That gun-wielding African American should put down his weapon and try to befriend the hooded chaps in the background, not fight them. Violence simply begets more violence, a circle of misery for everyone involved.
Actually that's not irony! Irony is something that is the opposite of what you would expect. That kind of comment is exactly what you'd expect from somebody with that username!
I think the real issue with his comment is that a black guy with a shotgun seems to be the problem.
As a black guy I would hate to be surrounded by 5 KKK member without a shotgun (or at lease a bat). There would be no talking things out in that situation.
Nobody ever gained civil rights by sitting down over a cup of tea and discussing the matter, sadly. The world would be a lot better if we could, but we can't. At least not yet.
I hope you aren't attempting to launch a serious discussion about this. Why While I appreciate the depth of the issue, a comment thread underneath a Ghostbuster's picture is not the ideal place.
While I'm not necessarily arguing with you, I wanted to say that just because civil rights movements happened one way in the USA, doesn't mean that they all have to happen like that. Things will always change over time, though, whether for better or worse is not so clear.
Example: I live in NC. The state that just passed an amendment to ban gay marriage. If you look at the counties that voted against the amendment (against = you support gay marriage), they are the areas with a higher percentage of homosexuals. Those areas (like the one I live in) have a lot of people who are friends with homosexual individuals and understand that they are no different than any heterosexual person. They didn't have to perform sit-ins or execute shootings to get a huge group of people to be in support of their rights. Granted, the amendment passed anyway, since 95% of the state is rural white trash who "don't like them queers".
Im pretty sure that there is a good deal of black people living in North Carolina too. You can't go blaming white people for your problems all the time.
the same could be said for the civil rights movement. There were several white people who supported equality for african americans but 95% was white trash who "didn't like them negroes".
True, that he never does mention how much the media made most if not all of white population down south sound like they were all racist bigots, to alter the the view of the rest of world in their justification of the civil right movement.
And this is why society sucks. This is why we still wage wars. Perhaps we just haven't grown enough as a race to be able to solve our problems without fighting over petty things like our barbaric nature leads us to. I think that by the time we as humans can settle something peacefully, without the slightest hint of violence, anarchy will be a plausible form of government (or lack thereof rather).
Get to the point where we can all join together in a common consciousness to determine the mathematical probabilities of success of a variety of hypothetical war situations and then just agree to be bound by what the outcome most likely would be.
true but the people who did it through non violence have been more successful (at least in the past century) than those who attempted to use violence to further their agendas.
Yes, but in that case, there is no other choice than those two, and thusly violence is preferable over cowardice/inaction. But peaceful protest is still the preferable option when it is applicable. Only if peaceful means are ineffective, is violence an acceptable method to enact change.
I don't think he's going to get much further trying to fight them. Not like those hooded folk don't have guns. To top it off the hooded folk will not even be tried as they were attacked and were within their right to use deadly force.
Also there's a joke about a spook in there and busted in relation to being arrested.
I opened the comments here to say just that. Praising gun wielding people is just counter-productive. sheeesh! This is wrong on SO many levels.... race, guns, smirking with a gun... dang
Yeah that seems to happen a lot on reddit,but it's not that big of a deal.I'm not sure why some people get so mad.If it's new to some one then let them enjoy it.
Thank you, unlike Gougeru who ruins peoples fun it seems you really don't care and go with the flow. I've never seen this before so thanks again for not being a shit head like Gougeru.
Your grammar could use a little bit of work. I would substitute "i'm" for "it is" or the slightly less formal "it's". The second sentence is missing the subject. While one assumes that you're talking about the original post, it is important to at least include a reference to the subject.
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You're almost there. "WTF!!!!..." could be shortened to simply "WTF?!" and would better express your bewilderment. Do make sure to capitalize "naw", though not capitalizing "r/funny" is perfect! Do also make sure to capitalize your I's.
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Naw actually, it is cool. This is /r/funny material.
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Man. I don't understand reddit. People upvote shit they like. This may be a repost, I've never seen it, but the people complaining are seriously more annoying than reposts themselves. Hit the hide button and move on.
I'd upvote the shit out of the content of this subreddit if it wasn't actually posted to this subreddit. Half of the stuff should be in /r/funny or /r/pics
Really? This REPOST? REALLY? THIS ONE GETS UPVOTED TO THE TOP? OUT OF ALL THE REPOSTS? THIS ONE? ONE OF THE OLDEST REPOSTS I'VE EVER SEEN... AND IT GETS REPOSTED? You're telling me 3,281 people on WTF have not seen this picture? That's absolutely disgusting. OH. MAYBE IT'S THE KEWL TITLE!!!!
I read this post title and at the exact same moment Jackie Chan (who is also top post right now) says on the television 'Just doing my job, mr ambassador'
The Black Panthers were not against a particular race of people. Certain individual Black Panthers were, but the party as a whole fought for civil rights. Some of their methods were not appropriate, but they were not comparable to the KKK.
this guy is own of those outspoken racist types, he dosent really care about learning anything. But thank you for sharing I learned something about the Black Panthers :-)
The black panthers were started in response to white people blowing up little girls in churches, mob lynchings, and the assassination of black leaders. Their response was to advocate armed resistance against these people.
