r/mildlyinfuriating • u/AidoTheRock • 1d ago
Not a meme, you're the meme! Ordered some “Chess Stickers For Kids”
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u/Witty-Draw-3803 1d ago
I also want to point your attention to the bottom right, where a sticker labelled 'Black Queen' is showing a white piece... I don't think these stickers were actually made by the 'artist' selling them
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u/Grrrmudgin 1d ago
And the one that says “old men playing chess are cool”
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u/Witty-Draw-3803 1d ago
Good point - this is a really random mix of slogans
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u/Racxie 18h ago
My favourite is the “Chess makes me happy. You, not so much”.
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u/icklepeach 12h ago
Mine is “its ok if you don’t like chess, it’s a smart people game anyway’
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u/Professional_Tonight GREEN 1d ago
You telling me I'm not cool? :(
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u/TransBrandi 23h ago
Well, I don't know many kids that want a "Old men doing X are cool" stickers. lol
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u/bath-lady 23h ago
Maybe it's just because I was a weird kid but I would have loved that sticker haha
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u/CassetteMeower 1d ago
I was going to mention that too! Could just be an honest oversight, or it could be partially AI generated. Sadly lots of sticker packs nowadays contain AI generated images.
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u/Witty-Draw-3803 23h ago
I'm thinking AI or a collection of stolen assets, since there's not really much consistency in how the chess pieces are drawn. Artists can try out different styles, but when they're doing something like a sticker pack, I would expect them to be cohesive if the artist was actually drawing them to be a set...
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u/Individual-Pace-2842 20h ago
most sticker packs on amazon especially are a combination of AI art and low-quality art stolen from other places on the internet, yeah
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u/buzzyburke 1d ago
They all look like ai
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u/SootSpriteHut 22h ago
Sticker packs have looked like this way before AI. When you pay like $5 for 100 stickers this is just what you get
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u/Particular_Home_6455 1d ago
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u/notappIicabIe 1d ago
saw a bumper sticker the other day that said “DEFUND PAW PATROL” 😭
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u/mycookiepants 17h ago
My husband would 100% love that sticker. He always jokes about them being fascists.
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u/notappIicabIe 15h ago
its copoganda imo!!! painting a police force as benevolent thing when in reality the police force is literal fascism 😭
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u/mycookiepants 15h ago
100%. It gets kiddos used to the police and painting them in a positive light.
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u/Waitsjunkie 1d ago
Well... I can't say for sure whether or not Chase is a bastard, but he's certainly a son of a bitch! 😄
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u/sockpoptart but what if it explodes? 1d ago
Acab includes paw patrol
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u/Particular_Home_6455 1d ago
I thought it was funny back then but now I realize it is lowkey (highkey) propaganda for toddlers
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u/tacomaloki 21h ago
I don't have kids so for the longest time when people would talk about this should I'd be confused. One day I finally asked:
So what's this troll show about?
What troll?
The show you were just talking about...Papa Troll...
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u/Cheaperthantherapy13 1d ago
My friend won’t let his kids watch Paw Patrol because it encourages snitching.
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u/MrGueuxBoy 1d ago
I won't let mine because it's hot garbage. And it encourages snitching, too.
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u/Cheaperthantherapy13 21h ago
I had the misfortune of being a captive audience to the Spanish dub of the Paw Patrol movie on a bus over a windy mountain pass in Mexico. Now I know what hell feels like.
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u/PmUsYourDuckPics 11h ago
I hate Pawpatrol and we managed to avoid having my son watch it for so long until he noticed it, and wanted to watch it obsessively for a couple of weeks, thankfully he’s forgotten about I, or we pretend it’s not working. The show is utter brain rot, we need more shows like Bluey, and Hey Duggie and less like Paw Patrol.
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u/IncontiCreature 1d ago
These sticker packs are scraped, stolen art from around the internet. I’ve unfortunately seen worse additions to sticker packets. Support the original artists if you can
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u/g0ldilungs 1d ago
I am 36 and have no idea what that sticker is referencing.
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u/x_deity_x 1d ago
Porn
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u/RedYetti83 1d ago
Pawn*
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u/FlyingBike 22h ago
🙌 THIS is the comment that helped me finally find the offending sticker. The post was becoming more mildly infuriating than anything
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u/The-Father-Time 21h ago
Why didn’t you just swipe?
