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[meme] Lawns and car storage — name a more wasteful use of land (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago (7 children)

Unrelated to the actual topic, but is anyone else starting to find this "my brother in Christ" meme really irritating? I ain't your brother, and I don't give a fuck about your Christ.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago

Nah I love it. That's the bit, using it so nonchalantly sort of diminishes the expression. I don't think anyone using the meme gives a fuck about a Christ either

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Yes!!!! It was funny the first time I read it in 2019, kind of. Since then it's not been slightly funny but has gotten pretty irritating to me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

Would you prefer they go back to using the n-word instead?

Edit: maybe the downvote was because you don't know:

From https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/my-brother-in-christ :

My Brother in Christ is a recaption meme trend using "my brother in Christ" as a slang term put on top of words, most often replacing the N-word, in other meme captions to enhance the original meaning by adding a flair of polite Christianity for humorous effect.

Edit: fixed link.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Without context this is extremely funny though

"I don't like this expression"

"OH YEAH? Then I'm gonna go back to using the N-word"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

I didn't say I was gonna do it! I don't use either expression.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Colon is breaking your link, btw. Thanks for sharing, though, that was interesting.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Huh, today I learned. Thanks grue.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Go away, batin'!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

It's just a phrase. Like "how are you" as a greeting. Nobody who say how are you wants to know how you are or gives a shit about any answer other than "fine thanks! how are you". Just treat MBIC the same way, maybe invent your own responses, my sister in Buddha?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I don't ever use it, but I love it.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago

do you also get angry when people say "thank christ" or "jesus that was close"?