2y ago

How does Lemmy feel about Grandpa Joe?

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- coke nails.
  Does that mean Grandpa Joe and Princess Leila exist in the same universe?
- I don't think its as big a thing since so many people quit smoking in last two decades, but growing up I used to see people (usually active heroin users, but not exclusively) picking up cigarette butts and rolling up the bit of tobacco left at the end. Also in 1971 cigarettes averaged 30 cents in USA, so I don't think being able to afford cigarettes was the same 50 years ago as today.
This meme is classism and always has been. Hating the poor for being too depressed to work for pennies in hellish conditions while in agony due to various debilitating age problems is hateful shit. It is just used as a socially acceptable method for people to do hatred for the poor while simultaneously spreading the virtue of working for fuck all.
- my ~~guy~~ person its a movie based on a childrens book
  
  And?
  Aging was even worse back then than it is now. Modern medicine as we know it today basically didn't exist.
  The story has a lot of magical realism going on. Joe's ability to get up and go to the factory with charlie is half miracle, half Joe making an extraordinary effort.
  The whole thing is just incredibly shitty towards disabled people
  It's a mean spirited meme, and it also gives me the vibes of "this person isn't depressed because I saw them smile once".
  And I'm not a fucking guy.
- bro it's a joke about a children's book what are you on about 💀
  
  I don't find hateful and mean spirited "jokes" very funny.
  And can you people stop misgendering me?
Hes a piece of shit is what he is
r/grandpajoehate was one of my favorite subs. Fuck grandpa Joe!
Fuck grandpa joe
He made Hitler seem like an ok guy.
- HE STOLE FIZZY LIFTING DRINK
  
  Name one time Hitler did that.
Who's Joe?
- Joe Mamma
I NEVER THOUGHT MY LIFE COULD BE
- ANYTHING BUT… catastrophe
  But suddenly I begin to see
  A bit of good luck for me……………….
Locking this thread because folks are getting super aggressive with each other over some Willy Wonka memes.
There are basically two rules here. Keep the memes old and don’t act like a jerk.
Of course I know him, he’s me!
Perhaps someone could make a grandpa Joe hate community?
I'm pro-Joe

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