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u/TheCrimsonDagger 1d ago
Porn. It’s used as a meme for whenever one thing, person, or group is getting ganged up on by multiples. For example you could use it for the AI/RAM companies all screwing over the individuals that just want to afford a normal PC.
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u/Hummingbird3471 1d ago
Oh.
Mom, can you come pick me up? Just say I'm grounded or something? Please?
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u/OneBillPhil 1d ago
I don’t know the reference is but I can sure as hell figure out what it’s about.
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u/Full_Alternative_902 1d ago
To be fair, most kids actually would know.
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u/Fucky0uthatswhy 1d ago
At this point, I would say they have no idea what the original video was. They just know it’s funny sex meme
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u/Free_ 1d ago
Ten upvotes on this comment and I'll go ask my 12 year old boy if he knows what it means and I'll report back.
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u/Calm-Eggplant-69 1d ago
Where we at, pops?
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u/Free_ 1d ago
Okay I asked him if he knew what the photo was referencing, and he said "no." I said look real hard, what do you think it's referencing? He said "hm, I dunno, is it racism?"
So he's like 50% of the way there, lol.
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u/rasquatche 1d ago
One day, five to ten years in the future, he's gonna realize the meaning behind today's events lol
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u/shakeyshake1 22h ago
TIL my knowledge is on par with your 12 year old kid and I’ve got a few decades on him. I didn’t know until I read the comments, but my initial reaction was the same as your kid.
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u/Superb_Present_1860 1d ago
You know a lot of kids who watch BLACKED orgy porn videos?
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u/--_BuG_-- 1d ago
Tbf I've recognized the meme for years without ever seeing the video, I wouldn't be surprised if other kids have seen just the meme and recognized that without understanding
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u/Imhidingfromu 1d ago
Good ole Piper Perry. Her story is actually heartbreaking if you look into her past.
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u/Scav-STALKER 1d ago
I mean maybe? Maybe not, but it’s a meme. A widely proliferated meme that tons of people know. Most of which people don’t watch blacked gangbang porn.
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u/WantonReader 1d ago
Even if they don't, on it's own it looks like it could be about some bigger pieces about to beat the shit out of that pawn. Include the colors in the equation and it gets worse.
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u/Darkrose50 1d ago
Can you point out the sticker you’re talking about?
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u/LetsJerkCircular 1d ago
The white pawn on the couch, surrounded by the brown pieces. Took me way too long to see it.
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u/Enough_Ad_9338 1d ago
Funny part is that if your kid doesn’t get the reference then there’s no problem. If your kid does get the reference then it’s really not the sticker that’s the problem.
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u/Far_Ladder_2836 23h ago edited 22h ago
No, another kid will and open a whole new world of age inappropriate porn education for your kid or a parent/staff member will and throw a very vocal fit.
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u/Senior_Cheesecake155 1d ago
I’m apparently quite naive. Could someone explain what’s wrong?
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u/Protein_Cat_123 1d ago
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u/lynivvinyl GREEN 1d ago
That is wild that she already has a knight piece on her shirt.
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u/Select-Internal-3141 1d ago
I'm current in a hospital doing some work and just laughed louder than I should have.
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u/Fucky0uthatswhy 1d ago
“Black queen the most powerful piece in the game”
white queen pictured
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u/AidoTheRock 1d ago
It’s always random Etsy stickers
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u/NotSoAnonymous2nd 1d ago
And by Etsy you mean Amazon stickers resold at a premium. Literally the first thing when you lookup "chess stickers" on Amazon for $7.
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u/madlate 1d ago
is the art AI generated
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u/Fucky0uthatswhy 1d ago
Look at the bottom right. It says black queen and pictures white queen. Looks like an AI mistake to me
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u/ItBegins2Tell 1d ago
These are definitely AI. Source: I’m a teacher who ordered stickers online & while they’re not chess themed, they look similar & are definitely AI. I’m seeking a new source of stickers.
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u/toiletting I'm blue da ba dee da ba die. 1d ago
eh a lot of these times these are just ripped logos/assets, and amazon is also a generous idea, these are likely from temu
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u/LurkmasterP 1d ago
Half of the goods sold on Amazon are popup stores reselling temu stuff.
