That’s so fucking awful. Even more when you consider the local culture! We all know people from pa ky ga fl and tx eat dogs for lunch and cats for breakfast (reversed in tx) and it would be such a faux pas to eat either for dinner.
The problem is this is the internet, not your friend group. We don’t know rando strangers on the internet, so I can’t trust that they’re not racist. Furthermore it’s just an overdone and boring joke.
I’m black and yes I do make stereotypical jokes with my friends, but that’s because I know them. And some jokes just never hit anyway.
I get offended on the behalf of others because I want them to understand they’re not wrong for feeling upset or hurt by the crazy shit they see online, because I see crazy shit online and wonder if people think it’s right and or normal.
Literally someone else in the thread just talked about people teasing and bullying them with this joke, so clearly it’s not funny for everybody.
A based comment about not being so far up your own arse with oversensitivity that you can still smell reality, and enjoy life? Whaaaat
Fr though there’s a reason people are hypersensitive and decide to police others - there are a lot of unapologetically bigoted dudes out there and their volume has kind of freaked people out.
Essentially, cis-het white exclusionary folk (usually men) cause rifts between the majority, calls them the minority, and the rest of the palefaces tend to overcompensate apologising for their jerk acquaintance.
But when you actually ask the opinion of someone who has lived experience, usually they’re cool with stereotypes and identity-based jokes that don’t come from a place of hatred.
To pet them, right?
I’m giving you the benefit of a doubt rn, but this better not be a fucking racist “Asians eat cats” joke 😐️
Flashbacks to school years as a Chinese American 😕 (I heard that “joke” too many times to count)
What joke
“Hey [my name], do you eat cats and dogs for dinner?”
-In Deep Blue Philly nonetheless 🙄
That’s so fucking awful. Even more when you consider the local culture! We all know people from pa ky ga fl and tx eat dogs for lunch and cats for breakfast (reversed in tx) and it would be such a faux pas to eat either for dinner.
Ha ha ha. Ha ha ha!
I’m sorry you had to go through this as a kid. They clearly didn’t know that it’s for dinner
They’re petting them though, right?
I still want statistics on how many people that eat a a chinese restaurant make a joke about eating cats and dogs.
I think it’s probably like 90%, but maybe not now as no one can afford to eat out now.
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The problem is this is the internet, not your friend group. We don’t know rando strangers on the internet, so I can’t trust that they’re not racist. Furthermore it’s just an overdone and boring joke.
I’m black and yes I do make stereotypical jokes with my friends, but that’s because I know them. And some jokes just never hit anyway.
I get offended on the behalf of others because I want them to understand they’re not wrong for feeling upset or hurt by the crazy shit they see online, because I see crazy shit online and wonder if people think it’s right and or normal.
Literally someone else in the thread just talked about people teasing and bullying them with this joke, so clearly it’s not funny for everybody.
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A based comment about not being so far up your own arse with oversensitivity that you can still smell reality, and enjoy life? Whaaaat
Fr though there’s a reason people are hypersensitive and decide to police others - there are a lot of unapologetically bigoted dudes out there and their volume has kind of freaked people out.
Essentially, cis-het white exclusionary folk (usually men) cause rifts between the majority, calls them the minority, and the rest of the palefaces tend to overcompensate apologising for their jerk acquaintance.
But when you actually ask the opinion of someone who has lived experience, usually they’re cool with stereotypes and identity-based jokes that don’t come from a place of hatred.