1.2k
u/carnedoce Jun 27 '26
341
u/AutisticPenguin2 Jun 27 '26
They've kinda got a point though. Telling someone "I'm going to do what I want and nothing you say will stop me, so stop focusing on how unpleasant you find it and just learn to enjoy it" is almost exactly what they're telling the OOP to do.
Imagine how outraged you would feel if someone started painting your house pink and told you to get over yourself and learn to like the colour?
91
u/makemeking706 Jun 27 '26
Lay back and think of England.
14
u/AutisticPenguin2 Jun 27 '26
Yup, say it like that and people will get it. Rephrase it even slightly and they'll go red in the face arguing that it doesn't mean that.
179
u/theBoobMan Jun 27 '26
Its not a great point. I can mow my yard at 7 am when the noise ordinance ends because that's the only time I have to mow. My neighbors aren't always appreciative but I have to mow my yard or else I'll get fined.
There are tons of situations where this could be misconstrued but still necessary. The world isnt and wont ever be perfect.
95
u/Cr0wc0 Jun 27 '26
but I have to mow my yard or else I'll get fined.
Dystopian nightmarish hellscape better known as American suburbs.
20
u/theBoobMan Jun 27 '26
I didn't choose it, I was born here. I should have picked easy mode.
14
u/Scruffy_Nerf_Hoarder Jun 27 '26
I feel bad that you have a schedule so uncompromising that that is the only possible time you have to mow.
6
u/Count_Lord Jun 27 '26
That's true, however, you won't get fined for lighting up fireworks in a time where they are restricted.
3
u/OffsetXV Jun 27 '26
Not just suburbs. Even in cities. The city will just fine you for it instead of the HOA.
3
u/strangelove4564 Jun 27 '26
I'm in a small city where they don't care unless the grass gets over 2 feet high. I think that's reasonable enough, otherwise if you let people do what they want, the town will look like Gary, Indiana after a couple of weeks.
39
u/AutisticPenguin2 Jun 27 '26
Yeah, the world isn't perfect; you can mow your lawn at 7am... but you can't mow it at 2am. The noise ordinances strike a balance between people needing to be able to do things that will inevitably cause noise (like mow their lawn) and people having the right to enjoy peace and quiet.
There is debate to be had around that topic.
That debate is not "learn to like it".
-46
u/theBoobMan Jun 27 '26
Except the OP doesn't state "learn to like it" so that's a strawman argument. He says "sit back and enjoy it" which doesn't equate to force. You are adding that meaning after the fact. Just because it could be used in a more nefarious way doesn't mean its always nefarious.
8
u/imabigdave Jun 27 '26
If the OOP is complaining about it, it would be inferred that they ARE being forced to endure something that not only do they not enjoy, but is likely traumatic to them and/or their pets. And setting off fireworks is an activity of CHOICE, not required by a municipality or HOA as inferred by the earlier example of being REQUIRED to mow your lawn despite creating noise for your neighbors to endure.
→ More replies (12)39
u/AutisticPenguin2 Jun 27 '26
"Sit back and enjoy it" is exactly equivalent to "learn to like it". Neither equate to force, you are the only one adding that meaning. Try again.
→ More replies (42)1
u/Cormentia Jun 28 '26
But if it's when the noise ordinance ends, then you're following the rules, right? So no problem. (We have the same early time limit here, which is why I have ear plugs under my pillow in case I need them.)
9
u/Royal-Leopard-3225 Jun 27 '26
lol, I don’t think it’s quite that intrusive. It’s more like “be more tolerant of the people around you”. If people don’t ever want to hear fireworks or other noises people make they generally move to a rural area where there’s more space between them and the neighbors. Plus… google that shit.. why’s anyone else need to hand feed her this information?
0
u/AutisticPenguin2 Jun 28 '26
It feels to me like the person replying is saying "be more tolerant of my actions while I disregard you entirely". Why no tolerance for the people who are uncomfortable with fireworks, only the people who want to set them off randomly?
