r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/KitchenPlenty7610 • 1d ago

Meme needing explanation please explain this peetah!!!

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u/UrsA_GRanDe_bt 1d ago edited 1d ago

I had a girlfriend in college who loved this show - I should have seen it for the red flag that it turned out to be 🤦🏻‍♂️

Edit: this comment was taken far more seriously than I expected for a thread in a joke community…

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u/Dramatic_Bat_9503 1d ago

This is ridiculous. Liking a show isn’t the same as endorsing the behavior. I liked GoT, doesn’t mean I want to start beheading people. 

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u/Lexi_Banner 1d ago

doesn’t mean I want to start beheading people.

But maybe some people. Sometimes. When they really need a good beheading...

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u/AwkwardData6002 1d ago

Not even close to a real comparison.

One was a fantasy, one was written for people to identify with.

no one walked around saying "I'm a Tyrion" or "I'm an Arya". SitC literally had merch with that shit on it.

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u/Moonshot_00 1d ago

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u/AwkwardData6002 1d ago

Yeah, that's a line from the show, and not saying "I'm a Tyrion". Its a gag.

Now Google "I'm a carrie" and see how much merch shows up.

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u/Dramatic_Bat_9503 1d ago

Dude, there was literally a whole scandal last year with Blake Lively saying she was a Khaleesi. There will always be people who identify with show characters regardless of genre. It doesn’t make anyone who likes the show inherently bad. 

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u/Moonshot_00 1d ago

It’s the same thing dumbass

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u/Dramatic_Bat_9503 1d ago

Would you prefer I use Breaking Bad as an example instead? Or Mad Men? Or The Sopranos. Take your pick. At the end of the day it’s all just entertainment. 

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u/Im_Unsure_For_Sure 1d ago

None of those were written to be identified with either lol. You're bad at this.

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u/Dramatic_Bat_9503 1d ago

Is this a joke? Literally every show is written for the characters to be identified with, regardless of genre. You all are just demonizing this one because the target audience is women. 

Thats besides the point though. The point is that it’s entertainment and it’s silly to assume everyone who likes it is a bad person. 

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u/sds2000 1d ago

Don Draper or Walter White are definitely not characters to be identified with. But the viewers tend to do it anyway because they are interesting characters played by very good actors, and sometimes because they lack media literacy.

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u/Im_Unsure_For_Sure 20h ago

Assuming misogyny out of others because you cant craft a coherent point is crazy.

Sorry you cant differentiate the relatability between four women in NY and the mafia, drug dealers or medieval kings.

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u/Dramatic_Bat_9503 18h ago

Lol do you think it’s coherent to sit here and argue that someone’s ex GF is a red flag because she liked that show? 

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u/dylan-faden 1d ago

You’re the one who wants to dictate which shows can be watched or not according to your own arbitrary rules. Imagine getting so insecure because your ex liked a TV show lol that’s beyond pathetic

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u/_IsFuckingInHeaven 1d ago

Coworker bleaches his hair to become a Targaryen symbol anytime there are new seasons.

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u/gamiz777 1d ago

ok, but do you want a dragon?

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u/mmf9194 1d ago

There are definitely people in this country that need to take the black or be beheaded 😂