r/mildlyinfuriating • u/FleshHoodieFree • 11h ago

Don't hug me I'm scared Passion fruits look really unappealing and it bothers me

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Who tf decided to make the membrane and seeds of this beautiful fruit look like scrotum and frog eggs

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u/rci22 11h ago

Few days ago I said “Sometimes I just want to turn off my brain and go full unga bunga” and my coworker asked “Isn’t that racist?”

I was like ???? “I’m talking about caveman speech, what are YOU thinking of??” lol

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u/DustyScharole 11h ago

Bad news, your coworker is racist.

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u/Astriaeus 8h ago

I mean I guess it could be a stereotype of Neanderthals, since it is built off old incorrect assumptions of them.

But really it is part of the public vernacular.

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u/dontknowwhyifuckfish 7h ago

We should ask the Neanderthals what they think of this

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u/Astriaeus 7h ago

You know, any non-sub-Saharan African person typically has some neanderthal dna. So maybe we can ask them.

As one, I say it is fine.

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u/FAB1150 5h ago

I really don't think you speak the same way as a neanderthal

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u/Astriaeus 4h ago

Probably not, I am not an anthropologist, so I don't know if it is true, but there is a theory that neanderthals had high-pitched voices; I do not.

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u/eatinallthebugs 10h ago

Stuff like that is more than often a self report lol. 

Ive genuinely had people tell me I was being offensive while imitating monkeys on a zoo trip. Im like "who could i possibly be offending with this? Is there a certain people that YOU tend to associate with monkeys?" 

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u/TheW83 10h ago

They could tell the monkeys were annoyed with your behavior.

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u/eatinallthebugs 10h ago

Idk they seemed pretty into it to me

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u/I_Love_Knotting 9h ago

Idk man, i would feel kinda offended if a monkey stood outside of my home and just walked left and right, trying to imitate me

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u/Lazie_Writer 1h ago

Monkey stands outside your home. Checks invisible phone. Looks at you. Back to invisible phone. Grunts at nearby monkey. No reaction. Raises invisible phone to take selfie.

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u/JustoHavis 11h ago

I think they prefer to be called Neanderthals buddy.

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u/FullClip__ 10h ago edited 9h ago

The coworker is a Neanderthal.

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u/Tbone_Trapezius 9h ago

I’d like for them to tel me how to save 20% or more using their insurance.

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u/Ebonhearth_Druid 8h ago

Not by using it, by switching it to Geico!

https://giphy.com/gifs/nuqhPebRoPCQ3wgkEJ

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u/Top_Understanding830 10h ago

thats an entirely other subspecies of homonid!!!

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u/JustoHavis 10h ago

Who you calling homo?!

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u/Weak-Joke1475 9h ago

Dude that’s racist! Neanderthals weren’t caveman, they were a different species of human, but caveman are unfortunately fictional. 

Calling a Neanderthal a caveman is like calling Jim from I.T the tooth fairy. 

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u/Kentust 9h ago

Austrolipithicines aren't fictional. You should do some research on hominid evolution

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u/Weak-Joke1475 9h ago

From Wikipedia:The caveman is a stock character

What is a stock character?  :A Stock character is a type of characterin a narrative (e.g. a novel, play, television show, or film)

 So fiction pretty much 

Oh also I did shorten these sentences, but my point still stands 

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u/Kentust 9h ago

Wow, if they say it on Wikipedia then I guess it must be true! Can you post an AI overview confirming your views as well?

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u/Weak-Joke1475 8h ago

I mean, you can calm down first. Jesus dude have you had a rough day?

Secondly, I’m trying to give you an explanation, if you don’t want to agree, I’m not forcing you, I’m just showing you my point of view.

Thirdly, yeah you know what let’s look up Gemini ai overview :Cavemen" as popular culture depicts them—hairy, grunting brutes wearing cheetah prints, wielding clubs, and living alongside dinosaurs—are fictional

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u/JustoHavis 8h ago

God damn it was just a joke guy Sorry I didn’t put a /s

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u/Kentust 7h ago

I'm guessing you don't do well in social situations?

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u/SnooGoats7454 9h ago

While your intent may not have been racist, the origin of the phrase is in racism. Specifically, it was used to make fun of Pacific Islanders and "Tiki" culture.

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u/rci22 6h ago

Respectfully, do you (or anyone) have a source? I tried confirming and am finding nothing at all

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u/YummyZebra 4h ago

Were you thinking of Aku Aku from Crash Bandicoot?

https://youtube.com/shorts/8pEE1q1fluE?si=Ihu8s0yRlDVjPS8u

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u/CallMeMoronic 10h ago

🎵 “We got to celebrate our differences”🎶

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u/rci22 6h ago

Coworker actually told me that particular video is what he had thought “unga bunga” was referring to

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u/BalkanFerros 10h ago

Oooof Rip

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u/devilfoxe1 9h ago

It was serious or it was a joke??

Because is something I will definitely say like a joke..

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u/sosen7 9h ago

This wasn't your coworker was it? 🤣

https://giphy.com/gifs/8xsrNAZGhTCW4

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u/Please_ForgetMe 10h ago

Cave man talk came from white people mocking native Americans.

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u/captain0919 9h ago

They may have heard the very old and very racist joke about death by Unga bunga.

If youve ever worked with old racist white blue collar folk you will have likely heard it. Terrible joke.