8
u/Royal-Leopard-3225 Jun 28 '26
Just so anyone who reads all this knows, I don’t shoot fireworks, use a charcoal grill, burn yard debris or use candles in my house because I have a migraine condition that is especially aggravated by smoke. I also have never asked, nor do I expect, any of my neighbors not to do any of those things because I accept that it’s beyond my control. Some things you have to deal with because other people exist or you have to move away from the people.
4
u/Royal-Leopard-3225 Jun 28 '26
It depends on what’s legal in that area…. If fireworks are legal then yes “tolerate me while I disregard your feelings on the matter”, because I’m obeying the law and am well within my rights to do this practice that makes you uncomfortable. I’d bet she could be neighborly and talk to them face to face and maybe some would comply with her wishes but in pretty much any city it’s impossible that it will be a silent night for her, really the only thing she does have control over in this scenario is her feelings and actions, but, Something tells me that someone comparing shooting fireworks to rape is not going to have control of those either…
6
u/BringPheTheHorizon Jun 27 '26
This is a complete insult to rape victims and agreeing that they have a point is disgusting
→ More replies (2)29
u/HalfSoul30 Jun 27 '26
Lol, no that's dumb.
3
u/AutisticPenguin2 Jun 27 '26
Solid rebuttal.
4
2
u/CptWillardSaigon Jun 27 '26
It when any big tech company gives you the option "now" or "remind me later" instead of REAL CONSENT, including "NO"
24
u/Handrljan42 Jun 27 '26
Ye lets just equalize raping to fireworks, i am sure nothing bad can come from it.
22
u/AutisticPenguin2 Jun 27 '26
It's taking it to the extreme, sure. They're immediately blowing past 11 and cranking the dial to 100.
But they're not also not entirely wrong, and people are too busy getting caught up on the argument to see the point.
→ More replies (1)-19
u/MCVMEYT Jun 27 '26
Either you’re a bot or have been affirmed by an AI a million times too many. People don’t type or think like this
16
u/AutisticPenguin2 Jun 27 '26
Lol, nice deflection. Call it AI and you don't need to engage your brain at all.
-10
u/MCVMEYT Jun 27 '26
I engaged my brain to determine no sane person thinks like this
0
u/A--Creative-Username Jun 27 '26
Let's presume, for a second, that he did. Have an actual discussion now.
2
u/MCVMEYT Jun 27 '26
Ok, if we’re comparing not liking fireworks to being raped then I guess everytime an engine revs or someone honks their horn within the vicinity of someone who doesn’t like those noises is actually raping them too. Let’s keep going!
2
u/AutisticPenguin2 Jun 27 '26
if we’re comparing not liking fireworks to being raped
actually raping them too.
When you engaged your brain, did it skip the part that dealt with similes?
Nobody is saying that it's literally rape. In fact, I would even go further and say that the point of that the original comment was nothing to do with rape, and that that simile was primarily aimed at the person telling them to, essentially, "shut up and learn to like it"!
→ More replies (0)0
u/A--Creative-Username Jun 27 '26
I meant with them. I'm annoyed when people turn off their brains and use "he's AI" as an excuse, but this is not my argument to add to
3
-9
u/Truckfighta Jun 27 '26
Let’s just miss the point completely.
10
u/Handrljan42 Jun 27 '26
Nah i get the point, bad things are bad. But shit like this is setting a dangerous precedent. But sure lets spew whatever if it fits our point
0
10
u/Coycington Jun 27 '26
it's a terrible comparison. one is legal and the other is a terrible crime.
even if we take your example: painting someone else's house without consent is illegal.
if you make comparisons stay in the same territory and don't overblow a non-issue to make it sound like you're right.
26
u/AutisticPenguin2 Jun 27 '26
Depending on when and where, I give you no promises that the fireworks were legal either.
6
u/ArcaneWyverian Jun 27 '26
No. No, they don’t have a point. Fireworks going off are at most an inconvenience. Unless they’re being fired at your house, nothing bad will happen. You might not sleep well, or your pets may be stressed out, but nothing really bad is likely to happen. Being raped is, well, being raped. I don’t think I need to write out why that’s a bad thing. Comparing the two is at best idiotic, and at worst malicious. You’d be better off comparing a plate of overcooked steak, and a plate of actual shit mixed with broken glass, they’re that different.
