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.
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HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social · 42 pts · 103d
And the domestication of humanity by the house cat continues unabated
And I'm okay with it. All hail our fuzzy overlords.
teyrnon@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 102d
Ha ha, that is true, we domesticated dogs, cats domesticated us.
hark@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 103d
Yay cats!
atk007@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 102d
Always Cats: Cats don't work for the Police ... Case closed.
Cyrus@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 103d
To pet them, right?
Naho_Zako@piefed.zip · 26 pts · 103d
I'm giving you the benefit of a doubt rn, but this better not be a fucking racist "Asians eat cats" joke 😐️
WongKaKui@piefed.ca · 19 pts · 103d
Flashbacks to school years as a Chinese American 😕 (I heard that "joke" too many times to count)
Cyrus@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 103d
What joke
WongKaKui@piefed.ca · 11 pts · 103d
"Hey [my name], do you eat cats and dogs for dinner?"
-In Deep Blue Philly nonetheless 🙄
youcantreadthis@quokk.au · 7 pts · 102d
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.
teyrnon@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 102d
Ha ha ha. Ha ha ha!
Cyrus@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 102d
Cyrus@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 102d
I’m sorry you had to go through this as a kid. They clearly didn’t know that it’s for dinner
Cyrus@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 103d
They’re petting them though, right?
teyrnon@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 102d
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.
BloodMuffin@lemmy.ca · -3 pts · 103d
Naho_Zako@piefed.zip · -2 pts · 102d
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.
BloodMuffin@lemmy.ca · -1 pts · 102d
lyralycan@sh.itjust.works · -3 pts · 102d
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.
lath@piefed.social · 6 pts · 103d
And we're sure the parasite making people like cats isn't the reason for it?
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 102d
Meh who cares
yermaw@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 102d
Yes Sgt Meowmeow. This post right here.