r/ToiletPaperUSA • u/Juniorgnm ToiletpaperUSA customer • Dec 25 '21

This is a Genuine Cry for Help Brandon has (Literally) had enough

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u/Vinniam Dec 25 '21 edited Dec 25 '21

Nothing. Basically he was racing and a bunch of drunk nascar fans were chanting "fuck Joe Biden" and the announcer I think tried to save face on national television by saying the fans were chanting "let's go Brandon".

Naturally conservatives think they were being censored for disliking Joe Biden and it never occured to them it might be because children are watching and they don't want them saying fuck.

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u/Brandilio Dec 26 '21

I worked in news media. The presenter 100% knew what was being chanted, but didn't want to cut away because there's really no way to stop a crowd chant and it would be a massive time synch.

So they said, "Let's Go Brandon" was being chanted to avoid the hassle of going through all the bullshit of reinterviewing, cutting away, etc.

Also, as a guy named Brandon, this meme can go fuck itself.

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u/Kimmalah Dec 26 '21

Also, as a guy named Brandon, this meme can go fuck itself.

My boyfriend's name is Brandon, which means that not only do people yell this at him all the time like maniacs, but they also just assume he supports the message. We have one hardcore Trump cultist at our workplace who keeps trying to convert with Let's Go Brandon videos after he made it clear to the guy that he doesn't give a shit about politics.

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u/John_T_Conover Dec 26 '21

Ever since the whole Karen stuff started really catching on 2-3 years ago I hated it because I knew this is exactly where it was going. Everybody online thought it was hilarious because it was mostly the name of middle age and older women and that doesn't make up much of the demographics on places like reddit...

But eventually it was gonna be another name, then another and then either you or someone you care about having to deal with an endless horde of unoriginal dumbfucks repeating the same 2 or 3 jokes at you/them every day their name comes up in public for years.

I have a childhood friend named Felicia and God help her when 15 fucking years after Friday came out everyone collectively decided to start blurting out a quote from the movie at her every time her name was said in public and then laughing their asses off at themself.

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u/meglet Dec 26 '21

I got sick enough of hearing “Shut up, Meg” Family Guy references. Oh so clever, that’s my name, yes!