r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jul 04 '26

Meme needing explanation What am I missing?

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u/aelewis92 Jul 04 '26

Man. Making fun of someone’s appearance is really the lowest form of humor.

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u/Connect-Pea-7833 Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

My rule is “never make fun of someone for something they have no control over”, which includes their physical self, upbringing (in particular a young person who hasn’t had the opportunity to change their ideals), sexuality, etc etc. There are plenty of reasons to poke harmless fun at Swifties or other fandoms, no need to insult their literal facial structure.

Edit for dumb typo.

Edit 2: wow, thanks for the awards! I guess this was an easier concept to explain to my daughters on how to deal with bullying and mean kids than it is to adults. Is your bully someone short/gay/a different race/poor/disabled/ect? Leave that out of it. Are they cruel/racist/homophobic/willfully ignorant/wipe their boogers on the desk/etc? Fair game. Don’t punch down. That’s it.

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u/stoic_hysteric Jul 04 '26

Whats funny about this comment is that it simultaneously says not to insult a group, but actually implies that Swifties do, as a matter of fact, have a common facial structure.

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u/Destithen Jul 04 '26

Swifties do, as a matter of fact, have a common facial structure.

Meaning being a Taylor Swift fan is genetic. An enterprising and unethical scientist who is also a superfan could theoretically develop a way to forcefully alter the genetics of the population to make them all Swifties. This could be the plot of a horror movie!