXeIRRwGYY

[–]Davenog -3 points-2 points ago

Boo.

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