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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

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WWHRD? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago by can@sh.itjust.works to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world

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[–] NaoPb@eviltoast.org 38 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Can someone explain this to me?

Is he saying it's racist?

[–] MacNCheezus 22 points 4 months ago (5 children)

That’s the implication here, yes.

Hopefully it was just a joke though.

[–] interpolate@lemm.ee 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh, I thought they were being accused of alcoholism.

[–] MacNCheezus 16 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Nah, this is 100% about Hennessy being a stereotypical drink for black people.

[–] interpolate@lemm.ee 28 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I was not aware of that stereotype. Thank you for the enlightenment. I think.

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yeah, US & UK hip-hop and grime “promotes” cognac quite heavily. There’s even the classic Busta Rhymes joint “Pass the Courvoisier”.

[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I mean, it's the biggest Cognac brand. Since my uncle sold his domain, where else are you supposed to buy?

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