I really fucking hate the world.

This pun is fine. I like this pun. This pun is fucking amazing. In most situations I'd see this pun on this sub and laugh and upvote it. Instead I'm just angry and incredulous at the world.

You see, someone bestof'd or otherwise linked to a comment about racism on reddit and I read it. Turns out there was a subreddit called r/niggers where people who were racist would congregate and dehumanize people based on the color of their skin. It got shut down by reddit, but you know how people are. They found a new home on r/GreatApes, where the prevailing motif is that black people aren't human -- they're animals.

I'm not black, and no one in my family is of African descent, but I am south-asian-american and quite brown. I REALLY fucking hate racists. I downvoted every post on that subreddit I could find, and tagged all the content submitters on the first few pages.

Human beings tend to do this thing where we distance ourselves mentally from people that we dislike or that aren't like us. Take a look at war propoganda throughout history. The "japs" or the "commies" aren't portrayed as normal people -- they're shadows lurking on the horizon or whatnot. It's a process that seems to happen to everyone. Take for an example your own posts and comments (and those of others in your community). You magnify the actions of members of a group and you ignore all else, letting your disgust envelop your entire perception of a group of people.

But hey, you're not the only one. Look at me! I have lived most of my life thinking things like "racists are the worst possible excuses for filth on this earth". I hate you so much. Racism has personally affected my life and the lives of members of my family and friends. At the same time though, it's soooo easy to separate "racists" from humanity. You don't take the time to think "hey, I wonder if there are any horribly racist people with a similar sense of humor to me?".

My punny sense of humor is a big part of who I am and how I perceive myself. This guy shows up with a joke I find hilarious. Turns out I have that sense of humor in common with a racist. Turns out that's not all I have in common with him. Turns out he also plays Team Fortress 2 and occasionally does so on Minecraft-themed maps. Turns out he's also learning how to play the guitar.

I tell myself racists and I have nothing in common. I condemn racists to a label and group them all together so I can feel ok about the world.

OP, you're a piece of shit who thinks black people and women are worse than human and I can't in good conscience wish anything better than a painful death upon you. But today I learned that people like you really are among us, hiding in plain sight without a throwaway, self-assured in your racism, your misogyny (I've seen your TRP posts too), and your punny sense of humor alike. Thanks for opening my eyes at least, and for the pun. Maybe you'll have a similar experience one day and realize that plenty of people you interact with on the internet aren't white. I hope it crushes your flawed perception of the world more than you crushed mine.