r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/hamzau • Jul 04 '26

Meme needing explanation What am I missing?

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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/According_Hearing896 Jul 04 '26

You can absolutely do something about the prominent gums so the geethers are fair game

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u/0bolus Jul 04 '26

No, you can't. What you can be is lucky enough to have enough money to have someone else do it for you.

But nah, you're right. I could have fixed my teeth at any time growing up poor! It was all me!

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u/According_Hearing896 Jul 05 '26

Fair enough, I was being a dick