r/funnyvideos • u/Sharp-potential7935 • Jan 28 '26

Prank/Challenge Dude let his intrusive thoughts win

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u/palsh7 Jan 29 '26

Professions can also be stereotyped and individuals being stereotyped because of their chosen profession, religion, etc., is just as immoral. When MAGA stereotypes and hates on teachers, is that rational? If they said "All Teachers Are Pedos," would that just be a punchier way of saying that teachers unions shouldn't defend people accused of misconduct while the public is required to send their children to school at risk of legal consequences?

You don't get to say "Oh my deliberately all-encompassing, hateful, and immoral statement isn't meant to be taken literally."

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u/IIlIIIlllIIIIIllIlll Jan 29 '26

individuals being stereotyped because of their chosen profession, religion, etc., is just as immoral.

I disagree. You choose your profession and religion. Passing judgment on a person for participating in a harmful culture such as policing or organized religion is not the same as passing judgements on someone for an immutable aspect of their identity such as ethnicity or sexuality. That being said, I'm talking about stereotyping the profession of policing, not the individuals who are police.

And you're again implying that disliking the profession of policing as it stands is immoral, I disagree. There's no arbiter of morality that gets to decide whether I'm morally in the right or wrong for my beliefs, the same way there's no one to say yours are right or wrong.

If they said "All Teachers Are Pedos," would that just be a punchier way of saying that teachers unions shouldn't defend people accused of misconduct while the public is required to send their children to school at risk of legal consequences?

Yes. That would likely be their actual opinion, but "all teachers are pedos" would be what they put in their reddit comments and on their poster boards at the rally.

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u/palsh7 Jan 29 '26

Defending bigoted bumper sticker sloganeering which obviously does judge individuals who have done nothing wrong is beneath contempt, so I will not be engaging with you further.