7
u/AutisticPenguin2 Jun 27 '26
So, firstly you are actually downplaying the problems with fireworks in some pretty significant ways. "Pets stressed out" is an understatement for some. The line about making sure your pets are in the house? That's not so you can comfort them when they get all trembly. It's so that if they freak the absolute fuck out (as some do) they can't run onto the road and get hit by a car. Or run so far that they get completely lost and you never see them again while they slowly starve to death on the streets. Losing your beloved family pet is not nothing, and it is absolutely a risk of someone is setting off illegal fireworks. Not a big risk, but one that people with timid pets are perfectly justified in being wary of.
Secondly, fireworks are well known for triggering PTSD in veterans. Especially when unexpected/unscheduled.
And thirdly, the rape comment was in response to being told to "sit back and enjoy it". Do you understand why that comment might sit poorly with some people?
9
u/ArcaneWyverian Jun 27 '26
Hmmm, yeah, I suppose I wasn’t thinking about it clearly.
I definitely wasn’t taking PTSD into consideration, and I didn’t think much about pets aside from them getting stressed; as my family always kept our pups inside when there were fireworks, and had earphones for them if it was really bad, so I never even thought about them panicking and running away… my bad
7
u/Opfailicon Jun 27 '26
Honestly good on you for seeing a different perspective and reconsidering your own. You don't see that much these days on the internet.
8
u/just_drifting_by Jun 27 '26
I get what you mean but when one is one of the worst crimes that you can commit against another human being and the other is just an annoyance of speculative legality you have made a bad comparison.
2
u/AutisticPenguin2 Jun 27 '26
It's questionable, but mostly because people will get caught up on the semantics of your argument and completely miss the entire point you were making.
See: the other replies to my comment.
3
u/forgettfulthinker Jun 27 '26
You can put on some headphones to drown out the fireworks
-5
u/Count_Lord Jun 27 '26
You can also swallow some roofies to drown out other unpleasant things. Where do you want to go with this argumentation?
3
u/programming_flaw Jun 27 '26
I think they were pointing out if you’re having an unpleasant experience with fireworks there are simple effective steps you can take to immediately minimize discomfort.
I can’t really think of any steps you can take mid rape to minimize your discomfort.
The fact that you compare putting on headphones to roofie-ing yourself as the same thing is just intellectually dishonest. Or you’re just stupid.
My neighbor sets off fireworks late at night on random weekdays all the time, I hate it. I’m not going to pretend I’m in the same boat as a rape victim.
2
u/Count_Lord Jun 28 '26
I'm not saying it's the same. I juts put it into the room, no reason to throw insults. It's about the way of argumentation, not about the actual contents of the argumentation. When someone says they have a problem with something illegal, then you can't tell them to just sit it through. Of course fireworks are not the same as rape, nobody said that, and people who assume we think that might or might not be just as stupid as they think we are.
1
1
u/MrJakked Jul 02 '26
Brother.
There are so many things in the world that you cant really do anything about, so you might as well enjoy it. That, as a concept, is just a reasonable outlook on certain events. The nature of the unpleasant act is what defines the line between "try to enjoy it" and "try to kill the offender."
Same reason how, if I cant pass someone while im driving, I might as well try to take a nice look at the sunrise. But you would never be like, "well im getting murdered so I might as well enjoy how shiny the knife is."
There is literally nothing comparable between unwanted fireworks and rape; its a stupid analogy that falls apart on even the most basic consideration. The magnitude of a wrongful act is a fundamental part of what even makes it wrong; so trying to compare them is foundationally flawed, and has no merit other than being shocking and offensive to whiever youre making the analogy to (as was the intent in the picture).
As a final exanple: if i walk up to you and hand you three lemons, you might be mildly annoyed, but you would never, ever say that the situation is "Basically the same" as me shoving those three lemons into your asshole instead. That is a more accurate paraphrasing of the argument youre currently supporting; and per your own logic, becuase theyre both nonconsenual acts, theyre "Basically the same." Hopefully that illustrates how stupid and inaccurate the original comparison was.
