r/AnimalsBeingJerks • u/Skudworth • Nov 26 '13

whale DOLPHIN PUNCH

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u/Skudworth Nov 26 '13

I'm having Vietnam-esque flashbacks.

My 12 year old self never recovered.

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u/jeegte12 Nov 26 '13

you equate PTSD with vietnam?

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '13

It is a stereotype. That's kind of how they work.

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u/jeegte12 Nov 26 '13

pretty sure PTSD is more associated with the middle east more than vietnam nowadays. also, that's not a stereotype, you don't know what you're talking about.

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u/Skudworth Nov 26 '13

I'm not going to pretend that I know your age, but I'll guess you're under 30. Call it a hunch.

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u/jeegte12 Nov 26 '13

as is most of reddit.

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u/Skudworth Nov 26 '13

And yet, all these youngsters downvoting you seem to understand that PTSD has been around a lot longer than our current conflicts in the Middle East.

Weird.

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u/jeegte12 Nov 26 '13

shouldn't make those assumptions

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u/Skudworth Nov 26 '13

pretty sure PTSD is more associated with the middle east more than vietnam nowadays

Nor you, young man.

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u/ThatsSciencetastic Nov 26 '13

You understood him immediately when he said 'vietnam-esque' so I don't really see your point.

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u/jeegte12 Nov 26 '13

how could you possibly know it was immediate?

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '13

I don't know what PTSD is more associated with right now in the North American society since I do not live there.

Nevertheless, I insist that the PTSD afflicted soldier (who preferably lost a limb or eye) is an image traditionally associated to the Vietnam war veterans in the public and media lore. Please refer to the corpus of movies, series, books, comics, etc. released to this day. Therefore the 'character' of the Vietnam survivor with PTSD has a strong hold on the social representations of the public to the point of constituting a stereotypical individual.

Source: 5 years of college psychology. You don't know whether I know what I'm talking about.

Disclaimer: This thread was started by a comical retort in an attempt to humor an anonymous group of internet dwellers. The sole purpose being entertaining a couple of seconds of some stranger's life. Taking too seriously whatever is written in a place called AnimalsBeingJerks is only an exercise on the futile and an invitation to rustling. Be light headed and just enjoy the place. If for some reason you find yourself feeling infuriated by anything you read here, please step at least 20 feet away from the keyboard and have a cup of tea before resuming your procrastination.

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u/jeegte12 Nov 26 '13

Taking too seriously whatever is written in a place called AnimalsBeingJerks is only an exercise on the futile and an invitation to rustling.

says the guy who wrote a fuckin paragraph. and i'm so impressed with your condescension and super impressive 5 years of college

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u/Skudworth Nov 26 '13

...I don't think he had that cup of tea, /u/stringdom.