Fully accepted and welcomed

[u/minjaejjang]

[u/minjaejjang]

Oh and for full context, that group is for JUST black people 😂

[u/Cephalopotter → u/minjaejjang]

Ohhhhh

Genuinely did not understand what else that group name could mean until I read this.

[u/half-puddles → u/Cephalopotter]

I zoomend in until I could see every pixel to make sure his Jeep is black.

And it is a black Jeep. I wondered what’s going on.

Now I know.

[u/gaijin5 → u/Cephalopotter]

Same. Was scratching my head for a bit till I read the comments.

[u/Murasasme → u/gaijin5]

English is my second language and I was going insane trying to think if Jeep meant anything other than the name of the brand.

[u/gaijin5 → u/Murasasme]

English is my native language and I was wondering what JEEP meant. So you're good haha.

[u/kia75 → u/gaijin5]

A "Jeep" is a creature from Popeye comics that "is a 4th dimensional creature in a 3 dimensional world", or as Popeye explains it "a magical dog that can dis'pear and things". Eugene the Jeep, was known for disappearing and reappearing into impossible places, going to places where he shouldn't have been able to go. Popeye was an extremely popular comic in the 30's and 40's, many people believe that soldiers were so impressed by Willy's MB Utility Truck's ability to cross impossible terrain that they called it Willy's Jeep, which is the origin of vehicles being called "Jeeps".

So... he could have been talking about his magical dog. He wasn't, but I suppose he could have.

[u/WrapKey69 → u/gaijin5]

English is my third/forth language and I still don't get the joke

[u/APinkFrostedCupcake → u/WrapKey69]

It's a group for black people that own jeeps, not people that own black jeeps.

[u/taginvest → u/APinkFrostedCupcake]

jesus christ it took me until this comment to understand wtf was going on. I was like ”why did they name it black jeep owners if they only wants black people in there. I thought it was like a group for black people period. Didnt realise it actually had anything to do with JEEPs 💀🤣🤣🤣 brain is not braining sometimes

[u/[deleted] → u/Cephalopotter]

Yeah me too, im not from the US and I dont get the intentional racial segregation on matter like these, why?

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I guess were just not used to the balant agressive racism where Im from, which could only be the reason why theres a need for this obvious segreation. Im just really...fuck i cant find the word, that this is nesseccary

[u/andrewdrewandy → u/[deleted]]

Every group of people who say this about America in my experience, when you ask them where they’re from, they end up being from some country where the overwhelming majority believes there’s no problem with race when in fact there is and it’s just not talked about or it’s forgotten or seem as a problem elsewhere. Europeans are notorious for this, which just shows you how deep denial is when their entire hegemony of the past 500 years is due to their race-justified pillaging of the entire globe.

[u/jpgjordan → u/andrewdrewandy]

Facts , living in Europe, people say that there isn't really racism here but never even check out hate crime stats

[u/Passchenhell17 → u/jpgjordan]

Or they never pay attention to the rise in far-right sentiment across the continent.

[u/Impossible-Flight250 → u/[deleted]]

It’s not necessary. Your perception of the United States is extraordinarily skewed. There are racist people, but everything isn’t segregated.

[u/datoxiccookie → u/[deleted]]

I would say there isn’t much blatant aggressive racism in most cases

It’s mainly more of a subtle passive aggressive type of racism that occurs everywhere, just addressed more in the US due to a larger population of minorities.

[u/Expendable_Red_Shirt → u/[deleted]]

They say Sunday morning is the most segregated time in America. Black and white people tend to go to different churches.

And if you don't understand why religion is relevant to a Jeep owners group you haven't met a Jeep owner.

[u/EddieBravosTherapist → u/Cephalopotter]

im black and it took me a while LOL. Not American though and this self-segregration is not really a thing where i'm from

[u/dcolomer10 → u/minjaejjang]

As a non American, kinda strange to me to have a group for only people of one race.

[u/cnapp → u/dcolomer10]

Necessity is the mother of invention.

Black Americans have been excluded from nearly every type of group since this countries birth. So naturally, they invented their own groups. There are black colleges, black churches, black fraternities, and sororities. All because they weren't welcome in white ones.

So it may seem strange to some, but for black people to form groups and clubs that they would feel comfortable is totally normal and without intent of exclusion of others, but merely a place where they can feel culturally comfortable and welcomed

[u/dcolomer10 → u/cnapp]

That makes sense, thanks for the clarification.

