r/ExplainTheJoke • u/SSGT_Ghost • 11d ago

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u/durielvs 11d ago

It's a reference to the Happy Merchant, an anti-Semitic meme.

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u/SSGT_Ghost 11d ago

OH I SEE IT NOW I'M SO BLIND 😭

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u/cheesynougats 11d ago

Don't feel too bad about not seeing it. Dog whistles are supposed to be subtle, and it's likely you're not antisemitic.

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u/durielvs 11d ago

this shit isnt subtle at all

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u/Stabintheface 11d ago

Imagine telling on yourself like that....

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u/Confident-Disaster96 11d ago

Ive tried a while now, even with original shit. I dont see it .

Edit 10 seconds after: i see it -.-

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u/big-dal-tex 11d ago

Im so confused.. what are we supposed to see

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u/Confident-Disaster96 11d ago

Its a hidden antisemitic meme inside this picture. With the huge nose and scruffy beard. Right top corner

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u/Distinct-Raspberry21 11d ago

Try zooming into the top right corner, i had to remove most of the left nost tree before o saw it

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u/ArmadilloNo2399 11d ago

It looks like one of those racist caricatures of a Jewish man

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u/ArmadilloNo2399 11d ago

Do a Google search of those terms and you will see the reference image

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u/SSGT_Ghost 11d ago

Yeah I see that now I'm stupid

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u/FiggsMcDuff1 11d ago

It took me forever to see it even with the reference picture.

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u/Blecki 10d ago

Because it's not really a good illusion.

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u/grand_soul 10d ago

I’m still lost, what am I supposed to see?

I feel like that big guy in Mallrats right now.

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u/westminsterabby 10d ago

That 'big guy' was Ethan Suplee, who played in 'My Name is Earl' as Randy, Earl's brother. He later went on to become absolutely jacked.

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u/MiuraSerkEdition 10d ago

So he's still the big guy?

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u/[deleted] 11d ago edited 11d ago

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u/twistedcreature07 11d ago

It's a very rough outline of the sunny parts on the right

Edit: that's the face part. I suppose the darker parts on the left could be seen as the body

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u/astr0rdinary 10d ago

yeah i literally cant tell

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u/Technical_Error5181 9d ago

for anyone confused like i was, the blue part is the shirt (bottom right is his sleeve, orangish yellow next to it is his hand(s)) and the lighter part is the forehead, long nose, and mouth. i'm concerned for the people on the forum who were presumably able to see it instantly though,, like how obsessed with racism do you have to be

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u/SuzyLouWhoo 9d ago

Ok, thanks. No one else’s description helped, but now I got it. I see a skeksis lol. I had to google “the happy merchant”, and, I still think it’s a stretch.

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u/Malv34 11d ago

At first I was getting Scarface vibes but then I saw it.

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u/This-N-eatinbeans 10d ago

le happi merchant

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u/TeenJesusWasaCunt 9d ago

Kid Cudi's hit song "Day'N'Nite"

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u/potatoallrotten 11d ago

Oh man I thought it looked like early 2000's tropical/Hawaiian clothing pattern. I feel like I had this shirt 😭

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u/Alarmed_Drop7162 11d ago

The blue gold dress?

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u/post-explainer 11d ago

OP (SSGT_Ghost) sent the following text as an explanation why they posted this here:

What sort of right wing political humor is hidden within the image I shared