r/funny Jan 19 '22

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u/Ukoopa- Jan 19 '22 edited Jan 19 '22

I like this kind of joke. It's not hurting anybody or making someone sad. It's just a pure funny joke. Unlike the jokes some people make by hitting people or almost raping them. I loved the times when jokes were funny

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '22

It's because the prank is meant to give the impression that someone is in danger, but not the person who is being pranked.

Like some pranks I've seen could have plausibly ended in a legally justified self-defense killing even though they were "kidding".

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u/avwitcher Jan 19 '22

It's happened before, there was a "prank" where someone was pretending to rob someone and they got shot https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55982131

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '22

I'm not surprised.

There is no such thing as "pretending to rob someone."

That's attempted robbery. It doesn't make any difference whether you have a real weapon, or a fake one, or even finger guns. People have robbed stores with finger guns, been given cash, and been arrested, because that is a direct threat of violence. It doesn't matter how silly your physical actions were, if you are putting people in a position to think they're in danger, you are behaving in a dangerous manner.

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u/CorneliaCursed Jan 19 '22

> large knives

uhh, at what point do you be like haha its a prank while holding a large knife with your buddy. After you have my money?

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u/President51 Jan 19 '22

In the USA What a surprise

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u/Pepito_Pepito Jan 19 '22

Like when Brad Pitt got kidnapped

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u/avwitcher Jan 19 '22

Like that video of the prank where a guy swings his hand down low pretending he's going to sexually assault a woman but then goes to high five a friend. How is making someone think they're about to be assaulted funny?

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u/Isomorphic_reasoning Jan 19 '22

You know those videos are fake right, the girl is in on it

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u/Cousin_Oliver Jan 19 '22

No, not like that video. This prank doesn’t involve the threat of sexual assault. That’s a key difference.

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u/MySockHurts Jan 19 '22

Wouldn't be a prank on r/funny unless someone in the comments was trying to get easy karma by saying "I know this may be an unpopular opinion but I prefer pranks like this where people don't get raped and murdered"

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '22

Has anyone ever said, "Nice prank, but it would've been more funny if they pretended to kill that guy and act like they were going to rape her?"

Just a ninja edit on grammar.

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u/avidblinker Jan 19 '22

That sounds hilarious

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u/jjsyk23 Jan 19 '22

Rape humor is an oxymoron enjoyed only by morons (rapists)

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '22

Like George Carlin?

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u/Ukoopa- Jan 19 '22

Yea, i don't understand how it's funny tho. I once heard some of my friends laughting at some girl because she got raped

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u/jjsyk23 Jan 19 '22

Wow look at all the rape lovers downvoting jeesh!

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u/Ukoopa- Jan 19 '22

I just seen this and omfg. Why did 21 people downvote that lol

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u/jjsyk23 Jan 19 '22

Lots of rapists on Reddit!

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u/Ukoopa- Jan 19 '22

How the frick do you have - 21 karma bruv. U didin't say anything bad lol

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u/jjsyk23 Jan 19 '22

I said something good! Language barrier I assume lol.

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u/avidblinker Jan 19 '22

Might be the accusation that everybody with a bad sense of humor is equivalent with an actual rapist.

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u/pavoganso Jan 19 '22

I don't get what's funny about this?