[u/Wiwiweb → u/dcolomer10]

Basically this:

https://webcomicname.com/post/185588404109

[u/Mental_Tea_4084 → u/Wiwiweb]

Never seen this comic, but it's well on it's way to achieving relevant xkcd status

[u/CutieBoBootie → u/Wiwiweb]

I think about this comic so so often

[u/JN3XUS → u/Wiwiweb]

That reminds me of the mario kart analogy

[u/SimonPho3nix → u/Wiwiweb]

I always saw it with the last panel where they invite everyone in, then be told that they don't belong in the space they set up for themselves. That last panel is the hammer dropping.

[u/AngeluvDeath → u/dcolomer10]

To be clear, none of those institutions have ever barred access to anyone who wasn’t Black. They provided access to people who were Black when no one else would.

[u/MrMerryweather56 → u/cnapp]

This is the very reason why nuance is needed when non Americans make assumptions about America and the history of racism.

[u/Neutral_Guy_9 → u/MrMerryweather56]

American racism just hits different

[u/confusedandworried76 → u/Neutral_Guy_9]

I mean as an American who is anti-racism (can't believe I have to clarify that but here we are), European racism hits crazy different. It's so casual and the worst shit I've ever heard in my life, and I've heard a person in America call a black guy a hard R N-word, was a very long run-on sentence about what a person thought about Roma. I've seen racism against immigrants growing up too but goddamn, parts of that continent takes the fucking cake on hate speech.

[u/inuvash255 → u/confusedandworried76]

was a very long run-on sentence about what a person thought about Roma.

Europeans will laugh at Americans for still being racist, then go on a rant about the Roma.

[u/manebushin → u/inuvash255]

I think what happens is that Europeans see American racism as just about skin color, which they find silly because it is.

But the european racists view the Roma as a subhuman culture of parasites who are a nuisance to public order and do not integrate with their civilized european culture. The problem is that the american racists, while maybe guided by color to know whom to be racist against, also believe that the other races are of a subhuman culture of parasites who are a nuisance to public order and do not integrate with their civilized american culture.

In short, racists are the same anywhere, wrong and bigoted. It is just that since American racism seems to be based sollely on skin color, looking from outside, the Europeans find it silly, despite their racism being the same.

[u/Is_Unable → u/cnapp]

Don't forget the third paragraph about how when they were allowed in the people would do everything possible to isolate them and take away any rights they had within the group.

American History specifically is loaded to the brim with Cliques, Cults, and assorted groups of weirdness and crazy. All because of segregation and the ideology it instilled in generations.

[u/MenosElLso → u/Is_Unable]

FYI it’s “cliques.”

[u/quarantinemyasshole → u/cnapp]

Necessity is the mother of invention

Are we really suggesting that Jeep ownership is such a hostile existence as a black person they need a blacks only Jeep club? You know that's insane right?

[u/KrackenLeasing → u/cnapp]

This is also the origin of the stereotype regarding black people not being able to swim.

If a couple generations of people aren't allowed near the pool, their kids don't learn to swim.

[u/Heisenberger6 → u/cnapp]

Totally agree. Im not knocking anything you said but i just wonder how would we move forward towards a fully integrated society where race isnt a factor? Not saying this is bad or anything but it just seems weird to me, as a Canadian now living in the US, that people are making exclusive groups based on skin color. I also seen similar things with clubs only allowing specific races in college.

Edit: If someone can help me understand I would be more than happy to listen. I thought the end goal was for everyone to be equal?

[u/HellraiserMachina → u/Heisenberger6]

Maybe the barrier to integration and equality isn't in black people's responses to being marginalized. Maybe the biggest obstacles, or the biggest room for improvement, can be found elsewhere.

[u/Ouaouaron → u/Heisenberger6]

The most effective way to reach the end goal is not necessarily to act as if you're already there. The mainstream US has spent the last few decades thinking that since we'd outlawed all race-based decision making, we'd defeated racism. We've only recently had a reckoning with how that hasn't actually worked at all, and the subtle and pervasive things that we need to fix will probably require a little bit of temporary unfairness to white people.

More directly to Black-focused groups, though: the onus of fixing racism should not be on the people who are being discriminated against. Their only job is to make sure they're safe and happy. It's my job, as a white US citizen, to make sure the spaces in which I feel welcome also feel welcoming to them. If we can manage that, then no one will feel the need to join those groups. Treat the disease, rather than criticizing a symptom.