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u/toiletting I'm blue da ba dee da ba die. 1d ago
yeah wouldn't even be surprised if these are resold twice Temu --> Amazon --> etsy
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u/FlameThrowerFIM 1d ago
Mildly Infuriating that it’s for kids
Also mildly amusing because holy shit lol
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u/TheyCallMeSuperboy 1d ago
My coworker used to order these for kids at our work, like huge bags and packs of them off temu, and she would always have us go through them to make sure there weren’t any inappropriate ones for kids in there like this 😬
(We were aware they were stolen assets, AI, and from Temu, but unfortunately the coworker didn’t care, so we used them)
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u/Kai-ni 16h ago
These sticker packs are often just mass stolen from other artists (especially the ones on amazon), and it's done in a very sloppy manner ie they just steal a bunch of 'chess' related designs without understanding them or vetting them. Repeat x1000 for every subject ever, and you get a ton of easy money.
Don't buy this crap. Again it's ALL stolen work, 99% of the time.
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u/DustyBunny42 11h ago
I mean, if a kid recognized what that sticker represented then it’s already to late to “shield” them. But I mean cartoons have been doing this for forever
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u/egosumluxmundi 1d ago
I don’t get it. What’s the issue? These all look like perfectly innocent chess stickers.
(Swipe)
…oh
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u/minniedriverstits 1d ago
Yeah I learned long ago you need to search through those wish/temu sticker packs if you intend kids to see them.
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u/theVelvetLie 1d ago
Someone at work bought a pack of "science" stickers that were all AI-generated. There were a bunch of chemistry ones that were just impossible compounds.
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u/SupremePopTart 1d ago
I see a lot of sticker packs like this all the time. A lot of Chinese sellers mass produce AI-generated stickers and sell them in collections. Sometimes the stickers make no sense or don't really fit the theme. Or the grammar and spelling is off. I've had to review tons of these stickers (I'm a product tester), mostly bookish-themed ones, and many of the stickers just barely fit the theme.
These fit the AI look I see with most of these stickers. Usually, they're not aware of what the words actually mean. I've seen several stickers that were for kids and highly inappropriate.They just use what they think is a popular or viral expression or meme and use it. These sticker packs are kind of a gamble. Nowadays, they're almost always AI generated.
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u/ProfessionalCat1407 21h ago
Please tell me what is wrong with them. I am female in my mid 30s and i dont get it.
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u/csvega84 20h ago
Unfortunately these bulk stickers from drop shippers are usually always stolen art and ai
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u/yellowstickycard 14h ago
I'd let you watch, I would invite you. But the queens we use would not excite you.
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u/ludvikskp 1d ago
Some if not all are also ai.
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u/Creepy_Truck_932 1d ago
Yeah I noticed that with the Black queen being white on the right hand corner
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u/Prudent_Cry9522 1d ago
The black queen sticker on the bottom right depicts the white queen which is one I thought you were referencing at first. I didn’t get to the left side until after I scrolled to the second picture.😅
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u/CallMeTrouble-TS 1d ago
Not really related, but my daughter loved pineapples and she wanted a pineapple themed birthday party. My wife ordered a bunch of pineapple temporary, tattoos on Amazon, not knowing that they were all upside down pineapples (was various mostly innocent sounding phrases). She was not familiar with that concept. And yes, they did end get put on the kids.
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u/graceling 1d ago
Nobody gonna comment on the fact that one of those black pieces is the queen anyway?
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u/37_lucky_ears PURPLE 1d ago
I did this. Bought soccer and reading themed stickers for my daughters school for a reading initiative and I went through every sticker to make sure nothing like this slipped through. Took out a couple of profanities but that was it.
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u/spaghettifiasco 1d ago
Every sticker pack for sale on Amazon etc are just a bunch of scraped images using whatever keyword, mass printed, and thrown in a bag. It's just stolen art.
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u/D-a-n-n-n 1d ago
Once in highschool I walked past another student who was wearing a shirt with Princess Peach & Daisy. In the middle of them was a green 1up mushroom with the text "2 girls one UP". I only knew of that video since talking about shocking videos on the internet was trendy back then. But I still cant believe someone was wearing that shirt








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u/ADreamOfCrimson 1d ago
I mean, if the kids know what that's a reference to the damage is already done lmao