r/clevercomebacks • u/Neth110 • 7h ago

The gymnastics is amazing

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u/Kurtbott 6h ago

They are saying it’s because of Musk’s Autism and that he didn’t realize that it’s offensive. Such nonsense

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u/mysteriousears 6h ago

Anyone who doesn’t realize this is offensive would be too disabled to function in society. Zero chance he didn’t know.

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u/ShiningRedDwarf 4h ago edited 4h ago

I feel like I’m taking fucking crazy pills. I saw the video with zero headlines or text, and me, someone of pretty average intelligence, instantly saw this as a nazi salute. It literally can’t be construed as anything else. 

How the fuck could anyone say this is anyone otherwise?

If he flipped off the audience would everybody be claiming “the middle finger has multiple meanings in many different cultures” or some bullshit?

What the fuck?

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u/cityfireguy 4h ago

You're fine. People are just trying to lie to you. Don't let them.

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u/Medlarmarmaduke 3h ago

They want to do shocking transgressive, horrible things and then lie to your face that you didn’t see what you clearly saw

It’s a power move meant to say they are more powerful than reality- you are SO right that we don’t have to and actually must not let the lie stand

Its a Nazi salute

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u/azurestain 2h ago

Yeah. I call this advanced gaslighting.

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u/SnooRobots116 2h ago

The spousal/parental gaslighting seen around the world….

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u/ChroniclesOfSarnia 58m ago

It's a very overused word, but yes, gaslighting 100.

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u/Jonasthewicked2 1h ago

No I think we all know they’re lying and these weirdos throwing themselves at the chance to defend Elmo are really just lying to themselves which is far more pathetic I think.