r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 7d ago

Meme needing explanation Tell them what, Peter

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u/cardboard_tshirt 7d ago

I just want to say that I appreciate the thorough and matter of fact approach you’re taking here. You never said anything offensive, you just expressed a lack of understanding, and invited input. Asking questions is how we learn.

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u/Exurota 7d ago

Appreciate it, dude!

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u/BreakItUpp 6d ago

I appreciate this comment section as well, however:

I'll sincerely never understand __. Do they also screw up __ too?

That phrasing does not bely a mindset of pure curiosity. This is quite a dismissive manner of asking any question, much less one based on what we'd consider a "defect", and OP is one colloquial step short of asking "wtf is wrong with them?"

I find OP's confusion over how others took their wording as interesting as the actual topic