i’ve seen this phrase used around here in a few variations and it rarely gets called out as problematic. i really don’t think its ok so i thought i’d ask: does hexbear think its ok? i can understand and support the use of violence against fascists and colonizers, but genocide is really their thing. i don’t see why it makes sense to use it even as a rhetorical device. why doesn’t this get called out? is genocide so normalized in casual conversation that it doesn’t register or what?
edit: i have all the [he/him]s on the website telling me that this is actually a very funny joke. i still don’t like it or get it, but i’ve had my fill of arguing with y’all so thanks for the info. i can see why nobody calls this one out. it kinda fucking sucks. i’ll just go ahead and block people who post this type of joke and go on my merry way.
now that everyone has had a chance to chime in, i’m just going to add some context for y’all
most of the responses i got at first were from [he/him]s which is why i said the above. nothing against any gender, just what i saw.it wasn’t my intention to misgender anyone sorry if it came across that way. i really meant it as an observation of who was jumping in to reply at the start of the thread, but i didn’t realize how it could be perceived in other contexts.- i’m not american. i’m technically a US citizen, but i have much more significant cultural ties to SV, MX, and separately and to a lesser extent NA indigenous community. i don’t always get where western people are coming from. i like the overall tone of hexbear maybe i just don’t how imaginary genocide is supposed to be cathartic. i apologize if it came across like i’m trying to tone police y’all. that’s really not my jam, but y’all do seem a little pre-disposed to getting offended when your little jokes are questioned.
- i still don’t like the joke, so i’m going to remove them from my feed. if y’all don’t have an issue with it that’s fine. i was just trying to get a feel for what y’all think. the push back was a little upsetting after the day i had yesterday, but i’m over it now. i can live with curating my own experience based on my personal taste.
- i haven’t been that articulate, but i think my feelings are best summarized by this reply:
As someone that does find the joke funny, upon some reflection i have realised that it is an inapropiate joke, genocide is a horrific thing and to make light of it by making it a subject of a joke is in bad taste the same way that jokes about sexual assault are in bad taste, we rightfuly look down on redditors for the latter but allow the former
the original meme was about communist banter being unhinged and socially unacceptable.
I think it resonates with us because it’s relatable, we’ve all been the person holding their tongue at a family gathering. I also think it resonates as a reaction to the lopsided “colonizer deaths are a tragedy while colonized deaths are a footnote” tone-policing in western media (see Israel discourse). Also, a politics of violent revolution makes flippant humor inevitable, back in '73 people were joking about “spain’s first astronaut” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Carrero_Blanco
Spain’s first astronaut is a hilarious bit btw and noticeably does not include jokes about genocide.
It also speaks to the insidious nature of discourse in the West.
Incivility of language is considered deeply uncouth, but electing leaders who have promised to do horrific things is perfectly fine, as long as they express it in acceptable language.
Biden sending billions to Ukrainian skinheads, continuing to build a wall, increasing police funding, doing nothing about COVID, gutting the child tax credit etc is all perfectly fine because he was polite and well spoken about it. Can’t come out and say overtly you want Israel to turn Palestine into a graveyard, but aiming to help them achieve that is fine.
People by and large don’t get extremely obvious satire – they aren’t going to get any of that out of “unlimited genocide” jokes.
Sure, I agree; I’m just adding my metaphorical 2 cents to the original comment
Part of the reason I think it resonates is the deep seated hatred of ‘civil’ discourse, coupled with the frustrations of being politically neutered
It’s an inside joke. I’d never say it in public. That would make me look ridiculous.
edit: i have all the [he/him]s on the website telling me that this is actually a very funny joke. i still don’t like it or get it, but i’ve had my fill of arguing with y’all so thanks for the info. i can see why nobody calls this one out. it kinda fucking sucks. i’ll just go ahead and block people who post this type of joke and go on my merry way.
another poSSter down UNLIMTED GENOCIDE AGAINST THE LEMMY DOT FIRST WORLD
GLORY to the joint dictatorship of the posters of oppressed instances!! 