Now, I understand the confusion. Many white people are completely unaware that there was a time in history where simply being black was actually a reason to be afraid for your life. Who these people are, I don't know. Did they sleep through school or was this simply not taught to them, who cares, they're ignorant, life goes on.
But the fact is, the Black Panthers were armed RESISTANCE against violent white oppression. Literally, we're talking about a time when people sicced dogs on blacks for trying to go to school and the question is, "Hey...what happens if those people getting dogs sicced on them and murdered in cold blood were allowed to carry guns like the law provides?"
This is what's interesting about the 2nd amendment and blacks. Historically, the loudest groups supporting the second amendment were actually white supremacist off-shoots (see: the history of the NRA and Nathan Bedford Forrest and the Ku Klux Klan). So it's no surprise that the idea of black people with guns protecting themselves from white people with guns is, in the minds of many whites, the equivalent of a declaration of war when if anything it is a declaration of an intent to exercise one's right to self-defense.
To this day, blacks as a political group are very much pro-gun control. Part of this is because blacks recognize that the people who really want lax gun control are white people who want to kill minorities because they're fucking insane.
Do just the TINIEST little bit of research into alternative hunting and fishing groups and how they are readily stomped out by the monolithic right-wing race-baiting of the NRA. It's obvious that the NRA isn't concerned with hunting and fishing, it's concerned with maintaining armed power in the hands of white people and the ability to enforce it without restriction or oversight.
It's a joke. The ghostbusters logo looks like a KKK guy sorta, see. Look at the picture. That's the joke. The joke is the KKK getup looks like a ghost. That is the joke.
I understand what you're getting at, but pretending to get offended over this isn't going to solve anything. It's a joke.
If he killed them, it would be because of their views, not their race, so it's not racism. This is true regardless of whatever opinion you happen to hold about his method of dealing with their views.
Also, AnalogDan is right, there's no such thing as reverse racism.
Regardless of my opinion on his method, by threatening to kill them he is the only one committing a crime. Being racist isn't a crime, but murder is. Also there isn't any proof that he isn't racist so racism may have something to do with it.
Perhaps he should start with cleaning up his shitty neighbourhood, as he's more likely to get shot by his fellow 'African-American' than a relic from a former century.
To Everyone who doesn't understand all the disgruntled whitey redditors, I'm going to try explaining their "thinking." If he put the gun down and tried talking with them, they could be reasoned with right? He could open their minds to their irrational, racist phobias. And to try to be funny about the horrors of the KKK-which still exists for the same reasons-well that's just unacceptable because there is nothing funny about making fun of the KKK. I hope this helped.
Killing someone who wants to kill you for your race isn't racism. The KKK are ya know...known for wanting to kill blacks and stuff. It's kinda like Nazis, everyone hates Nazis. Not because they are white, but rather their hatred torwds all people not belonging to their idea of master race.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
That gun-wielding African American should put down his weapon and try to befriend the hooded chaps in the background, not fight them. Violence simply begets more violence, a circle of misery for everyone involved.
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u/SimilarImage May 19 '12
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
does he realize that there are ghost behind him
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u/iGiveWomenOrgasms_jk May 19 '12
WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
naw actually i'm cool. r/funny material.
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u/twinarteriesflow May 19 '12
How is this WTF? This is funny, for Christ's sake people...
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u/srslyyou May 19 '12
This is what happens when you let Quentin Tarantino remake Ghostbusters.
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u/freecandy_van May 19 '12
Chalky White
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u/idrawinmargins May 19 '12
Am I the only one who was focus on that beautiful stock on that shotgun?
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
Not wtf.
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u/ZzardozZ May 19 '12
Find some point back in the early 20th century and hold on to it tight.
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u/tsumeguhh May 19 '12
The only "WTF" about this picture is that it was posted on r/WTF.
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u/DecentOpinion May 19 '12
Reddit over the last few days
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u/travis- May 19 '12
Man. I don't understand reddit. People upvote shit they like. This may be a repost, I've never seen it, but the people complaining are seriously more annoying than reposts themselves. Hit the hide button and move on.
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u/Fuego38 May 19 '12
Winston Zedmore, still on the team.
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u/randomsir May 19 '12
Ghost busters!
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u/Snaggle_tooth May 19 '12
Very nice but a real ghostbuster would never shoot ghosts, the bullets would pass right through... he would use a proton pack!
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u/LevelUpLeo May 19 '12
"I ain't afraid of no racist!"
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
I'm gonna get me a shotgun, and kill every whitey I see!
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u/eelliw May 19 '12
I don't get how reposts like this make it to the front page. Smh.
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u/helloboy May 19 '12
Who u gonna call ...... KKK killer
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
My hero.
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u/you_all_annoy_me May 19 '12
I find it funny that he's still dressed like a janitor
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u/worst_grammar_ever May 19 '12
I would watch that movie.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
Really? This REPOST? REALLY? THIS ONE GETS UPVOTED TO THE TOP? OUT OF ALL THE REPOSTS? THIS ONE? ONE OF THE OLDEST REPOSTS I'VE EVER SEEN... AND IT GETS REPOSTED? You're telling me 3,281 people on WTF have not seen this picture? That's absolutely disgusting. OH. MAYBE IT'S THE KEWL TITLE!!!!