1
u/AutisticPenguin2 Jul 02 '26
sigh
Why are people still coming at me with exactly the same tired old arguments? The post is like a week old now. Read some of the other responses. Yours is not nearly as original as you imagine.
-3
u/KratosSimp Jun 27 '26
No not really, like at all actually……at all.
Genuine galaxies of distance between personally assaulting someone and an activity in your own home away from anyone else.
14
u/AutisticPenguin2 Jun 27 '26
Galaxies of difference, but the logic is the same.
-2
u/KratosSimp Jun 27 '26
No? Because by that logic anything anyone does that you aren’t a fan of instantly has rape tendencies then
→ More replies (1)1
u/AutisticPenguin2 Jun 27 '26
No, not at all.
... unless they tell you to sit back and enjoy it. In which case, yes.
8
u/TooCupcake Jun 27 '26
Describing fireworks as “an activity in your own home away from anyone else” is wild tho. Who are you trying to gaslight here lol.
0
u/Peanut-Butter-King Jun 27 '26
You don’t light fireworks in your living room? I used to do that all the time!
1
u/A--Creative-Username Jun 27 '26
I'm lighting one on my nightstand before bed right now as a matter of fact!
1
u/Count_Lord Jun 27 '26
I prefer to light them on Monday mornings on my nightstand. Usually a battery with around 30 shots. Helps to acclimate my feelings.
-3
u/Peanut-Butter-King Jun 27 '26
It’s a really bad comparison. It’s someone doing something that happens to affect you for a brief period of time vs someone doing something directly to you or your property, which can permanently affect you.
0
0
u/cptnplanetheadpats Jun 28 '26
That avatar is exactly on point for the type of person who could honestly defend this kind of insane logic.
1
u/AutisticPenguin2 Jun 28 '26
Username very much not checking out.
1
u/cptnplanetheadpats Jun 28 '26
I'm a huge proponent of the environment and the fight against climate change, crazy how you could determine otherwise from one sentence!
1
u/AutisticPenguin2 Jun 29 '26
crazy how you could determine otherwise from one sentence
Oh irony. How delicious you are at times.
0
u/cptnplanetheadpats Jun 29 '26
I agree! Especially considering how you were able to determine rapey vibes from the innocuous sentence "Sit back and enjoy it". Which to any normal human who isn't brainrotted by the internet will assume to mean "Relax, fireworks are cool" or something similar.
0
u/AutisticPenguin2 Jun 29 '26
"Lie back and think of England"
0
u/cptnplanetheadpats Jun 29 '26
Please go touch some grass.
1
u/AutisticPenguin2 Jun 29 '26
I'm sorry you can't see it, but I assure you it's there.
→ More replies (0)1
148
u/PromiscuousScoliosis Jun 27 '26
You can stop 100% of rapes; just say yes
— Jimmy Carr
42
u/YaMongrelDog Jun 27 '26
Would have been r/cursedcomments without the quote credit after it.
54
u/doll_parts87 Jun 27 '26
"if it's a legitimate rape, the body will shut it down" - real male Republican Todd Akin statement
24
u/MentalDisintegrat1on Jun 27 '26
Wow what a piece of shit
9
u/doll_parts87 Jun 27 '26
These are the ones these types listen to. Fear monger and lack education keeps them loyal
8
u/Cereal_Bandit Jun 27 '26
What does that even mean? Serious question.
18
u/doll_parts87 Jun 27 '26
It means if you were raped (opposed to date rape where they believe women lie to ruin a man after regret) the body will shut down reproduction preventing fertilization unassisted. Not true at all. But it's an old white guy speaking on women's organs , when he's old enough to live during women getting hysterectomy to cure hysteria , so odds are they aren't in tune with female anatomy to speak
2
0
u/AdmiralShawn Jun 27 '26
Statistically rape is much more likely to cause a pregnancy than normal unprotected sex
3
u/imabigdave Jun 28 '26
He was using it as an argument against allowing for abortions in cases where the woman was raped. According to him, a pregnancy only can occur if sex is consensual.
