this post was submitted on 26 Jun 2024
45 points (100.0% liked)

the_dunk_tank

15897 readers
1 users here now

It's the dunk tank.

This is where you come to post big-brained hot takes by chuds, libs, or even fellow leftists, and tear them to itty-bitty pieces with precision dunkstrikes.

Rule 1: All posts must include links to the subject matter, and no identifying information should be redacted.

Rule 2: If your source is a reactionary website, please use archive.is instead of linking directly.

Rule 3: No sectarianism.

Rule 4: TERF/SWERFs Not Welcome

Rule 5: No ableism of any kind (that includes stuff like libt*rd)

Rule 6: Do not post fellow hexbears.

Rule 7: Do not individually target other instances' admins or moderators.

Rule 8: The subject of a post cannot be low hanging fruit, that is comments/posts made by a private person that have low amount of upvotes/likes/views. Comments/Posts made on other instances that are accessible from hexbear are an exception to this. Posts that do not meet this requirement can be posted to !shitreactionariessay@lemmygrad.ml

Rule 9: if you post ironic rage bait im going to make a personal visit to your house to make sure you never make this mistake again

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
top 24 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] Teekeeus@hexbear.net 33 points 11 months ago

Shit version of a turd of a show on a dogshit platform

[–] axont@hexbear.net 30 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Normal person is old white man getting arrested for harassing a school board

Not normal is when gay person

Height of comedy. Also there's gotta be something going on with right wing self-image, or maybe just who they're trying to appeal to. I remember in 2016 the image they tried to project was hip, cool type of internet racist who knows memes. Now with this and the stupid Mr. Birchum show it's like their self-image is instead very grumpy impotent old man.

Their ideal image is of a befuddled old man who doesn't understand anything and annoys everyone. An old man who complains a lot but never accomplishes or changes anything, that's who they see themselves as. Also this guy is like 65 years old with a teenage daughter in high school? Pardon?

[–] Kaputnik@hexbear.net 29 points 11 months ago (2 children)

There's no jokes...

THERE'S NO JOKES WHY IS THE LAUGH TRACK LAUGHING

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 24 points 11 months ago

Because comedy is legal again, pronoun! smuglord

[–] Krem@hexbear.net 23 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

"transitioning ta what?"

"hopefully not a jets fan"

lol this show is awesome. bland yet miserable protagonist. pronouns. laugh track that goes "whoo!" when a cool character enters the sitcom house. fucking amazing. like even dumber than a 2002 parody of something in an already kinda shitty south park episode

edit: the big setup and payoff when the old guy gets

spoilerbeer cum shot all over his face and the dog starts eating it, and then elon musk walks in and is declared saviour of mankind as shitty country music plays
is fantastic. this can not possibly be made by actual conservatives, it's too good

[–] christian@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago

then elon musk walks in and is declared saviour of mankind as shitty country music plays

Snuck that in right at the end. I couldn't get through the video the first time I opened it, but this line convinced me to watch the rest. When it was winding down I started feeling pretty irritated that I got tricked into watching the rest of the video.

Are we expecting Musk to have regular cameos and shit and proudly claim that he's closely involved with the show, only to distance himself once it starts becoming apparent that everyone hates the cartoon?

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 25 points 11 months ago

Everything spying on you is "the radical left"?

How to sell frothingfash PATRIOT ACT as a construct of "the left" mission-accomplished

Then that ONE CAN which wasn't even rainbow colored - just her face - that wasn't even available to the public as omg I can't drink my addiction in peace! It offends me soooo much oooaaaaaaauhhh

That's the opening and when I cringeed out.

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 20 points 11 months ago

I don't know what's worse that NFT Ape cartoon or this

[–] D61@hexbear.net 16 points 11 months ago

I don't know how this can compete with...

links to a 10 hour long video of jingling keys

peltier-laugh

[–] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 16 points 11 months ago

the best thing in a television comedy is when a character turns to the camera and says "this is funny. you're laughing now. our jokes are good."

[–] AndJusticeForAll@hexbear.net 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The laugh track to make it seem like All In The Family (for some reason?) makes it so surreal. Comes off as satire because it's so obviously stupid.

[–] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

it's meant as satire, but they think satire is just when you do the thing but badly

[–] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 2 points 11 months ago

that's why they do the bit at the end about the freeze frame where the characters are trying to remain still, even though that's not what a freeze frame is and it doesn't make sense to do.

[–] Sickos@hexbear.net 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

FUCK! Somehow my brain interpreted "Dave Rubin" as "Don Hertzfeldt" and I was VERY EXCITED. I gotta pay attention to the comm before letting emotions happen.

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 10 points 11 months ago

Nope, just the dude who went from being a right wing grifter on TYT to being a full-fat right wing grifter!

[–] ButtBidet@hexbear.net 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I didn't realise this was the dunk tank, took the title of this post literally, and I was shocked at how bad leftists would write comedy.

[–] D61@hexbear.net 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Famously known for being a leftist, Dave Rubin.

janet-wink

[–] ButtBidet@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

NGL I don't know who he is. (don't worry, I don't feel you're attacking me)

[–] D61@hexbear.net 6 points 11 months ago

You're a better person for not having to waste brain space on knowing who this fella is.

screm-cool

[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 11 points 11 months ago

It's incredible how much dehumanising language they managed to cram into those 3 minutes.

Also, the daughter and her friend come across as really nice people, despite their best efforts (unless there is an element of rebellion amongst the people who make this).

[–] Findom_DeLuise@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago

Watching that was self-harm. Thank you for verifying whether my fight-or-flight response still works.

[–] LENINSGHOSTFACEKILLA@hexbear.net 6 points 11 months ago

"Comedy is legal again. Why didn't you add any?"

[–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 4 points 11 months ago

lol, but also fuck i cringed so hard

[–] ashinadash@hexbear.net 3 points 11 months ago

blob-no-thoughts I do not think I will