Just some 30 year kids. They will say edgy things. I mean, come on guys. … no really, let’s go to ikea and fuck a sofa.
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What are watermelon people supposed to be?
Racist term for black Americans
Huh. Thanks. I have no clue how that even makes abstract sense. (bit I don't think I really care)
Iirc (don't quote me on this) during reconstruction after the Civil War many black Americans had little land (if any) and watermelon was an easy crop for limited land. Racist white people then associated the fruit with those they hate.
You got it, but you left out some details. The watermelon was actually a symbol of hope and prosperity for the recently freed slaves. The former slave owners, didnt like it. So, owning the media of the time, they started running ads showing caricatures of black people eating watermelon like animals. It took less then 10 years for the belief to become common that it was always a racist trope.
See also, fried chicken. That one came from Birth of a Nation. Both of these racist stereotypes persist today. I know the black community in America wanted to reclaim the N word, but IMO, they should have reclaimed the Watermelon as the symbol of freedom and perseverance that it once was for that first generation of freed slaves who over came massive hurdles to make a life for themselves.
To give you an idea of just how bad it was, there was a story about a woman who was a nanny for a young boy. When she was freed, and had to leave the boy cried and was utterly distraught that she was leaving. A few years later that young boy met his nanny again. The woman was overjoyed to see him and asked if he'd like to share some watermelon with him. His reply? "I dont eat n***** food.". Thats the power of the media, and then it was only a few newspapers. Just imagine what its doing to us all today.
Black people like watermelon. It's a stereotype
Don't most people like watermelon?
Honestly I'm not a fan, but in America it is explicitly tied to racism for whatever reason
The fried chicken and watermelon thing is the stupidest thing in the world. Everyone loves these things. Every single culture in the entire world has its own fried chicken dish.
To be honest, this has always kinda been how the conservatives in the US talk when they're by themselves. I grew up in the 70s and heard it quite often from uptight assholes on the right.
It's not anything new, really. It's just that today the communications, instead of being face to face, are online and they leave records of their conversations.
Bigoted jackasses, gonna jackass.
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They’re not joking. They’re literally starting a genocide and a fascist military police state in front of our eyes
For a decade, I have been begging anyone who will listen to believe Trump et al. whenever they threaten someone. I swear that the only time Trump tells the truth is when he promises violence, retribution, or lawbreaking.
this is a perfect example of just because it's well known doesn't make it fact.
now that there is evidence, it's a fact.
Republicans are a party of Nazis.
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Are those actual leaked quotes on the right?? Good lord!!
In case you haven't seen the report,
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146
Thank you.
I’m stunned.
The right will boys will be boys this shit until the skies fill with the smoke of voters.
Vance already said it was kids doing dumb kid things. They're not kids. They're adults. If you're old enough to vote, your a freaking adult. If you can fight and die in the military, you're an adult. You never see anyone say oh those are just kid soldiers doing kid soldiers things. No because they're adults who are responsible for their own actions and words.
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I thought the comics was clumsy satire. Turns out it's basically straight infographics at this point.
Great.
I think the worst part of all of this, for me, is how unfunny it all is. Like goddamn, they are so bad at humor.
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So the party that likes the slavers, the crossed flag, that hates poor's, ... is a Nazi nest...
What are the news again?
"I love Hitler," Republicans, ~~probably~~ actually
Fucked that they don't even have to exaggerate. The literal quotes are so absurdly vile that they can't be outdone.
Its so weird to me how they can be both Zionist bootlickers and nazis at once, it's impressive
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