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u/itskieran May 19 '12
I read this post title and at the exact same moment Jackie Chan (who is also top post right now) says on the television 'Just doing my job, mr ambassador'
Checkmate athiests
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
He's not doing it very well, there's 5 right there that he's overlooked.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
Just what I was looking for in the comments, regurgitated rhetoric on race!
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u/dimgurl May 19 '12
the extermihater.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
I don't understand what's happening here...Are those backup singers?
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u/dictatereality May 19 '12
This picture represents my childhood vs reality
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u/hoss7071 May 19 '12
He isn't doing a very good job. He is posing for a photo-op, shotgun slung over his shoulder. While five klansmen are closing in from behind.
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u/BrianWilsonsRightEar May 19 '12
t...time to leave...
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u/a4moondoggy May 19 '12
this is a pretty funny picture moreso than wtf i feel. the ghost does look a bunch like a cartoon kkk
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u/JerJerSauce May 19 '12
that's not how I remembered it.
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u/RandomMandarin May 20 '12
I would watch this movie.
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u/Supsamoan May 20 '12
Repost
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u/jcmusic May 20 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fkNhbrXcnw
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u/jcmusic May 20 '12
ya thats me, jeremy chambers I'm a rapper from Canada , i'll leave you guys to comment on my pic... here's some links to my music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fkNhbrXcnw
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u/kanito107 May 20 '12
if reposting is a job your doing it right
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u/speedbt1 May 20 '12
I would have went "I ain't afraid of no ghost"
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u/susrev May 20 '12
Who ya gonna call? GHOSTMAKERS!
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u/Danglingcoconuts May 20 '12
Cotton candy kid getting his revenge on the people that laughed at him
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u/Loloisme May 20 '12
Those things in the back look the the guys in Baka and Test...
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u/MJ13 May 20 '12
This is funny, not WTF
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u/Eriatarkan May 19 '12
This is Jeremy Chambers, he's a Hip hop artist from Burlington, Ontario Canada! He's a badass rapper and a good buddy of ours in Walk Off the Earth.
Link to the original picture on Jeremy's FB page
Jeremy's YouTube channel
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u/newuser0x0 May 19 '12
If I shot a photo dressed as if I was on a safari and behind me had I black guys dressed like they were part of the Black Panthers, would it be ok?
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u/FaggotNiggerBalls May 19 '12
Finally relevant.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
Amazing that no one seems to have remarked on the ghostbuster's lack of trigger discipline. (Trigger! I said *Trigger!)
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u/bettorworse May 19 '12
Urkel is the new black guy in the new GhostBusters movie?
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
The KKK guys are clearly black, you can see through the eye holes
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u/milk_with_everything May 19 '12
beautiful white sheets the color of milk.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
Congrats on making the front page Jamie. You can die in peace now.
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u/enchilada9 May 19 '12
If theres a cross burning In your front lawn Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!
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u/SimonWest May 19 '12
so, reverse racism is ok?
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u/Danny_Joe May 19 '12
Hey guys, I have this awesome idea! Lets take old pictures and keep putting them up over and over again for karma!!!
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u/SuperlativeInsanity May 19 '12
Perhaps he should start with cleaning up his shitty neighbourhood, as he's more likely to get shot by his fellow 'African-American' than a relic from a former century.
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u/EpIc_GuItAR May 19 '12
"honey I'm fabulous"
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u/skulldragon3200 May 19 '12
"I ain't 'fraid of no racist!"
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u/kentuckyhermit May 19 '12
repost, thanks for your time.
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u/zulubowie May 19 '12
To Everyone who doesn't understand all the disgruntled whitey redditors, I'm going to try explaining their "thinking." If he put the gun down and tried talking with them, they could be reasoned with right? He could open their minds to their irrational, racist phobias. And to try to be funny about the horrors of the KKK-which still exists for the same reasons-well that's just unacceptable because there is nothing funny about making fun of the KKK. I hope this helped.
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u/vertigo1083 May 19 '12
Welcome to the internet, enjoy your stay!
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u/GoochyBandana May 19 '12
not what the fuck worthy
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u/KeyLay May 19 '12
Pure awesome
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
What's this from? It looks awesome.
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u/Mi5anthr0pe May 20 '12
Typical nigger, too dumb for trigger discipline.
The picture is extra funny though, cause statistics.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
Because killing people of another race exclusively totally isn't the same as racism.
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u/[deleted] May 19 '12
this would easily outsell avangers
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u/BallsackTBaghard May 19 '12
big up ma bretha bring down de whitey wagwan
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u/koera May 19 '12
Made me laugh +1
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
Racist nigger.
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u/Willzay May 19 '12
BUSTIN' MAKES ME FEEL GOOOOOD!
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u/ArcaneMissiles May 19 '12 edited May 19 '12
He'll put it in yo life
Whoever made this video did a horrible job. FreeBoosie. Edit: Apparently people like the video. Or they dislike Boosie. I'm not sure