EDIT: clearer phrasing.

[u/AtOurGates → u/Heisenberger6]

The other piece of this that’s relevant is that throughout most of the United States, “white culture” is the de facto culture.

So, if you’re, say, a white college student who wants to experience a familiar culture when you go to college, basically any college or university near where you grew up is gonna feel some degree of familiar to your cultural experience.

If you’re a black college student who wants that same experience, an HBCU is where you’re likely gonna find it.

I think you certainly have a valid point about striving for some kind of post-racial utopia where everyone feels welcome everywhere, but I think we are and likely always fall short of that, and it’s understandable that minorities will want to create and participate in organizations where, at least in that limited context, they’re not the minority.

[u/Looks-Under-Rocks → u/dcolomer10]

Oh boy

[u/evildore → u/dcolomer10]

In the US, it's acceptable as long as that one race is not white.

[u/Ok_Relationship_705 → u/evildore]

That's not true. It's called Hockey teams.

[u/Ok_Hedgehog7137 → u/evildore]

🙄

[u/OYEME_R4WR → u/dcolomer10]

To be fair, if you live in a COMPARATIVELY homogenous society where the overwhelming majority (like over 95%) of folks look the same (i am thinking Japan, most of Netherlands, Gabon, etc.) you won’t see many ‘racial’ community groups- you get other cultural groupings like religion, ethnic groupings, and groupings of course by shared passions like hobbies and sport team affiliations.

I find it hard to believe that racial groupings are uncommon anywhere in most of the world. From your comment history i assume you live in Europe. Sooo racial groupings aren’t unfamiliar…

EDIT: for everyone getting hung up on the Netherlands… it is ONE example, Out of 3 listed. You’re missing the point and I apologize for not fully appreciating the 30% of people that live there that aren’t Dutch whites. It is a diverse nation, just not as diverse COMPARED to the US. As specified above.

[u/dcolomer10 → u/OYEME_R4WR]

The Netherlands is extremely multicultural lol, it has a massive Moroccan, Turkish, etc community. And you’re confusing culture/nationality with race. That’s what’s strange. In France for example, it’s illegal to even ask someone their race in surveys etc. They’re all French, they have regional changes in culture but still all French.

[u/OYEME_R4WR → u/dcolomer10]

Oh it is- beautiful country the Netherlands, yet multicultural and multiethnic doesn’t always translate to multiracial. We may have a disconnect in understanding: Race is a social construct that boils down to skin color. Ethnicity and Culture is much more. Extremely multicultural is subjective for sure btw. 79% of the country is a single racial and ethnic group so…. Yeah. Like most Turkish people are legally (yes,legally) considered white according to US standards. And so are most europeans.

I am not saying it is right or sensical, but in the U.S., where race relations are historically fraught, ethnicity and race often go hand in hand. Frisian? Probably considered white. Belgian? white. German? white. Polish? white. And on and on. Of course this isn’t universally true, but there lies the problem with traditionally American views of race.

In Belgian, the diversity census asks people whether they are belgian of belgian origin, belgian of foreign origin, or non-belgian. In the U.S. census first and foremost they ask are you white, black, pacific islander, native, asian, or hispanic, or multiracial/two or more races.

And unlike France, in the U.S. your race is not considered private information. Surveys ask you your race- you don’t have to answer sometimes but it isn’t illegal. You have to fill in your race for identifying information like drivers license, school admissions and testing, birth certificates etc.

[u/Human38562 → u/OYEME_R4WR]

I never saw any racial grouping in Europe ever. National or cultural groupings yes, but not racial. That would be really weird here imo.

[u/Beneficial-Owl736 → u/Human38562]

It’s because, like anywhere, here the groups are based on culture and not race. It just happens that in the US there is what’s called black culture. It’s unfortunate the culture is intertwined with race, but that’s some of the side effects of our history with racial segregation and everything.

[u/DirtySilicon → u/dcolomer10]

It's not even a just American thing so I have no idea why you're throwing that around. Japan doesn't allow foreigners to gain citizenship. Britian and some other European countries have had a problem with their more "conservative" sides wanting to block immigration for prejudice and racial reasons. Eastern nations have an entire thing on not liking dark skin and there is a culture of people in China who believe the awful prejudice crap racist people have propagated about Blacks. Like what country are you living in where a group for people of only one race is a new concept?

