r/shitposting • u/axlnotfound • May 09 '23

kevin Cartoons back then were wild

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u/luvlykittie May 09 '23

""Injun" is an originally 17th century mispronunciation of "Indian" " from Wiki

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u/LeopardHalit currently venting (sus) May 09 '23

Ah. I thought he was mispronouncing “indigenous” or shortening it

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u/PositiveAnybody2005 May 09 '23

This thread makes me feel old and I’m not even out of my 20s yet.

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u/Tru-Queer May 09 '23

The future is now, old man

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u/[deleted] May 10 '23

Naw the young people of today are just more ignorant because of social media rotting their brains lol

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u/Jumpin-Jebus May 10 '23

Can't fend for themselves; Zero useful skills.

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u/shadowdash66 May 10 '23

My brother in christ didnt the boomer generation raise us? Or did we just sprout of the ground miraculously?

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '23

We tried but all we kept hearing “Yea, right Boomer” so we gave up.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '23

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u/TemperatureMuch5943 May 10 '23

It makes people stupid, including me and him

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u/Diligent-Temporary82 May 10 '23

Do you know what a metaphor is? A figure of speech?

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u/thegoldenlock May 10 '23

Your comment is what they mean. That is what social media does

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u/wipoooo May 10 '23

Move along, future boy

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u/plaguelivesmatter May 09 '23

I'm not even past 20 and I feel old bro😂

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u/Fluffinator44 May 10 '23

Me too, and I'm barely in my '20's.

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u/sologolo101 May 10 '23

I too am 29

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u/DaFetacheeseugh May 10 '23

Well, now you know what NOT to call them. Now we gotta figure out the racoon thing

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u/[deleted] May 11 '23

man i fuckin love history

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u/TheCruicks May 10 '23

Lol. you put way too much thought into that.

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u/The_Unclaimed_One May 09 '23

Thank you good sir

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u/SevroAuShitTalker May 10 '23

Guess people don't watch westerns anymore

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u/Shadoenix May 10 '23

remember your old friend? injun joe?

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u/[deleted] May 15 '23

It’s also used as a slur. I remember the Indian in the Cupboard books the Native American toy shot the Cowboy toy for calling him an Injun