Think about if we switched the girl with Mitch McConnell and the painting with one of him as a turtle head emerging from Donald Trump’s prolapsed anus. What would the title be? “Bitch McConnell”? “Fuck this guy”? “Am I turtley enough for you now, Donnie”? Most of us would be okay with that. I’d be okay with it because Mitch McConnell intentionally and publicly hurts people for his personal gain. But my point is the title refers to the content.
Posts like these, where it’s mean spirited humor that comes at the expense of an anonymous person or groups of people, often have titles that avoid referring to the content and even more rarely refer to the “joke”. Is it because they know even referring to it shows you know you’re being an asshole? Does actually owning it make more people uncomfortable?
“Fat girl Jabba Pizza Hutt lool”
“Photoshop: Painter mocks sad little girl for being overweight”
See. It makes you look like an asshole, because it’s an asshole post.
At least mock yourself too: “childhood lead exposure leads to significantly reduced intelligence and a diminished capacity for empathy”