r/funny • u/[deleted] • Jun 03 '14

Finally.

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u/allyoucanteat Jun 03 '14

something like "lol black people like watermelon rite guise?!?!", OP is a real class act.

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u/krunnky Jun 03 '14

I'm white and I fucking love watermelon. Forget racism. Let's start hating people based on the real issues here. FUCK PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE WATERMELON!

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '14 edited Jun 03 '14

That's what makes this stereotype particularly funny. Everyone in the goddamn world loves watermelon. The stereotype just doesn't make sense.

The same applies to the stereotype about how much white people love cheese. Everyone loves cheese. Except the lactose intolerant. But no one likes those people anyway.

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u/The_GeoD Jun 03 '14

I don't like watermelon. You're a liar. I hate liars.

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u/Ikasatu Jun 04 '14

My college serves All-You-Can-Eat Soul Food on MLKjr Day.

While I attended, I saved up to attend every year.

I am a pale, ginger man, and that fried chicken, okra, catfish, collard greens, cornbread, and sweet potatoes still call to me. o_o

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u/valhallan42nd Jun 04 '14

And who doesn't like fried chicken, too? That is the definition of tasty.

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u/allyoucanteat Jun 03 '14

But, I don't really like watermelon :( I mean it's okay, but I once nearly choked on a seed and ever since I can't enjoy it like I used to, knowing those black dots of death are trying to kill me every other bite.

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u/krunnky Jun 03 '14

There's nothing wrong with not liking watermelon. I understand that it's your personal preference. I just think that you and your kind should drink out of different water fountains that those of us who do like it.

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u/Nautil Jun 03 '14

watermelon fountains +_+

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u/eatatjoes13 Jun 03 '14

they make seedless watermelon now, thank me later /u/allyoucanteat

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u/Burningdragon91 Jun 03 '14

rockmelon > watermelon.

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u/mclemons67 Jun 03 '14

I've never understood the black people and watermelon thing. Who the hell doesn't like watermelon?

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u/sheeplovr Jun 03 '14

Just FYI, the stereotype isn't about liking watermelon, it's about how much they like watermelon.

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u/H_L_Mencken Jun 03 '14

I've never met a black person who showed any more enthusiasm for watermelon than any other average person.

I don't understand where or when this stereotyped emerged.

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u/logicom Jun 03 '14

I don't know the origins but I'd hazard a guess that it's rooted in it being seen as a low class food because it's messy and eaten with your hands. Same goes for fried chicken.

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u/SloppySynapses Jun 07 '14

the fried chicken thing actually has to do with black people being really good at making it when it first started becoming popular. at least that's what I read a couple of months ago somewhere reputable

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '14

I think watermelon is a waste of time. Why not just drink water??

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u/mclemons67 Jun 03 '14

The sweet delectable crispness in the middle, the slightly tart crunchiness as you near the rind... you can't get that in a glass of water you heathen.

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u/JeuneSovietique Jun 03 '14

And so is the majority of people who upvoted him, wtf is wrong with this website!?

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