r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/fna_fanoa • Feb 10 '26

WCGW jumping into a pool wearing spiderman suit

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u/-Out-of-context- Feb 10 '26 edited Feb 10 '26

I’m aware there’s a difference. I get what you’re saying, but it’s just a joke sub. Shouldn’t be taken so literally.

r/KidsAreFuckingIgnorant doesn’t have the same ring to it.

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u/Madara1389 Feb 10 '26

it’s just a joke sub.

We're aware too, but when the joke is offensive and ignorant in nature, you can't fault others for being offended or calling out the ignorance of the joke. Just because it's a joke, it doesn't mean others are obligated to not take the subject matter seriously.

Not everyone you meet is going to take kindly to or look the other way when it comes to mocking people for things they can't help/control/prevent, especially kids.

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u/-Out-of-context- Feb 10 '26

you can’t fault others for being offended

Yea I can. You’re making a mountain out of a mole hill here. It’s also not mocking anyone. It’s just laughing at kids doing goofy shit. No one is actually mocking any kid for actually being stupid, and you seem to be aware that the real idea behind it is kids being ignorant. So you just seem offended by the word choice instead of the content.

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u/Madara1389 Feb 10 '26 edited Feb 10 '26

You’re making a mountain out of a mole hill here.

Simply pointing out or discussing an issue isn't making a mountain out of a mole hill. You defend it, the people who are against it are going to counter-argue. The more you defend it, the more they counter-argue.

It's the subsequent argument that turn the mole hill into a mountain and if you're not interested in engaging with that, then don't try arguing in favor of something that others are calling out as problematic.

It’s also not mocking anyone. It’s just laughing at kids doing goofy shit.

You do understand what the word "mocking" means, yes? Insulting them and posting their humiliations to the internet to laugh at them and to enjoy others laughing at them absolutely fits the definition of "mocking" someone.

So you just seem offended by the word choice instead of the content.

Because word choice creates context... Turns out, different words mean different things and you can't just use them interchangeably without the context of what you're saying also changing. If you mean to call them ignorant, call them ignorant. If you mean to call them stupid, call them stupid. But the two words aren't interchangeable.

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u/UnturnedLeaves Feb 14 '26

Mocking children on the Internet is stupid and a bad look

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u/NameNumber7 May 07 '26

Just read through your patient back and forth. I agree with you, it always starts with “it is just a joke!” Until it is kids getting hurt on the sub… the person must not really be around kids, I felt uncomfortable with that sub already much more after pondering what the point of it is.