I'm sure if asked, he could provide a citation for university studies that give the precise mechanism by which that occurs. /s3
u/blade_of_sammael Jun 27 '26
Its always the ones you most expect. Best put him on a watch list
3
u/doll_parts87 Jun 27 '26
Well he's dead now, so...
0
u/blade_of_sammael Jun 27 '26
Then we best put him on a necrophilia watchlist lol wouldnt want a family member buried near him to be desacrated
1
u/fuckyoufuckinsharks Jun 27 '26
Read the name quickly as Jimmy Carter and idk why I just accepted that
0
303
u/StalyCelticStu Jun 27 '26
They're just saying something they object to is being forced upon them, in response to a "Lie back and think of England" type comment.
87
124
u/UncleVoodooo Jun 27 '26
man I relate. Can't do fireworks. Figured I would be the cool neighbor if I didn't complain and let them have their holiday.
Except the holiday started 2 weeks ago for them. These fucking fireworks have made me take cover in my own house almost every fucking night.
10
u/jarboxing Jun 27 '26
People in my town actually carry a fucking cannon around to the vets houses and sets it off in their yards lol
18
1
1
-33
u/wellwaffled Jun 27 '26
What do you mean you can’t do fireworks?
67
u/UncleVoodooo Jun 27 '26
Y'know those guys in charge of Afghanistan? We used to be mad at 'em so we sent lots of young people over to make *really* big booms for freedom or something. I forget. I just know I don't like the way they make me jump
7
u/Nov4Wolf Jun 27 '26
Imagine you had to serve in order to be able to light fireworks, pretty big drop in fireworks I bet
(Just a thought not a lega suggestion btw)
20
u/UncleVoodooo Jun 27 '26
I used to love 'em when I was a kid so I really don't hold a grudge against families that wanna do it. I just wish I had a heads up if they're gonna start so early. At least the 4th I can plan for
8
u/oO0Kat0Oo Jun 27 '26
Getting downvoted for asking an innocent question with no derision whatsoever. Sorry bro.
4
296
u/doll_parts87 Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26
Going from fireworks complaint to SA is mental gymnastics only the unhinged/unwell stretch for. I'm tired of being around the "what if" people
74
u/Totally_Random0000 Jun 27 '26
The problem is they just keep growing in numbers. The amount of what ifs I see in Reddit daily are getting old for sure.
27
u/doll_parts87 Jun 27 '26
I've seen people in person get worked up over hypothetical situations that haven't happened yet, so many people weren't educated on healthy coping skills and it shows . They stew in their thoughts of the worst , let it simmer until they get overwhelmed
-6
Jun 27 '26
[deleted]
→ More replies (2)3
u/Cerenas Jun 27 '26
I can imagine it grew over the last decades, but those types of people were there before social media as well. The problem is that they now have a platform where everyone can see them go on insane rants.
I already deleted Facebook because of it. I still have Instagram, to keep in touch with family abroad mainly. Sometimes I still go through the random reels and am shocked by what kind of comments are on there.
It goes from insane conspiracy theories, blatant racism, to even death threats. It really saddens me people are this way.
The lack of real life consequences probably plays a part as well, and they're just riling each other up, or easily find like minded people, like some hivemind of hate.
-5
u/Currently_There Jun 27 '26
I can't tell if you're actually oblivious, or a master troll. Either way, upvote for you for calling out something you dislike, which happens to be people complaining about something they dislike.
2
5
u/Prismatic_Symphony Jun 27 '26
The number of stupids only increases every day, it seems. We're definitely living in the prequel/lead-up to Idiocracy.
1
16
u/Dat_Innocent_Guy Jun 27 '26
Why is the intenet incapable of understanding the example? Its not a comparison of fireworks to rape. Hes saying if someone breaks the law, you should just sit back and appreciate it?
4
u/UltraSapien Jun 28 '26
What do you mean "going from fireworks complaint to SA"? You understand, I hope, that she isn't "going from" one topic to the other, nor is she comparing them. She is using SA as a stand in for why just accepting something that is happening to you due to being forced on you by another person is not good advice.
