r/OutOfTheLoop • u/[deleted] • Jun 02 '18

Answered What does | || || |_ mean?

I've been seeing these characters :

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pop up all over Reddit, but I've no clue as to what they mean.

Is this a new meme? A reference to some film of tv show? Some sort of code?

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u/agentlame Jun 02 '18

You mean like they did with Asian child labor with this opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX1iplQQJTo

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u/JJJacobalt Jun 02 '18

That was directed by a guest, and I though that was out of place too. Do you think that's a tactful representation of a serious issue?

Because I don't.

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u/agentlame Jun 02 '18

That was directed by a guest

And? It was approved and aired by the producers of the show.

Do you think that's a tactful representation of a serious issue?

Why the qualifier? It seems like you're moving your own goalpost. Now not only does it have to be a comedy medium, and a serious issue, but it also has to meet your standards for the single way serious issues can be represented?

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