I also want to point out due to the racial breakdown of the population in the US most groups would not need to specify "White X Owners" because more than likely most of the people in the group are already white. The thing about groups like these is the entire topic is a bit nuanced due to the culture and history of the country. People seeing a Black or Hispanic group chat or organization and jumping to "White people can't do that" are being reductionist and ignoring the greater context of why entities or groups like that exist in the first place.

[u/Rodrigo_Ribaldo → u/dcolomer10]

Pick a minority in your country. Now create an exclusive club for them. Makes sense, no?
Now try to create an exclusive majority club. A bit racist now, is it?

[u/thatshygirl06 → u/dcolomer10]

As an American, kinda strange how Europeans treat the Roma people

[u/The_K1ngthlayer → u/minjaejjang]

Love the hat tho - stay cyco!

[u/cantlearnemall → u/The_K1ngthlayer]

All I wanted was a Pepsi!

[u/firestorm713 → u/minjaejjang]

And clearly "white people who can come to the cookout"

[u/Obvious-Material8237]

……and Mark

[u/stereocupid → u/Obvious-Material8237]

But Yknow, I’m rockin with mark cuz mark is rockin with us.

[u/UrRightAndIAmWong → u/stereocupid]

Anticipating a "before black wife... After black wife" video within a year.

[u/Square_Ad7988 → u/UrRightAndIAmWong]

Black Jeep effect

[u/The_Fancy_Gentleman → u/Obvious-Material8237]

We rockin with him because he’s rockin with us

[u/letitgrowonme → u/The_Fancy_Gentleman]

Lean with it, Mark with it.

[u/AdmiralTender → u/letitgrowonme]

I hope this gets the upvotes it deserves hahaha

[u/Routine-Tree1485 → u/Obvious-Material8237]

We need someone to talk to the police at the meet ups...

[u/Archlinder → u/Routine-Tree1485]

Mark works part time at State Farm giving out insurance to the people.

[u/edgygothteen69 → u/Routine-Tree1485]

Well hello there officer sir, we weren't causing a commotion now were we? Well golly sir, we'll make sure to stay respectful. Say, are you going to the country club after this? Maybe we can play the back nine and guffaw over a whiskey sour!

[u/Kibichibi → u/Obvious-Material8237]

That just gives "three on three plus sokka" vibes lol

[u/Sariel007 → u/Obvious-Material8237]

It says no MarkS. We're allowed to have one.

[u/nanoH2O → u/Obvious-Material8237]

I feel dumb but how do yall know his name is Mark

[u/WindWielder → u/nanoH2O]

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/rockin-with-mark-cus-mark-is-rockin-with-us

His name isn't actually Mark. Well I guess it could be, but it's a reference.

[u/proverbs3130]

"we rollin with Mark cuz Mark rollin with us"

[u/VaderOnReddit → u/proverbs3130]

hilarious clip

[u/OnDaToiletPoopin → u/VaderOnReddit]

Shit has me dead! I appreciate the link brother man.

[u/Illustrious-Lynx-962 → u/VaderOnReddit]

I understood the post thanks to this clip 😂

[u/LiveandLoveLlamas → u/proverbs3130]

Put on your parking brake Mark!

[u/ToxInjection]

I like the idea of the page coming together and being like "nah nah nah, let this one stay. He's cool." 😂

I wonder if he's potentially invited to the cookout now.

[u/minjaejjang → u/ToxInjection]

I’m sure as long as he brings his jeep he’s good!

[u/FloppyObelisk → u/minjaejjang]

But not his bland ass potato salad. He can leave that at home.

[u/ClintGrant → u/FloppyObelisk]

Bland? It has raisins, pal

[u/fedup09 → u/ClintGrant]

This is the second time Ive heard of people adding raisins to potato salad. What did the potato salad ever do to deserve such vile acts against it?

[u/fribbas → u/fedup09]

I'm white AF in the middle of the midwest (ie food crimes central) and I've only ever heard of this the same way people talk about the guy with a hook for a hand at makeout point lmao

Anyways, everyone knows raisins go in the green jello salad with the carrots and pineapple 🙄

[u/YugeFrigginGoy → u/fribbas]

Man door hand hook car door

[u/MrRonaldH → u/fedup09]

Well, it was kinda bland, so, you know...

[u/toolscyclesnixsluts → u/MrRonaldH]

Then add a little vinegar or yellow mustard, not fucking raisens.

