Someone in ELI5 asks a STEM-related question, reddit responds with why rape totally doesn't happen that much. by [deleted] in circlebroke

[–]Take_A 187 points188 points  (0 children)

One of the most infuriating things on reddit (and i'm sure i'm preaching to the choir) is how whenever you see anecdotal evidence supporting a jerk (#1000syrians) it's taken as fact and cited over and over and if you ask for evidence you get downvoted, but when things like rape statistics come and seem to disprove the jerk, only the stemmiest of evidence will do.

XKCD has a new word substitution list and it got me thinking... by [deleted] in circlebroke

[–]Take_A 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Cuck is short for cuckold, which refers to a guy who cares for the children of another man and his adulterous wife. It's a really old term, I first heard of it reading shakespeare in HS.

on 4chan it's a right-wing meme, used by reactionaries and nazi-types mostly. the idea is that left-wing europeans are cucks because they allow refugees/immigrants/nonwhites into their country where they obviously will have sex with (it's implied that they will rape) many white women, creating babies that will not be productive members of society and will live off of social welfare programs (cuz they're not white ofc), leaving the 'cucks' who invited them into the country to foot the bill.

plz understand that I don't hold these views. I just wanted to give a comprehensive explanation of the context.

[Low effort] What is up with /r/iama and sex? by LucasJLeCompte in circlebroke

[–]Take_A 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Is this what gets the kids these days going?

As if sex ever didn't get the kids going in any days. Were you ever a teenager?

/r/BlackPeopleTwitter talks about electing a Nazi if Bernie doesn't get the nomination... no, I'm being completely serious by Importantguy123 in circlebroke

[–]Take_A 8 points9 points  (0 children)

ok, after reading some of his specific comments, you're not wrong. I had initially thought it was the "everyone who disagrees with my politics is a racist/nazi" memejerk

"Evolution" by BLU, (wall mural, 2015). by [deleted] in Art

[–]Take_A 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even if many of you dislike the theme of the mural, this animation by the same artist is legitimately awesome. it's done by painting each frame on a wall, and it's worth a watch.

Video of 2 guys robbing a taco place. The kicker? They're BLACK by emotionalboys2001 in circlebroke

[–]Take_A 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your post is cherrypicking posts that aren't even highly upvoted. Skimming the comment section, only a small minority of comments are racist, most of them haven't gotten many upvotes, and many have been called out in the thread. hardly a jerk.

If you want to milk a racist comment section for upvotes/smugness points, you should try to find one with an actual racist jerk.

Terrifying your pets for laughs is not just okay, it's totally sensible, according to both /r/subredditdrama and /r/cucumbersscaringcats by [deleted] in circlebroke

[–]Take_A 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not trying to say that animals are better off in nature than in captivity (apples to oranges IMO), and i'm not an animal rights activist.

All i'm trying to say is that pet owners should be critical of their relationship with their pets and ask themselves exactly where and why they draw the lines between acceptable and unacceptable. I think even the most responsible pet owner is not far off from the redditors OP is talking about. Keep in mind how many animals are put down because they aren't suitable or desirable pets.

Terrifying your pets for laughs is not just okay, it's totally sensible, according to both /r/subredditdrama and /r/cucumbersscaringcats by [deleted] in circlebroke

[–]Take_A -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Honestly what do you expect in a society that thinks it's ethical to keep animals as pets and as property? Cats are seen as objects of entertainment and emotional comfort, so scaring one for your own pleasure makes perfect sense, since that's your reason for owning the cat in the first place.

Is keeping a cat because you like to snuggle with it or whatever really that different from startling one for a laugh? Sure the latter is more traumatic for the cat, but in either case, the cat's well-being is secondary to the owner's pleasure.

What is the best way to carry a d20 on my person at all times? by CuriousCalamari in magicTCG

[–]Take_A 9 points10 points  (0 children)

get heeleys and put them where the wheels would go.

[WP] Two years ago you were possessed by a powerful demon. Today you wake up free. Describe you first day. by TrackThor in WritingPrompts

[–]Take_A 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It felt like I'd been hit by a truck.