Who makes these? Where can I find them? Seems to be largely a single person’s work?
yesEDIT: Another session struggled, unlimited reeducation on the imperial core
edit: i have all the [he/him]s on the website telling me that this is actually a very funny joke. i still don’t like it or get it, but i’ve had my fill of arguing with y’all so thanks for the info. i can see why nobody calls this one out. it kinda fucking sucks. i’ll just go ahead and block people who post this type of joke and go on my merry way.
Asks a bunch of questions about a joke in askchapo
Gets mad at the people who respond
Adds an extremely mad edit
Includes a sideswipe at “he/hims” for some reason
Folks this person is clearly an expert in alienating rhetoric, so we might want to listen up as regards
i genuinely don’t get how the joke is supposed to be funny, but i also had a rough day yesterday. i’ve updated my post again. sorry.
Appreciate that comrade
Yep. Being like “it’s only da evil mens who disagree with me” is soft misgendering of quite a few people.
please see my new edit. i didn’t mean to offend.
This is a good point. Like most boomers, my socdem Dad used to browse Hexbear as part of his morning routine. Unfortunately he came upon a post using the offending phrase and now just posts ‘so much for the tolerant left’ under any article about Joe Biden on the Washington Post’s website. Y’all need to reflect on this. If not for the sake of this website, but for the democrats reelection chances in 2024
I can see being critical of it for site culture, but this somehow tying to the election of Democrats???
“From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free” and “Free Palestine” are being called genocidal statements. There’s no point moderating our speech against the global north. As long as the global north maintains a stranglehold on global media and culture, anything we say that is adverse to their interests will be called genocidal.
I’ve never liked it, even as a meme. Remember, the First World is also a panopticon prison for the poor and minorities.
¡Not all Global Norteños!
To me it’s about the Global North States, not the people, and especially not the proletariat. Maybe the capitalists get a little genocide, as a treat.
killing the capitalists (the ruling class) doesn’t meet the criteria for genocide, that would be a coup. which is totally fine and doesn’t require regurgitating fascist concepts. these toys are still available to do to quench your bloodlust
‘Coup the first world’ has a much cleaner ring to it.
Unlimited regicide on the first world
Unlimited regime change on the first world
Unlimited coups d’etat on the first world
I kind of agree with you actually, trying to choose different words opens the door for more creative ways to describe beheading the leviathan.
Oh shit I really like the regicide one. This post feels like concern trolling and the OP clearly wants to pretend this is a male thing, but it opens the door for a discussion that’s maybe worth having
check my edit.
So don’t use the word genocide, it’s that simple
because it’s funny. associated with memes about JDPON and general posting in Maoist standard English
its literally not funny though
It’s pretty funny
Nobody I know IRL talks the way people on hexbear talk and most people IRL here have at least 1 relative kidnappedand tortured by an US backed dictatorship. To me its just edgy shitposting.
It’s a meme. People don’t think it for real.
Reference to this image macro: https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/2499097-i-know-that-took-restraint-thanks-for-not-saying-x-in-front-of-my-parents
I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away, but with blood.
unlimited regicide on the first world
Genocide jokes.
Throwing Nazis in the pit jokes.Genocide is of an ethnicity/nation/racial group of people’s, and it’s not okay to hurt people for the who they are or where they were born. Now people’s choices that they make in sound mind is something that can be judged, harshly if their choice is to do something particularly heinous. For example, Nazis choose to hurt people because of traits that they cannot change; whereas the Nazi can change his ideals and choose to not hurt people. Therefore, throwing Nazis in the pit as they say you’re the real Nazi is funny af.
Don’t be daft. Nobody actually wants unlimited genocide on the global north. We just enjoy saying unlimited genocide on the global north. In fact, it’s very fun to say and you should try saying unlimited genocide on the global north more. Although if someone did truly want unlimited genocide on the global north they would probably get banned swiftly by our lovely mods who also enjoy saying unlimited genocide on the global north.
Mr. Evrart’s helping me find my unlimited genocide on the global north…
ACAB includes the tone police
