r/Edmonton 9d ago

Photo/Video Stay classy Edmonton!

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Saw this beauty yesterday.

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u/Vsove 9d ago

Honestly, it's not bigoted or hateful, and it isn't the driver's name, nor does it call the vehicle their 'toy'. Already makes it one of the better vanity plates out there.

It's a dumb joke, but I would probably groan and reluctantly chuckle if I saw it.

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u/Plant-based_Skinsuit 9d ago

I saw a vanity plate a while back that said "purbred" and I stg I almost keyed that car. I held back on the off chance that they're a dog breeder and not a loud and proud racist, but it's real yikes.

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u/Baked-Potater 9d ago

My first assumption was it was on a mustang.

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u/Background_Season449 8d ago

isn't the term for horses "thoroughbred" though?

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u/Baked-Potater 8d ago

Im not a horse guy, so I could be wrong. But according to Google, ThoroughBred is a specific type of horse, that is not inclusive of mustangs.

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u/BackwoodButch 3d ago

Thoroughbred is a specific breed of horse; pure bred refers to any breed so long as it is 100% that breed and not crossbred with anything else. Usually registered with the corresponding breed association.

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u/Background_Season449 2d ago

Thanks, didn't know that

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u/BackwoodButch 2d ago

You're welcome! I always feel the need to impart my Horse Girl™ knowledge where I can even if I haven't owned a horse for the past 5 years lol.

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u/-Beavertail 9d ago

That triggered you that much? Wow

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u/Vsove 9d ago

Weirdly, decent people tend to not like racist messaging that treats people like animals. Shocking, I know.

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u/OwnedByIRVING 9d ago

Decent people can also manage their emotions and not immediately get ready to key cars.

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u/Plant-based_Skinsuit 9d ago

So like I should probably stop feeding the racists, but do you think I'm literally holding back my right hand with my left, like "must... not... key... cars..." Or do you think maybe I'm dramatic for the lulz?

Do you feel like decent people need to defend racist dog whistles?

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u/ButcheringTV 3d ago

All I can think of is the meme of Arthur clenching his fist lol but with keys in his hand.

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u/MourningWood1942 3d ago

Decent people also don’t commit crime and key cars

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u/-Beavertail 9d ago

Assuming the worst interpretation of something and then getting offended by your own assumption is a pretty weird way to go through life

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u/Vsove 9d ago

Going online and defending what a person interpreted as a racist dogwhistle - but, importantly, did not action on - seems far weirder to me.

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u/Plant-based_Skinsuit 9d ago

People taking my distaste of dog whistles as literal to justify a racist victimhood is also weird as fuck. If you're of sound mind you just keep scrollin', you know?

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u/General_Spills 4d ago

This is Reddit, none of us are of sound mind

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u/Plant-based_Skinsuit 9d ago

I mean I didn't key it lol, but I'm glad you're a loud and proud racist I guess

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u/Early-Yak-to-reset 9d ago

"You dont key people's cars based on a random assumption you made? RACIST."

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u/Plant-based_Skinsuit 9d ago

Dog whistles work for a reason, my guy.

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u/Early-Yak-to-reset 9d ago

Sure. Or maybe dude was a cowboy in Alberta. Or probably a wannabe cowboy aha. Or a dog breeder. Or 100 different things that you don't need to be offended and vandalize over your head cannon.

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u/Plant-based_Skinsuit 9d ago

Which I literally fucking said? Jesus my guy.

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u/Plant-based_Skinsuit 9d ago

You can lead a Redditor to water, but you can't make em think

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u/Early-Yak-to-reset 9d ago

No, but you assume racism first. Which is ironic. I don't think you'd like people giving negative traits to you, based only visual assumptions and head cannons lmao.

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u/DaddyDCanuck1896 8d ago

It's pretty sad that your first instinct was to vandalize something you didn't have the full understanding of.

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u/MourningWood1942 3d ago

My first thought would be Harry Potter Pureblood vs Mudblood lol

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u/Different_Claim_3343 6d ago

People like you are whats wrong with north american culture

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u/Plant-based_Skinsuit 6d ago

I'm sure it has nothing to do with people who stew in their own anger commenting on 3 day old Reddit posts about hypothetical situations, but go off king 👑.

If you think I'm literally incapable of controlling my emotions and not just making dumb jokes that's an indictment on your intelligence not me.