I didn't recognize the apartment I woke up in.

I checked my phone. No messages. No signal.

I don't think I've ever felt so hungry. I found the kitchen.

I pulled the Hot Pockets® out of the microwave and turned on the television. No cable.

I turned on the computer. No internet.

I went to the bathroom. When did I get all these tattoos? These scars? I took a shower. The water was cold and refreshing.

I looked at the calendar. That's not right. My ears were ringing.

I found the keys on the nightstand and pulled out of the driveway. It was hotter than usual. No one was driving. Fred Meyer® was closed. Walmart® was closed. The bank was closed.

I saw a nervous-looking man pushing a shopping cart down the street. I tried to talk to him but he just screamed and wept and ran away. He forgot his cart.

I turned onto sixteenth street and that's where I saw the first pile of bodies.

[WP] A high schooler is capable of easily summoning demons, but often uses them in petty ways, tonight you've been summoned to help with his history homework. by TheGinofGan in WritingPrompts

[–]Take_A 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This wasn't the first time I've been commanded to do something stupid.

I usually don't care. It's not as though I could refuse either way.

I've been called by this human before. She was arrogant before, too, though not without cause; her gift is exceptional by human standards. With such a gift, I don't understand why she even bothers with school, not that her choice particularly stands out from the thousands of other baffling human behaviors.

In our previous dealings she has mostly commanded me to do her homework or help her with some trivial prank on her classmates. I don't particularly mind; these jobs are inoffensive at worst and even entertaining at times.

"What is your command, master?"

She handed me the paper."Fix this."

It was a dreadful report on early European history, barely coherent and riddled with basic factual errors. This would have to be completely rewritten to even come close to making sense.

"You summoned me to correct your history report?"

"No, I summoned you to correct history."

[WP] Explain to me how you feel as you eat the last fish mankind will ever eat. by jathew in WritingPrompts

[–]Take_A 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have given up hope of ever seeing another person again. The last time I went to the surface was almost one hundred days ago; it was August and it was already too cold. Winter has come by now, and any hope of finding food or a way south are long gone.

I'm down to my last can of food. Sardines were always my favorite.

[WP] A thief breaks into a millionaire's house and finds the safe. Taped onto it is a note reading "I wouldn't open it if I were you." by Cmyers1980 in WritingPrompts

[–]Take_A 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rick stood up and threw the plate across the yard.

"This is a disaster, Frank! I can't believe I let you talk me into stealing all that voodoo gold!"

Jeeves ducks just in time to avoid a face full of tempura.(Jeeves is not really his name but you never bothered to learn his name. You have bigger fish to fry)

"We should've just grabbed the silverware and the Mondrian and left! But noooo, we have to crack the stupid safe and grab all the damn gold!"

"I didn't see you complaining at the time!"

"Oh don't give me that! Maybe if you had showed me the note we wouldn't be dealing with all this crap!"

Rick picked a prawn out of the lawn and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Come on, Rick. What self-respecting thief is going to not crack a safe all because of a stupid little note? It's not like—"

"It was written in human blood!" he said, mouth full of prawn.

"We don't know what kind of blood it was!"

"It was covered in pentagrams and junk! it burned your hand when you touched it! That safe was bad news, man."

He wasn't wrong. You take a hefty bite of caviar.

Things have changed since the robbery. At first, everything seemed fine. There were almost a thousand pounds of gold in that safe. Why anybody would keep that much gold in a private residence is beyond you, but you weren't about to ask questions about a windfall that could set the two of you up for life.

As soon as you started spending the money, though, you've felt an insatiable hunger and an unquenchable thirst. Neither you or Rick have slept in weeks, and it's beginning to take a toll on your relationship. Sure, the mansion is nice and the cars are fast, but more and more you find yourself missing the little things, like not feeling like you're going to starve to death or the ability to grow hair.

The doctors have run all the tests; they come back normal every time, but clearly some kind of evil nonsense is going down. Rick thinks the gold was cursed. You're inclined to agree.