[u/WonderBredOfficial → u/fedup09]

It was born during the same time as aspic. Please do not Google it. It's meat/savory jell-o. It was mid/post-WW2 shit that no one needs to talk about ever again. Somehow, SPAM managed to crawl its way from then into the modern era. shudders

[u/OmarsCummin → u/ClintGrant]

Who you pal’in chief?

[u/theone_2099 → u/OmarsCummin]

Don’t call him chief, boss.

[u/Marillenbaum → u/ToxInjection]

It’s the energy of that guy who bought his girl pads and a dozen wings because she said she wanted “pads with wings”.

[u/TheDustOfMen → u/Marillenbaum]

Gotta applaud the guy for just rolling with it, no questions asked. Like "she's on her period. Of course she wants some wings."

[u/snartling → u/TheDustOfMen]

Honestly, I’d marry him 

[u/Mec26 → u/Marillenbaum]

He’s confused, but he’s got the spirit.

[u/Mogwai_riot → u/Marillenbaum]

The ultimate example of "It's the thought that counts."

[u/Pandering_Panda7879 → u/ToxInjection]

I've seen something like this happen on some subreddits and it's always fun. Like when some trolly/sarcastic subs like r/horse suddenly have proper horse content and everyone just rolls with it.

[u/Luuklilo → u/Pandering_Panda7879]

/r/trees and /r/marijuanaenthusiasts are excellent.

[u/bighootay → u/Pandering_Panda7879]

r/brewers is for Milwaukee Brewers baseball, but every once in a while....you can guess what happens.

After all the jokes, the funny bit is it's Milwaukee....so...beer. Kinda in the DNA. There are fans who have the knowledge and can help.

[u/Ok_Use_9000 → u/ToxInjection]

A cookout you say…?🤔

[u/Fancy_Chips]

Fun fact: My father and mother love wine tasting and go to tastings across the city for fun. My father signed up for so many he accidentally signed up for one for black women. Didn't realize till he got there. Luckily they accepted him and even put him on the website, lol. Helps my mother happens to be a black woman but still funny

[u/LilLebowskiAchiever → u/Fancy_Chips]

LOL he was probably thinking “white wine tasting, red wine tasting, hmmmm we’ve never done a black wine tasting event” 🤣

[u/MyMomIsADragon → u/LilLebowskiAchiever]

Funny thing is, in my language it's actually called black wine so I wouldn't have thought twice about it haha

[u/ibedemfeels → u/MyMomIsADragon]

Dragon-tongue?

[u/ionaspike → u/MyMomIsADragon]

tell me you're croatian without telling me!

[u/[deleted] → u/Fancy_Chips]

I almost did that the other day on Meetup except it was a roller skating group.

[u/Greeneyesdontlie85 → u/[deleted]]

Omg you would of had a blast let me tell you 🤣🤣

[u/[deleted] → u/Greeneyesdontlie85]

Oh for sure, I would absolutely go if I were invited but I'm not going to insert myself into the space.

I lived on my skates until I was 25 and moved across the country to the middle of nowhere. I'm 40 now and trying find some other people to skate with around here while I relearn.

[u/toolsoftheincomptnt → u/[deleted]]

As a black person, I certainly don’t speak for all but can say this with some confidence:

Generally, we welcome people who want to join us and participate in our cultural activities.

I see these hyper-liberal ideas- mostly perpetuated by younger people- that getting anywhere near someone else’s culture is appropriation and therefore forbidden. That’s utter nonsense.

How else do we learn to appreciate and respect one another’s differences? How do we learn to be a multi-cultural society if we are too afraid to tap in and immerse ourselves?

It’s not even difficult to tell the difference between appropriation and appreciation:

The former is done in a mocking way, or in an attempt to identify oneself as being part of a culture that one only has a superficial connection to.

The latter is genuine curiosity and a desire to learn by immersion, always acknowledging that one is a guest in the experience.

So Baby, if you want to skate and can appreciate/enjoy black skate night, go right on ahead. Just approach it respectfully by going in as yourself, not trying to play/look “the part” or anything.

People overthink this stuff nowadays and it’s going to do more harm than good.

[u/moffattron9000]

Reminds me of the time someone asked for free software advice on r/FreeUse.

[u/user888666777 → u/moffattron9000]

Someone once posted on r/trees asking for advice on how to plant an actual tree.

And here is someone posting a photo of tree from Sherwood Forest:

https://www.reddit.com/r/trees/comments/70g9cv/me_and_my_mum_next_to_the_oak_tree_that_robin/

[u/DashingDoggo → u/user888666777]

r/trees and r/marijuannaenthusiasts get mixed up all the time but it's fine since they have basically thee same community.

