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Gallows humor refers to making a joke about a serious situation.
That's what Chris Rock and many other people of color did online after the latest mass shootings.
However not everyone thought the joke was funny.
Rock shared a meme on Instagram that had been making the rounds on Twitter.
Don't get it?
Whenever I hear about a mass shooting this tha first thing I say https://t.co/x1pMhRrYjA— Aldous Snow (@Aldous Snow)1565048980.0
Betty white Bet he white https://t.co/4MrEVOoczi— A.M.F. (@A.M.F.)1565116878.0
Get it now?
While most of the comedians on Rock's Instagram were laughing it up...
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...some people...
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Same on Twitter as well.
@andysalsa98 This is disgraceful and lack of any respect !— Allison Haskell (@Allison Haskell)1565358728.0
@andysalsa98 Why must movie stars continue to say such stupid things just to be popular: perpetuating ignorance and anger?— Pauline Murphy (@Pauline Murphy)1565368081.0
Apparently it's OK to refer to people of color as "thugs" and "animals" but a Black man points out a fact about recent acts of domestic terrorism in the United States and everyone loses their minds.
But the "reverse racism" crowd got some pushback.
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But one person nailed the issue.
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Unless you're out here posting the same outrage when it's all people of color being targeted, your argument about stating a fact about a small, specific group of White people lacks merit.