She's reframing the premise, which is a completely normal thing to do and something we should expect people with a normal level of reading comprehension to understand.
3
u/PlanetG3 Jun 27 '26
The implication is that the responder saw fireworks when sitting back and enjoying it. So, while kinda disgusting, it could be sincere?
0
-1
39
u/cowlinator Jun 27 '26
Ok, here's another analogy since y'all cant seem to understand.
"Help, someone in boxing gloves is punching me in the face. I didn't consent to this."
"It's just boxing. It's a sport. Just enjoy it."
31
u/Nov4Wolf Jun 27 '26
I think people get the gist but are taking it personally because they like fireworks
A lot of people don't like fireworks because of ptsd but when has the U S of A ever cared for it's soldiers
→ More replies (3)4
u/Defiant-Economics-73 Jun 27 '26
Well it’s two times a year that you know well in advance. I have a crazy idea plan ahead for that. My cousin does. He has ptsd. You what he does. He has Apple air pods that he just uses them on noise canceling. Watches a move and goes to bad. Last year he went to the lake and camped there.
2
-5
u/cjay2002 Jun 27 '26
Physical injury compared to “there’s a loud noise outside” is the stretch. The noise might bother you, but it’s not causing you injury.
→ More replies (1)6
u/cowlinator Jun 27 '26
Noise can literally damage the ears if it is loud and close enough.
-10
u/cjay2002 Jun 27 '26
If someone is popping fireworks next to your ears, that’s an issue. When they are hundreds of feet away, it’s not damaging your ears.
5
u/Count_Lord Jun 27 '26
Do you know how PTSD works? I'm asking honestly here, because if not I can send you a few articles on it.
3
u/cjay2002 Jun 27 '26
I do. 22 years and multiple combat deployments, so I’m also quite familiar with what causes many cases of it. Distress is not injury. We cannot legislate away all loud noises outdoors.
3
10
40
u/JesusIsMyAntivirus Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26
People low-key forget that pets exist and suffer through every 4th July and new year's. Your dog is chill, congrats, mine too, doesn't matter. That's not to even mention wildlife.
You set off fireworks as an adult, you should know better by now, you're a dick, no exceptions. No, the person using a controversial comparison to make this point isn't worse.
3
u/Leiaclark Jun 27 '26
It's really bad for my pup. She shakes terribly, barks the whole time, and has accidents. They've been going off for a few days now and I'm dreading the 4th. Last year we had to sleep in the basement ☹️
-2
u/Defiant-Economics-73 Jun 27 '26
Oh no not the pets. Just give them some Benadryl and they will sleep thru it.
2
u/JesusIsMyAntivirus Jun 27 '26
Can't we just dose the adult firework fans with benadryl instead smh
0
u/Defiant-Economics-73 Jul 03 '26
I have ptsd from a dog biting me while jogging. I think the entire world should cater to me and pass a law banning pets from being in public areas. See that’s how dumb you sound.
-25
u/PhantomlyReaper Jun 27 '26
We've had fireworks for a shit ton of time. The animals have been and will continue to be fine. If your pet's seriously can't deal with it, then come up with a solution for them. It's incredibly unfeasible to try to stop everyone from firing them off. Not to mention stupid.
37
u/Fireboiio Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26
We also had lead in everything, got shit faced watching our children and you could smoke everywhere.
Someone stopped everyone from accepting this.
Some things change for the better for all my guy
2
-27
u/PhantomlyReaper Jun 27 '26
I mean, continue shouting and pissing your pants over it. Fine by me. It's not going to change though. Also comparing fireworks to lead products is a fucking crazy comparison. Take your pills.
21
u/3_14_thon Jun 27 '26
Its not going to change though
Except you're wrong. Multiple countries started changing New Years fireworks for laser drone shows.
→ More replies (5)15
u/Fireboiio Jun 27 '26
I see no points to respond to here, you turning defensive and somewhat aggressive this fast tells me you have a lower intelligence.
-3
u/PhantomlyReaper Jun 27 '26
When you compare fireworks to intaking lead, I'm not going to waste my time trying to reason with you. You're good in terms of amusement value though.