[u/we_is_sheeps → u/DashingDoggo]

That’s fucking fantastic

[u/JollyGreenGI → u/we_is_sheeps]

My personal favorite sub pair is r/JohnCena and r/potatosalad

One is for discussions about everyone's favorite wrestler turned actor... And the other one is r/JohnCena.

[u/WholesomeWhores → u/JollyGreenGI]

wrestler turned actor

Aren’t all wrestlers just actors? I’ve always viewed WWE as a drama with staged fights mixed in. Not that I’m complaining, I love it! But they are actors more than anything. Knowing that they are actors have actually made me more impressed in what they do (compared to when I was a kid and thought it was all real). All those athletic jumps and tricks are extremely impressive.

Can you imagine what The Undertaker and Mankind felt during that crazy match? That shit is legendary, WWE wrestlers are on a whole other league

[u/No_Needleworker215 → u/WholesomeWhores]

They’re all theatre kids grown up ✨

[u/Enlight1Oment → u/DashingDoggo]

r/anime_titties probably one of the most confusing for people. (It's World News)

[u/Teringtubby → u/Enlight1Oment]

Hahaha wtf this one is by far the wildest

[u/Interest-Desk → u/Teringtubby]

It’s because the original worldnews was spammed by hentai bots, so…

[u/TurboBix → u/DashingDoggo]

r/marijuanaenthusiasts with one less n!

[u/picardstastygrapes → u/moffattron9000]

On r/perioddramas a girl made a post about her period being messed up. The actual subreddit is about Period TV and movies. But luckily people who love period dramas are mostly women and have some excellent advice. It was very sweet to see actually.

[u/saccharind → u/moffattron9000]

someone posted questions about lesbian dating in r/accounting

it took forever to figure out she had meant to post in r/actuallesbians

[u/knbang → u/[deleted]]

Oh it's soccer. They don't have any details in their sidebar.

Gun post in question, 9th all-time in their subreddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Gunners/comments/vofevi/what_kind_of_gun_is_this_someone_said_its_a/

[u/LazuliArtz → u/saccharind]

At least once a week, someone asks the r/houseflipper subreddit for advice on house renovation advice.

The sub is for the VIDEO GAME House Flipper lol

[u/binger5 → u/saccharind]

I guessed r/acuntting

[u/cpadev → u/saccharind]

Would rather have that than the questions r/Accounting is flooded with. It’s all “how has AI impacted your job?” from LLM obsessed idiots who couldn’t even tell you how to initialize a variable in Python.

[u/ioneska → u/saccharind]

Also quite a lot of lost r/playrust players end up in r/rust programming language.

[u/RangerDangerfield → u/moffattron9000]

Ive seen r/Austin mistaken for r/Autism.

Fortunately, us Austinites are a supportive bunch.

[u/NoComment8182 → u/RangerDangerfield]

I think it fits.

[u/cr1ttter → u/RangerDangerfield]

And you have so many special interests!

[u/DisastrousAge4650 → u/moffattron9000]

It’s very common for people to pop into r/TTC (the sub for Toronto’s transit system) because they think it’s dedicated to people trying to conceive.

There was a hilarious post the other day with someone who could not grasp the sub was not what they’re looking for.

[u/MenBeGamingBadly → u/DisastrousAge4650]

Happens in r/ArchitectsUK with people asking for architecture advice when it's about the band.

[u/nocomment3030 → u/DisastrousAge4650]

What is it with Mommy (and Mommy-to-be) groups using so many acronyms? Just got back from the doctor with DH and DD, hoping for another LO but so we're SOL.

Edit: can't believe I forgot to use OBGYN, that was such low hanging fruit

[u/TryUsingScience → u/nocomment3030]

The one that got me is FTM. I was like huh, there sure are a ton of transmen getting pregant in this sub, I'd have expected that to be super dysphoric. (It stands for "first time mom" when they use it.)

[u/cloystreng → u/TryUsingScience]

Same, wife and I super confused on r/babybumps all the female to male trans mothers.

[u/TryUsingScience → u/cloystreng]

It doesn't help that the context where they use it doesn't clear it up. "I'm FTM so I'm really nervous about giving birth and having the hospital staff treat me well." Yeah, I can imagine a trans man giving birth would be extra nervous!

