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[–] lil_tank@hexbear.net 48 points 10 months ago (5 children)

First time I saw Skibidi Toilet I didn't have the context of it being popular with kids so I assumed it was just regular shitpost and it made me laugh

I have no idea how people who enjoyed 2016-2020 meme culture reacted so negatively to it

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 26 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

i-think-that I think edgelord Newgrounds humor, where the entire joke was "something gory happens," were worse anyway.

Happy Tree Friends, if you want a specific example. nyet

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The problem with happy tree friends is it was the same joke every single time. Like ok yeah, the juxtaposition is amusing but that's literally it

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No one I personally knew that was continually entertained by Happy Tree Friends beyond maybe a single one-off shock humor gimmick wound up being a good person later in life.

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ha ha is so funny they kill Kenny in every episode lmaoo

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

South Park contaminated generations of viewers. I had just about given up trying to socialize offline with people my age back in CA because so many never fucking cleared out the irony poisoning there.

[–] lil_tank@hexbear.net 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Holy shit Happy Tree Friends... I remember being a kid and all my friends who had older brothers or cousins talking about it and I was like -> aware

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 9 points 10 months ago

It was not a good time seeing one of those videos, awkwardly laughing at the shock value of it once then getting pressured into watching more and more of pretty much the exact same shock value gimmick over and over and over and over again. Any attempt for me to back out or just do something else was "WHY ARE YOU SO SENSITIVE? WHERE IS YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR?!" smuglord desolate

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 8 points 10 months ago

Stickdeath and its seemless transition from slightly mask on racism to fully mask off racism after 9/11 hitler-detector

[–] Feinsteins_Ghost@hexbear.net 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Possibly because the generation who appreciated that eras meme culture are growing older and are no longer the rebellious youth. Dipping their toes into the boomer pool, so to speak.

[–] autismdragon@hexbear.net 35 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Yeah the millenial reaction to Skibidi Toilet is their test for if they will Become Boomer or not.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I like Skibidi shenanigans a lot more than my own generation's "Happy Tree Friends" era of edgy humor.

[–] autismdragon@hexbear.net 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Oh god Happy Tree Friends was RANCID.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm glad we agree there. If there was ever a cartoon portrayal of the idea of "cruelty is the point," it was Happy Tree Friends. solidarity

[–] autismdragon@hexbear.net 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There's some good stuff from that generation too though admittedly. Homestar Runner was at its peak around the same time.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 12 points 10 months ago

You're right.

I have a deep, deep sentimental fondness for all things Homestar Runner.

[–] Tiocfaidhcaisarla@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago

I hated it too.

I'm getting some weird memory that could be completely wrong but I believe my sister was showing me these and excitedly said "this is banned in Cuba!" I was always disgusted by it despite liking "edgy" humor like idk aqua team or whatever and if Cuba banned it, good, though I'm struggling to imagine why that would happen beyond there being poor internet access or just blocking American IPs

[–] a_little_red_rat@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I have a soft spot for happy tree friends, I didn't have internet back then and people shared weird shit on CDs. That was my first contact with edgy humor like that

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

I guess Beavis and Butt-head was my equivalent guilty pleasure. Irreverent nearly to the point of nihilism, but there it was in my teenage years, because I was a dumbass.

[–] Feinsteins_Ghost@hexbear.net 17 points 10 months ago

Oh how the turns are tabling, or some shit. I have become boomer.

[–] a_little_red_rat@hexbear.net 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

skibidi toilet was more like 2005-2010 meme culture imo, it was exactly like all the shitty "idiots of gmod" shitposts, just ramped up to 11. I really didn't get the negative reaction from all the "adults" considering I was laughing at the exact same type of shit when I was 13. I'm in my thirties now

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 8 points 10 months ago

Pretty much

The people who were laughing at the Doctor Hax stuff in the late 2000's are now saying 'this is too far, sir'

[–] Hello_Kitty_enjoyer@hexbear.net 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

yup, spiritually millennial
funnier than 90% of zoomer memes no offense

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 10 months ago

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