this post was submitted on 25 Mar 2025
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[–] TheMadChatter 24 points 5 days ago

Masterful trolling here lmfao

[–] gearheart@lemm.ee 92 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] sxan@midwest.social 40 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

The execution was 😙👌

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 89 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I feel like a good portion of the audience was still confused at the end. And you know exactly which portion

[–] match@pawb.social 41 points 6 days ago

It's like when you use your talking-to-pets voice to tell your dog he's an idiot

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 25 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The portion that doesn't care about children with skin that isn't white.

[–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 6 days ago

That’s sort of the funny thing. They were disapproving of him, not because they understood he was making a caricature of them, but that he was saying the quiet part out loud.

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 49 points 6 days ago

this guy fucking gets it

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 28 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Is there a name for the trope where someone gets upset so they stop listening, even if you're right?

[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 35 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] altec@midwest.social 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I think Conservative might be a better word for this

Ah, I agree.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 4 days ago

Most humans, tbh.

[–] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

There's probably a German word for it

[–] whoisearth 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Gersprekenstufflewaffenspiel

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[–] hperrin 29 points 6 days ago

“How dare you say out loud the exact thing that I’m thinking quietly.”

[–] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub 14 points 6 days ago (3 children)
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