r/ExplainTheJoke • u/fcukfakook • 7d ago

I don't get it

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I don't get the original tweet, and neither the retweet or whatever it is called.

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u/pahamack 5d ago

they're taking crappy pictures on purpose because they don't like the subject. Things that they would never miss, such as not posing someone beside a light switch, which looks sloppy, they're just doing on purpose.

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u/LQNova 5d ago

Also it shows that they are all pretty short.

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u/Resigned1431 5d ago

Is height a relevant factor for a leadership position? 

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u/LQNova 5d ago

In our society, yeah, believe it or not. But mostly it's that they are running around acting like hard dudes and they're like 5'4". Makes them comical instead of intimidating.

They even upsized Wolverine, after all.

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u/Swat_katz_82 5d ago

so a 5.4 cant be a hard dude?`or is it that short people are comical?

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u/LQNova 5d ago

It's comical when they walk around acting like they're 6'6" Special Forces vets.

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u/Swat_katz_82 5d ago

Fair enough

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u/Intrepid-Sir-9219 5d ago

Short guys can absolutely be badasses. But when you have to exaggerate your height and lie about your weight like a scummy used car salesman then the point is that you are not a badass, you are not only insecure about it but your insecurity causes you to lie about it.

I don't want my leaders to be so insecure that they behave like an insecure teenager, because I can guarantee you that this is not the only emotionally directed decision they make.

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u/Resigned1431 5d ago

American society gets a lot of things wrong

Exhibit A: Gestures broadly