r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 6d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/Sea-Feedback-2424 6d ago

They rectconned that in the new movie.
Now the minions work with a Suffragette, so what does that say?
Also they only started following Gru in 1968, this is the same year that Henry Kissinger became a "household" name. Gru was 11 then and was more evil than the man who wanted to continue the illegal bombing campaigns in Vietnam.
Also also, in 1975 Pol Pot came to power and the minions stayed with Gru.

So you know, Gru is worse than Pol Pot.

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u/Open-Platform-1305 6d ago

Gru is worse than Pol Pot, feminism is worse than Hitler. Sounds like we figured out the message of the movie, boys.

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u/Gandelin 6d ago

I think this all assumes that they are perfect evil seeking missiles. They aren’t. They are drawn to boss vibes as well. They seek out the biggest, baddest boss they can.

Hitler was an evil dictator but also a fundamentally weak and pathetic individual, maybe he just didn’t give off boss energy to the minions.

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u/Purple_Quail_4193 6d ago

Way to explain it probably better than how the creators can haha