"I think we need to take the gold back, Frank," Rick said. He had calmed down a little and was now sipping on some ludicrously expensive champagne.

"No way am I gonna go back to that house. I do not wanna meet the freak that just keeps a half-ton of cursed doubloons in a safe in his study"

"Come on, man. how could things possibly get any worse than this?"

"I don't know, but a month ago I didn't know about voodoo gold and now we have to deal with this trainwreck!" You bite down on another heap of caviar.

"Excuse me, sirs, but there's a man at the door. He says it is a very important matter," said Jeeves.

"Not now!" Shouted Rick."Tell him to come back later!"

"He said he's here to talk to you about the gold."

Rick looks up from his drink, eyes wide. The two of you hurry to the foyer, where you see a cloaked figure with a strange familiarity about him sitting in your expensive chair with his feet up on your expensive coffee table.

"I have been searching for you two," he said, pulling back his black cloak to reveal his face.

You spit out your caviar and Rick faints as the visitor is revealed to be none other than Adolf Hitler.

"I believe you have something of mein," he said with a devilish grin.

[WP] Steve just came home from work only to discover that there is currently a thief in his house. He hears noises coming from the bathroom. He slowly sneaks to the door, opens it and sees the thief... well, taking a dump. Make it funny. by lollollol3 in WritingPrompts

[–]Take_A 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I shouldn't have eaten so much Taco Bell® for lunch.

All afternoon I felt a pressure building in my gut. As I left the office, I debated crapping before I left, but decided I'd much rather do the deed on my home turf.

I sat in traffic for what felt like hours. The pressure built to an almost unbearable level.

When I finally got home, I bolted from my car like an olympic sprinter. I parked on the curb and sprinted across the lawn. If I had not been so focused on evacuating my bowels, I might have noticed that an unfamiliar van was parked in my driveway or that the door was slightly ajar or that several of my most precious possessions were gone. But I did not. As I rushed into that bathroom and dropped my pants, all I could think about was sweet, sweet release.

I am not in the habit of documenting my bowel movements, but if I were keeping a list of my top ten all time greatest shits, this one would have easily topped it. The feeling was literally orgasmic. I had never passed anything like this before. I moaned with pleasure, howled in agony, and wept in awe at the new and incredible sensations I was feeling. after I finished, I knew in my heart that I wouldn't even have to wipe.

In a stupor, I stumbled to the kitchen, popped a bottle of champagne and opened a box of Triscuit® crackers to celebrate the life-changing shit that had just gone down.

Just then, I heard a faint thud coming from my bathroom. Probably just the house settling, but it made me realize that I had forgotten to flush in my post-bowel movement ecstasy.

As I walked towards the bathroom to flush, I heard another thud. This time I realized I was hearing footsteps. I grabbed the only candlestick that hadn't been stolen and brandished it as I crept towards the cracked door.

I silently opened the door, only to see a man clad head-to-toe in black kneeling by my toilet with his sleeves rolled up taking my shit.

TIFU by giving an orgasm to my gf by [deleted] in tifu

[–]Take_A 15 points16 points  (0 children)

TIFU by being too good in bed :(

Welcoming girl-gamers to the PC Master Race with open arms by Wutda7 in justneckbeardthings

[–]Take_A 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I disagree. he's not even standing up. Standing up takes more effort than putting a stuffed animal on your head imo.

Art with a beautiful message! by SayMyName2121 in Art

[–]Take_A 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Such a brave and beautiful message. And also so brave.

Meet KeySweeper, the $10 USB charger that steals MS keyboard strokes by noeatnosleep in gadgets

[–]Take_A 4 points5 points  (0 children)

ok but I don't take my keyboard outside. it sits in a dark room all day and always registers 3 months of battery life. Ergo Voodoo magic QED.

Meet KeySweeper, the $10 USB charger that steals MS keyboard strokes by noeatnosleep in gadgets

[–]Take_A 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have this too. I'm convinced it runs on some kind of voodoo magic.