• epicspongee [they/them or he/him]@midwest.social
    hexagon
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    1 year ago

    Obama’s biggest controversy was the mustard

    That's not what she said lol. Sorry as a neurodivergent person I get that this tweet might be hard to read possibly, but she's being sarcastic here. Maybe in poor taste, but it's a joke. She's well-aware of the shit Obama's done and isn't a fan of him.

    • sawne128 [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      She says that Obama was bad. Everyone understands she was being sarcastic. Since she was being sarcastic it means that she is trying to say that Obama wasn't bad (because that's how sarcasm works).

      • epicspongee [they/them or he/him]@midwest.social
        hexagon
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        1 year ago

        Since she was being sarcastic it means that she is trying to say that Obama wasn't bad (because that's how sarcasm works).

        I mean… no? Sarcasm works in multiple ways lol. This is like a children’s picture book-level of understanding of sarcasm.

        • silent_water [she/her]
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          1 year ago

          ok, this has gone over my head. can you explain what she meant? her "joke" reads like a retreading of stale reddit-logo memes from /r/politics.

        • GarbageShoot [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          This is absolutely just a regurgitation of people saying Obama's biggest scandals was the pants he wore. The joke doesn't have a punchline otherwise, barring missing context that you should have led with if there was a misunderstanding.

          • OrnateLuna@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            1 year ago

            Isn't the punch line holding that belief? As in she was being sarcastic in saying that the sauce was the worst thing he did. It is an absolutely absurd belief to hold and thus humorous

        • sawne128 [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          I mean... sure? But that comment written by that particular person I can not see how it can be interpreted as a criticism against Obama. Unless it's a kind of 4chan humor, which is shameful to understand anyway.

        • Leate Woncelsace@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          Never argue with someone from Hexbear. They're all at least comfortable with being in a community overrun by tankie trolls.

      • JackbyDev@programming.dev
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        1 year ago

        I see it as mocking conservative news networks that acted like it was a controversy. Which you absolutely can do and still believe Obama was a bad president or whatever.