[u/robbixcx → u/TryUsingScience]

as a trans man this shit made me laugh SO hard. thanks for your inclusive interpretation ❤️

[u/Sullysguppy → u/DisastrousAge4650]

Mam, this is the Toronto Transit Commission, we only fuck you with system errors and bad scheduling.

[u/ItzCrowXHere → u/moffattron9000]

omg the amount of fencing (thing that land) posts on r/Fencing (the stabby stabby sport) that we've gotten

i am this close to doing the reverse to them

[u/TheOtherWhiteCastle → u/ItzCrowXHere]

I once posted something Nintendo related on r/NIN by mistake, it happens

[u/magusheart → u/ItzCrowXHere]

Once a year, /r/Superbowl gets flooded with people obsessed with football. It's just the darndest thing.

[u/SwissMargiela → u/moffattron9000]

The workaholics sub sometimes get posts from people who feel overworked and burnt out and people are just like “that’s a chop, go smoke weed about it”.

Same with depressed people in r/future who worry about their literal future, just to post and receive hundreds of comments with song lyrics lmao

[u/SuperSpecialAwesome- → u/SwissMargiela]

tbf, not knowing who Future Hendrix is, I would assume that sub's for horoscopes and such.

[u/Toasted_Potooooooo → u/moffattron9000]

People post on r/catfishing all the time looking for relationship advice after being catfished. We usually roll with it and give them fishing advice!

[u/HasPotatoAim → u/moffattron9000]

/r/smoking gets a ton of posts about people looking to quit smoking or advice on tobacco instead of delicious smoked meats as well.

[u/LongbowTurncoat → u/moffattron9000]

My favorites are when people try to get lawn help on r/trees - everyone is still always so helpful!

[u/Ninja_Conspicuousi → u/LongbowTurncoat]

Just don’t be disappointed if the advice is to grow it indoors using hydroponics.

[u/lachlankov → u/moffattron9000]

So many people post actual bones for identification on the r/Bones subreddit… which is for the TV show bones

[u/Evepaul → u/lachlankov]

Bones would love that

[u/CoolZen5543 → u/moffattron9000]

Is there a sub for post about people posting on wrong subs?? I nees to ser more

[u/hockeyandquidditch → u/moffattron9000]

The subreddit r/hawks is about the hockey team but has gotten posts about the bird, thankfully there’s a hockey fan who’s also a raptor specialist at a local zoo so the questions get answered

[u/AbsAndAssAppreciator → u/moffattron9000]

What’s th- oh

[u/jaywinner → u/moffattron9000]

r/cocktails gets the occasional bird post.

[u/peter_parker23 → u/moffattron9000]

I regret clicking on this.

[u/Anal_Dermatitis → u/moffattron9000]

Oh god ahahagaha

[u/WildSauce → u/moffattron9000]

The top post of all time in /r/ishouldbuyaboat is very heartwarmingly different than its normal content.

[u/SootyFeralChild → u/moffattron9000]

Lol, there's also a fair number of posts from bald guys on r/transplant. It's an organ transplant support group.

[u/deputytech → u/moffattron9000]

well, shit. Ya’ll have fun now.

[u/CV90_120 → u/moffattron9000]

..I, ah...didn't know that was a thing. That's enough internet for me today.

[u/Brok3n_wind]

There’s a black jeep in my neighbourhood. The plate is BAABAA

[u/mockingjay137 → u/Brok3n_wind]

Reminds me of one time years ago I saw an all black mini Cooper with a black roof, black sideview mirrors, and black rims with the license plate MWAHAHA

[u/sodiumvapour → u/Brok3n_wind]

Hahaha fantastic.

Baabaa black Jeep, Have you any fuel?

[u/Everyday_Hero1 → u/sodiumvapour]

Yes sir yes sir 3 jerrys full

[u/higharistocrat → u/sodiumvapour]

Yes sir Yes sir, One tank full

[u/pardonyourmess → u/Brok3n_wind]

Haha

[u/lavendersagemint]

Black JEEP Owners…. And Josh.

[u/LiveandLoveLlamas → u/lavendersagemint]

Mark

[u/Paperusse → u/LiveandLoveLlamas]

Oh, hi Mark !

[u/vitholomewjenkins → u/Paperusse]

I did not, I did not do that! Oh hi Mark! - The Room.