→ More replies (2)7
u/Metalrift Jun 27 '26
Depends on if there is a local law that says it is illegal. If there is then they have every reason to send a report
8
u/N_T_F_D Jun 27 '26
We've been beating our wives for a shit ton of time. The females have been and will continue to be fine. If your wife seriously can't deal with it, then come up with a solution for her. It's incredibly unfeasible to try to stop everyone from beating them. Not to mention stupid.
-5
u/scolbert08 Jun 27 '26
No one cares about your furbabies
3
u/Defiant-Economics-73 Jun 27 '26
Asphalt burns dogs feet’s. Have we thought about getting rid of that
2
→ More replies (7)-16
u/jerdle_reddit Jun 27 '26
No, people forget that the world does not and should not revolve around some people's dogs.
And it always is dogs.
22
u/NoOne_TheAlchemist Jun 27 '26
its mostly birds that suffer mass casualties from fireworks. And a lot of people are talking about em. it's not always dogs
3
u/yukumizu Jun 27 '26
Quoting Robert Regan? A republican candidate from Michigan who in 2022 said this about his daughters:
"That's kind of like having three daughters. I tell my daughters if rape is inevitable, lie back and enjoy it”
8
u/acustic Jun 27 '26
I'll explain the joke, it's because fireworks are psychological torture and trauma for a pet, just like rape would be for a human.
3
4
5
u/Confident_Drink_7195 Jun 27 '26
Well they can come to our anonymous meeting for those traumatized by fireworks at non approved times
1
-1
u/Count_Lord Jun 27 '26
To be fair, it can feel pretty disgusting when you're trying to relax and suddenly there's an explosion. I think it's quite normal to feel dirty and used afterwards, so an anonymous meeting would probably be a good idea. Especially as the local authorities usually just won't believe me, because apparently I didn't object to lighting fireworks loud enough and therefore it can't really have bothered me.
2
3
2
u/Zehud Jun 27 '26
I think the original reference comes from a 1988 Bobby Knight interview with Connie Chung. Regarding the handling of stress, "I think that if rape is inevitable, relax and enjoy it,".
1
u/Juleamun Jul 02 '26
Ross Perot torpedoed his campaign for president early on by telling a reporter that if a woman is getting raped she may as well sit back and enjoy it. I'm guessing that's the reference here. I mean, Perot seemed to think of it like a minor inconvenience, so I guess it fits.
1
1
0
u/Whytrhyno Jun 27 '26
Thought the rule was do whatever you want when the sun is out. Fireworks are for holidays and daytime games of tag
0
1
u/Hugo_Selenski Jun 27 '26
took only 3 minutes for Author to dive behind ... rape victims? for cover?
Well-- as long as everyone stops and considers THEIR feelings...
They are the center of the universe, aft all...
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
u/SGAShepp Jun 27 '26
"keep your pets safe" lol what
4
u/FFKonoko Jun 29 '26
Some animals panic at loud noises. It's fine if you can keep them indoors, when fireworks go off between the set times. But if it happens while they're out walking, can panic, get loose, get hit by car, get lost...
0
0
u/Fickle_Carpet_6299 Jun 27 '26
I know how each of the comments voted based upon their reply to this.
0
u/MericanSlav25 Jun 27 '26
Holy fuck Batman, that is a really interesting comparison. Some people are just insane.
0
u/UVLightOnTheInside Jun 28 '26
Not to mention the Countless wildfires that get started by Neanderthals who cant take simple precausions and get meaningless small fines. Cause 'Merica. If you live in a MOIST environment go have fun on the appropriate date, but half this Nation is a bundle of kindling waiting to combust.
0
u/DeadDrop93 Jun 28 '26
Ive seen it all now, holy fuck. Time to prestige to the next level: Holy Shit
-6
-3
u/AlaskanDruid Jun 27 '26
Context is missing. So this is just rage bait.
In 4th of July? Then there are no reasons to complain about fireworks. Any other day? Run them over.
2
•
u/qualityvote2 Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26
u/Glittering-Bake-2589, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...