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[-] frunch@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago

Damn, never seen an xkcd where they used that kind of language! 😳

[-] accideath@lemmy.world 94 points 8 months ago

It‘s not original. The joke originated in xkcd 821 (Five Minute Comics Pt. 3), however it was a little different still. The wording (besides the slur) stems from xkcd creator Randall Munroe‘s book What if?.

If you compare the image to actual xkcds, you’ll notice, that the font is different.

Also, I found a picture of the comic from the book on pinterest.

Can’t have people think xkcds could be this tasteless.

[-] MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world 36 points 8 months ago

Weird, why would someone rewrite a joke to land on the same punchline

[-] accideath@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago

I mean, the first rewrite (by Munroe himself) was probably just turning a 5min doodle into a clean, more streamlined comic.

The n-word one probably just to be edgy.

[-] Lemjukes@lemm.ee 12 points 8 months ago

Edgy = racist but a coward about it

[-] accideath@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

As most racists are when confronted

[-] frunch@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Ahhh thanks for the clarification! I should have known ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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