r/MurderedByWords • u/Iangator Murdered Mod • Apr 23 '21

Murder RG3 gets murdered

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u/GokuMoku90210 Apr 23 '21

Whats wrong with the tweet?

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '21

It uses the same rhetoric that people use when discriminating against Asian Americans. There has been a huge upsurge in anti-Asian hate crimes throughout the world, and jokes like this only exacerbate the issue. On top of that, it uses false info and is just not funny. Yes, we can blame him for this tweet.

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u/Extreme_centriste Apr 23 '21

That's not his fault if people are being racist. Virus came from animals being eaten by Chinese people, and it's ok to say it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '21

It is his fault for making a joke that people are using to discriminate. Yes, "bat-eater" and other insults are being used to harass random Asian people. No, nobody ate a bat, and even if they did, this tweet is still inappropriate. Did he mean anything bad? Probably not, but it's not hard to just be aware of the language you are using.

It's literally no different than calling a black man a "thug." Sure, that word itself isn't awful, but it most certainly has racist connotations.

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u/Extreme_centriste Apr 23 '21

It is his fault for making a joke that people are using to discriminate.

Nope. The joke itself isn't racist or discriminating.

No, nobody ate a bat

Any source or proof to back-up that claim of yours?

It's literally no different than calling a black man a "thug."

Absolutely not comparable.