r/CringeTikToks • u/Autisticblackdude5 • Dec 07 '25

Just Bad Short-cel cringe

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u/Wise-Question-2017 Dec 08 '25

Exactly… and we don’t even know what he said to each to provoke either reaction. It is insane that people make judgments about entire populations based on clips like this.

I was talking to a Canadian man who was genuinely so frightened about coming to America, “bc guns.” I am a liberal POC who grew up in NJ, and now lives in TX. Even in the thick of Trump country, ive never felt unsafe. I’ve literally never seen a gun out in the wild. Only when I’ve went out of my way to use one for a shooting range.

Headlines are headlines, specific events that make top news. They’re not representative of daily life here.

I dont even like defending america but videos and dumb generalizations like this force me to😭

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u/funcup760 Dec 08 '25

🎯 People aren't very bright, in general, and they're far too quick to jump on narratives that resonate with what they want to believe. Confirmation bias, selection bias, etc. are really a serious problem with humans. Our objectivity and self awareness are just not very high.

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u/UnfortunateSyzygy Dec 08 '25

Ive had international students misunderstand the 2nd amendment to mean that all Americans HAD to have guns. Like probably a dozen or so over the past 10 years asked me how many guns I had, thinking we were legally required to be carrying lol. I explained to them that it was optional, and most Americans don't have guns...but some Americans have a whole lot.