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[-] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 74 points 10 months ago

i need to point out for the health of this internet forum that this is clearly a joke

[-] MF_COOM@hexbear.net 26 points 10 months ago

Like obviously it's a joke everybody and it's a funny one chill tf out

[-] a_blanqui_slate@hexbear.net 18 points 10 months ago

Roughen up the cadence a bit and it'd be indistinguishable from a dril tweet.

[-] Kuori@hexbear.net 25 points 10 months ago

it is, but i've known plenty of smokers who feel this way, including about children

hell i remember being that kid and having adults intentionally blow smoke into my face for "complaining"

[-] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 13 points 10 months ago
[-] usernamesaredifficul@hexbear.net 10 points 10 months ago

I once heard "the worst thing the nazis ever did was ban smoking" which was a take

[-] Dolores@hexbear.net 9 points 10 months ago

smoking libertarians are the funniest posters susie-laugh

[-] usernamesaredifficul@hexbear.net 12 points 10 months ago

nope this was an in person conversation.

[-] Helmic@hexbear.net 9 points 10 months ago

i fucking hated that shit.

[-] Kuori@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago

i'm sorry you had that happen to you. trans-heart it's genuinely incredible how common of an occurrence it was. i actually had someone flick a lit cherry into my eye over it at one point, though that didn't meet with the same raucous approval from onlookers, at least

i wanna say i was 7, maybe a little younger. some people really don't like even the vague notion of someone "telling them what to do" 🙄

[-] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 13 points 10 months ago

We need you in every thread.

[-] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

I don’t get the joke. Is there some kind of online discourse that I missed out on in order to understand this? Like is this a reference to something?

I think saying absurdly out of pocket things can be funny, but there’s gotta be some context. You can say some ghoulish neoliberal shit on here and 99% of the time people will understand it’s a joke because of the context of the website

[-] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

consider the context of twitter then. the joke is she's playing someone who is incredibly paranoid and self-absorbed and reflexively defensive towards the slightest perceived gesture of disapproval. this is the default psychic mode of so much of that site and therefore internet in general.

and also consider that if this were a real person, it would still be really fucking funny, because holy shit what a freak.

[-] LocalMaxima@hexbear.net 63 points 10 months ago

btw i can tell when your cop is performatively fainting when you walk past me on the sidewalk as i’m smoking a fentanyl

[-] LocalMaxima@hexbear.net 44 points 10 months ago

and it’s pathetic

[-] happybadger@hexbear.net 42 points 10 months ago

I don't see what the big deal is. That baby can smoke near me if they want. I don't complain or fake cough because I mind my own business.

[-] Vampire@hexbear.net 30 points 10 months ago

It's true, toddlers are fucking pathetic.

[-] Barabas@hexbear.net 20 points 10 months ago

These toddlers just have bad vibes.

[-] pillow@hexbear.net 20 points 10 months ago

legendary tweet

[-] Flinch@hexbear.net 30 points 10 months ago

Child under 3 years old: on its 2nd respiratory infection of the year

This weirdo: frothingfash

[-] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 26 points 10 months ago

no she's right, these kids need to get over it

[-] kristina@hexbear.net 26 points 10 months ago

comrade baby

[-] CoolYori@hexbear.net 25 points 10 months ago

Can someone explain to a neurodivergent comrade like myself what kind of bit this is? Do it as plainly as you can because I just dont get where this person is coming from if this is a bit.

[-] barrbaric@hexbear.net 30 points 10 months ago

This is an exaggerated statement that is meant to mock the persecution complex some smokers have, I think.

[-] CoolYori@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

Thanks for the explanation it helped a lot, and it does feel like that is the case.

[-] the_itsb@hexbear.net 30 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

In case the other explanation isn't plain enough:

  • Smoking is a controversial habit
  • People who don't smoke often (rightfully!) highly object to being exposed to it, and sometimes they do this in exaggerated or dramatic ways
  • People who do smoke are sometimes offended by other people's disgust or demands to not be exposed to smoke, and this can sometimes develop into disdain for what they perceive as weakness

The joke, as I understand it, is that it is extremely silly to believe a toddler is doing exaggerated, dramatic response to smoke exposure, and it is silly for a smoker to be offended by the response of a small child, especially so offended that they're posting about it.

I should probably note that I'm also neurodivergent and sometimes wildly misunderstand humor and find things funny for entirely different reasons than neurotypical people do, so this could all be wrong. This is why I found it funny.

Also, I usually smoke a few cigarettes when I drink, and if I'm currently involved in outdoor conversation, I do stuff like hold my cigarette hand straight up above me and constantly watch the wind direction to keep smoke away from other people as much possible, whether they smoke or not. If I'm not actively chatting, I will go walk around by myself or find a spot away from everyone's airspace to check my phone. I don't find it particularly difficult to be respectful and considerate of other people's right to breathe clean air.

[-] Kuori@hexbear.net 24 points 10 months ago

people who smoke near children should be shot

[-] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 23 points 10 months ago

I know, they should offer them a smoke at least, it's rude

[-] Kuori@hexbear.net 16 points 10 months ago

no child left behind! for every baby, a comically oversized cigar!

[-] Spongebobsquarejuche@hexbear.net 19 points 10 months ago

Dont hate bacause she's sick of your babies shit.

[-] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

EDIT: Maybe this is a bit/joke/whatever. Not a particularly funny one, unless the goal is "haha you believed people could be that terrible which can never happen haha fuck you" smuglord

[-] dannoffs@hexbear.net 30 points 10 months ago

The joke is making fun of people calling very obviously genuine reactions performative.

[-] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 18 points 10 months ago

Cool, enjoy cancer

[-] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 13 points 10 months ago

Toddlers are always acting like god-damned babies.

[-] oregoncom@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago

The US started clamping down on cigarettes so that Americans would not notice the inferior quality of American tobacco compared to that of communist Cuba.

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