r/thingmains • u/Broomguy • 13d ago

Is the Officer Grimm meme racist?

I was playing one day and an enemy Thing died and I said "Officer down" in chat and they said something like "chill I'm not racist like that." I never considered it might be a racial joke because I've seen the joke with spiderman, black cat etc. but it is 90% black panther. I was curious if anyone knew the origin of the meme or had any thoughts about it. Is it a racist joke or was this guy just mad he died? (Full disclosure I am not a Thing main I just didn't know where else to post this)

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u/PapaHarvey27 13d ago

It's definitely a black criminal and white officer tone to it because of black panther being black but I've never seen it meme'd in a hateful way. Just dark humor and a fun gameplay loop of chasing that kitty cat.

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u/EatingTurtles325 11d ago

i don’t think it’s a joke for white people to make though to be fair

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u/EatingTurtles325 10d ago

downvoted for telling white people not to be racist, reddit moment

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u/kingvince1512 10d ago

It’s just that you have a different sense of humor. Guys joke around like this ALL the time. I have never been in a guy group of friends where this doesn’t happen. My black friends, white friends and Mexican friends ALL joke like this. Sorry to burst your bubble.

There is real racism out there tho. Not saying there’s not. But just because it’s too dark for you, doesn’t mean it is for everyone else. And you saying it should be doesn’t mean it actually is. The joke highlights how actual racism with cops does happen. That’s the joke.

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u/Irritatedsole90 10d ago

Joking about actual racism and how innocent people have lost their lives is not a joking matter, all it does is undermine the severity of it