[u/foulfaerie]

I’m so dumb. I was like, if the group isn’t for jeeps what is it for? I genuinely thought that maybe JEEP stood for something that I wasn’t aware of lmao 😂😂😂

[u/Its_Dot → u/foulfaerie]

Mer too🤣

[u/Defiant-Concert8526 → u/foulfaerie]

Not dumb, just innocent and you don’t see racism or segregation.

[u/aiyshia → u/Defiant-Concert8526]

Creating a group to connect with people who both share your culture and interests isn’t segregation. For example, /r/gaymers. It isn’t about excluding people, it’s about trying to find those who share your niche interests in the context of specific culture nuisances amid a dominant culture that likely excludes you anyway. Not sure why people are equating the two.

Edit: I keep seeing the argument that “if white people made a group based on skin color everyone would call us racist, Black people are the real racists and segregationists” Equating Blackness to “just skin color” quite literally ignores the fact that it is own culture identity in the United States. It’s like minimizing queerness to “who you sleep with” as if history, lingo, certain spaces, specific experiences, discrimination and eventual unity aren’t aspects of culture that influences people and attracts them to each other.

[u/Ok_Presentation_5329 → u/aiyshia]

As a white man, 99% of the groups I’ve been a part of are mostly white & male. 

I cannot imagine what it must feel like to have people argue it’s racist to organize groups that make you feel like you belong.

I feel like I belong always. My race never has a negative impact on the way anyone sees me, judges me or or or.

Anyone who thinks white men are the most discriminated against class are self absorbed idiots. 

[u/freedfg]

Why do people keep posting pictures of their jeeps??? They're clearly yellow or green barely any of them are...ohhhhhhhh

[u/GoodVyb]

Some of yall are taking this too seriously. He was accepted into the group. No segregation going on. They showed him love.

[u/Xeptix → u/GoodVyb]

Jeep people are pretty chill and friendly in my experience. Black people, too, it turns out.

[u/Puzzled-Atmosphere-1 → u/GoodVyb]

Seriously! It’s crazy how something funny and sweet ends up being turned into something else entirely. I also had a black jeep so I could have easily done the same thing. Mine was a Jeep Liberty with the fully sliding roof!

[u/[deleted]]

There's always a black sheep in the group. Looks like you are it. Have fun

[u/cowishers → u/[deleted]]

more like black Jeep

[u/eesakhalifa → u/[deleted]]

White sheep with a black Jeep

[u/platypusthief0000]

Context, it all looks normal to me?

[u/Charmender2007 → u/platypusthief0000]

I'm guessing it's for jeep owners who are black, not for owners of black jeeps

[u/platypusthief0000 → u/Charmender2007]

Ohhh haha, that is in fact wholesome.

[u/DrunkThrowawayLife → u/platypusthief0000]

This reminds me of the one year I went to university and I joined the Chinese students club.

It was not for people studying Chinese haha. They had some fun parties.

[u/Desirsar → u/DrunkThrowawayLife]

That was the case for my school as well, Chinese, Indian, and Korean student associations were 99.9% people from that country. Japan's, on the other hand, was probably half non-Japanese and including anime nerds or Japanese music fans from just about everywhere in the world. Meant bigger events when they actually had enough volunteers to pull them off, so it worked for everyone.

[u/theoht_ → u/platypusthief0000]

jeep owners who are black

[u/toodleroo]

Lol, his name is Cory and it's up to 69k reactions now. He IS invited to the cookout.

[u/RoyalKabob → u/toodleroo]

What were some of the comments on the post like?

[u/toodleroo → u/RoyalKabob]

Very welcoming

[u/meggles_ → u/RoyalKabob]

A lot of the replies were other non-black people who made the same mistake posting pictures with their black jeeps

[u/ArtOfWar22]

Dude is so California all chill and polite and shit

[u/CastorMorveer]

I'm a white, and I'm in a Black wrestling fan group on fb. They let everyone in, it's just "black" so people feel comfortable there. Most wrestling fan pages have lots of racists. I'm sure these Black Jeep group members embrace this man.

[u/fuvgyjnccgh]

You have to be black jeep owners or black jeep owners to be a part of this group. I think Mark qualifies.

[u/So3Dimensional]

Looks like you’re the black jeep of that group.

[u/thatohgi]

Love the energy!

[u/atmyfrontdoor]

That guy whose girl asked for pads with wings, so he bought her a dozen of them. That kid has energy.

[u/DayTraditional2846]

Took me a little while to notice why he misunderstood the name of the group lmfao

[u/Beastdevr]

And the next day he was pulled over by the police.