r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Apr 24 '26

Meme needing explanation Lois?

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u/Mountain-Resource656 Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

“I, a corrections officer for a region in which there is a statistically anomalously high black population, express surprise when it turns out that the black inmate turned out to be innocent all along, because usually I don’t happen to see that happen, given the fact that all my prisoners are post-conviction, and am phrasing this as ‘when your black inmate ends up released because it turns out the prosecution messed up and they were innocent all along’ with an image of my face very surprised but don’t worry it’s not racist because I legitimately see a lot of bad black people”

Edit: also, pointedly, other commenters are saying that in the original video it was actually s response to the man getting slapped for saying this, and not about the man saying this, so the actual original person wasn’t being sexist but the person taking the screenshot was just some rando

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u/cuchiifriito Apr 24 '26

Leave black ppl out of it fr why does everyone jump to "well what if this was about Black ppl" for every dang thing

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u/Existing_Abies_4101 Apr 24 '26

It's an example, to use a similar scenario to emphasise where the problem lies where it is apparent in another. It's a very useful tool, especially when you want to apply morals and ethics in an equal way.

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u/flyjxn Apr 24 '26

Lmao the whole point is so are men!

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u/Maleficent-Crew-5424 Apr 24 '26

Wow, you were so close! You almost understood why what you're defending is wrong!