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[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 9 points 14 hours ago

It's not just men but women as well. My gf's sister had a friend that discussed how she would make her car really loud and stuff at a birthday party.

She just kept talking and going into detail about exactly what she will modify.

It took quite a bit of restraint to not slap her and tell her to be a decent human being and just use a normal fucking exhaust.

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 10 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I have a small dick and aren't a cunt to people.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Good for you. You are a decent human being.

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

Thanks, I try.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 11 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Sadly owners of those cars are too stupid to get this joke.

[–] 33550336@lemmy.world 9 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

In my country the loud cars are not so much that problem, but motorbikes. I fucking hate loud motorbikes. It is like 130 dB or more.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world -2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

But they need their bike to be loud so other drivers can hear them as they illegally pass, lane split, weave through traffic, and overall be a menace on the roadway.

[–] alphabethunter@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

People really can't understand sarcasm on the internet

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

I honestly just assumed I upset bike riders who do view their noise as a safety net, which i would argue is mostly a moot point given the sound proofing of modern cars means you don't hear the bike until it would already be too late anyway.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I call those vehicles compensators

[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The Saints Row series has a large pickup truck called The Compensator.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

That game naming their body shops "rimjobs" went over my head for longer than I'd like to admit.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 15 points 1 day ago

Around these parts, it's usually a lifted pickup with at least one punisher decal.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 11 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Haha it’s funny because his body is the joke.

Let’s laugh and continue acting like having a smaller sized organ is indicator of anything about a person.

[–] EldenLord@lemmy.world -1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

10 downvotes for this reasonable take is crazy. Body shaming is never cool, it hits equally destructive the nice people as the ones you are seeking to insult.

[–] tate@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not every male with a tiny penis has tiny penis syndrome and feels the need to compensate for it. But 100% of males who compensate for their tiny penis have a tiny penis. No one is being unfairly targeted by this cartoon.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

100% of every tiny penis joke, is a body shaming joke. Be a better person.

You can make fun of idiots in loud cars without insulting billions of innocent people across the world and perpetuating a harmful stereotype that small penis == insecure arsehole.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 5 points 22 hours ago

Yeah, it's not even that ~~hard~~ difficult to make the joke and avoid the body shaming.

Doctor! I'm insecure about the size of my penis.

Sir, there is only one treatment available.

Obnoxiously loud car noises

[–] Raptorox@sh.itjust.works 0 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I may be wrong but I think the joke was supposed to be that the screeching sounds like "tiny penis", hence "the world must know"

I don't really see it, but that's what I remember at least

[–] Nythos@sh.itjust.works 3 points 18 hours ago

No, the joke is body shaming.

[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

the stereotype angers the consies

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

consies

Conservatives? I can't figure out what else that could be.

[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Why'd you repeat yourself?

[–] Mac@mander.xyz -1 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

People will loudly bitch about cars at 3am and then run their lawnmower right by my window for 30 minutes during the day when I'm sleeping. Classic.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

Most cities have noise bylaws. Revving an engine at 3am is usually in violation of those laws, running a lawn mower in day time is not. I get that it sucks they are loud and many lawns are useless, but its also much more dangerous to mow in the dark and more people are sleeping at night than in the day time. You also have to make some loud noise with our current standard mowing technology, but the same isn't true for the cars in question, they are modified intentionally to be much louder.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 12 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

People don't bitch about cars. They bitch about cars that are needlessly loud. Did your neighbor modify his lawnmower to make more noise for fun? If he did, he's just as much of an idiot as the guys in loud cars (but I doubt he did).

[–] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

People don't bitch about cars

Wrong sub?

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 points 11 hours ago

You got me haha

I meant the comic but yeah :D

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm pointing out that people only care about things when it applies to them.
You're weirdly defensive.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

No you are not. And even if you actually are you chose a really bad example to try and make your point.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

You do not speak for me.

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 8 points 18 hours ago

People are allowed to do things during the day.