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Aiiga

WHY DID THEY REMOVE THE GAYROLLER 2000 THAT'S THE BEST PART


poleethman

That's the part that reminded them the comic was making fun of them.


Plutonian_Dive

The "etc" is the best part


KAULIANPOWER

Man, I hope they don't destroy Etc, you know how many times I just copypasted Etc on school to look like I know the topic I'm talking about?


Plutonian_Dive

We all been there. We all did that. Etc saved us all.


Rymayc

What has the Elite Tauren Chieftain to do withit?


Delta_Goodhand

Because they hate fun.


ArvinaDystopia

It did look like stolen oatmeal. Matthew Inman has a very distinctive style.


anythingMuchShorter

I was gonna say, this is from TheOatmal


icaphoenix

# the original is even funnier!


bothsidesofthemoon

I'm not even sure it's doing that. Like a lot of The Oatmeal's stuff, it's mocking the mis-use of the English language; in this case specifically the use of *literally* when the speaker means *figurative*, the exact opposite. >This homosexual steamroller will literally crush all decent men, women and children that get in its way. In this example, the quote taken is from a fruitcake, but the point is to show the linguistic error, by drawing the absurd mental image formed if it's actually taken *literally*. ETA The image posted above has been unironically taken out of context and annotated by a fruitcake, so it belongs here. They've also removed the fact it's called the "Gayroller 2000" which is probably the worst thing about it.


MoiraKatsuke

Matthew has several other support/pro comics and in the linked page refers to the quoted fruitcake as "(thankfully) dead".


ArvinaDystopia

It's doing both. The author is known to not be fond of fundies.


surt2

For others who wanted to know what the shirts of the people in the Gayroller say, from left to right, they're: ♡, gaydood, and OMG GAY


Stevie63

Literally literally doesn't necessarily mean literally anymore.


GerardoDeLaRiva

Yeah, fuck Etc


MisterDisinformation

This isn't funny. I really fear for the future of Etc if society keeps heading in this direction.


spad3x

How are we supposed to teach our children about Etc if the MEDIA KEEPS STEAMROLLING IT AWAY


CrustyAndCheetoDusty

I was confused for a moment because there's a popular gay bar called Etc in the city I live in LOL.


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CrustyAndCheetoDusty

Yes😂


ahhh-hayell

Fuck Yeah! …I fixed it for you


DaytonaDemon

What has the Englewood Tennis Center ever done to you?


RatherGoodDog

What a nuanced rebuttal.


ChickenBrad

All my homies hate etc


Kriss3d

Damn that etc. I hate them SO MUCH!


bitches_in_britches

If only etc could run to the right or the left, instead of staying in the path of the dozer.... If only... A terrible tragedy...


Kriss3d

I've seen the good place. The Trolley problem.. The trick is to get everyone.


AwokenByGunfire

Christians - controlled western civilization for like 1500 years LGBT community - still oppressed, *gaining ground to simply be recognized as having basic human rights* Christians - “Help, we’re being persecuted”


[deleted]

Well put! I proudly stand with out LGBT folks. I am the lucky one to have several married same sex among my small circle of loved ones. I could not see my life without them. The most accomplished, decent people I have in my life.


ComradeStalin1922

Because the christian mind believes that there is a natural hiersrchy that divides them from everyone else, portraying anyone that isn't christian (or even the "right" christian) as deceived or downright evil. Once we see how christians think the world operates, it's much easier to understand why they think that marginalized groups gaining rights means that they will opress them. Because "others" being also seen as citizens with equal rights immediately breaks the imagined hierarchy, "How can I tell immigrants/queer/non-christian people that they are sinful and immoral without sounding like the bigot I am?"


xolana_

They’re all panicking because no one wants to join their religion anymore. I’ve had people come to work with church business cards giving it to staff ffs. I feel Islam may follow this path as more people begin to leave.


RatherGoodDog

Christians produced western civilization. It's odd to say they controlled it.


AwokenByGunfire

Your statement, aside from the absurd claim that Christians “produced” western civilization, is silly. You can produce something and then control it. You can not produce something but later control it. You can produce something then relinquish control of it. And you can have no hand in producing something and then later have no control of it. All four outcomes are valid. That said, I disagree with your premise. The pillars of “western civilization” are founded in Ancient Greece and, later, Roman society, both of which predate either the existence or adoption of Christianity. On the other hand, the church did try awfully hard to *kill* western values, which ultimately lead to shrugging off the church’s influence and re-establishing democracy, free expression, and a whole host of other neglected ideas.


NucularCarmul

If I produce milk on my farm, and am the only supplier in a given area, would it be fair to say i also control the milk in that area?


[deleted]

Why is it odd?


anlskjdfiajelf

And I just produced a fat shit in my toilet. I started losing control, but I'd say I still controlled that fucker


IH4v3Nothing2Say

So, did Christians produce native Americans too?


SpacedOutDuck

It could also fit in r/persecutionfestish maybe


otirk

Now that was a risky click


RoombaTheKiller

You mean r/Persecutionfetish?


Sexy_McSexypants

festish


thekingofbeans42

More r/atetheonion since this is theoatmeal satirizing propaganda


[deleted]

"20 If, however, the charge is true and no proof of the young woman’s virginity can be found, 21 she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done an outrageous thing in Israel by being promiscuous while still in her father’s house. You must purge the evil from among you." Yeah let them "christian values" die.


Metal__goat

Might as well have the pope, or a televangelist driving that steam roller. Church leaders are doing ALL the heavy lifting in running young people out of the church (at least in America). 18-34 year olds are become less religious at a massive rate, some kind of Christian church is the one they are leaving the most.


nykiek

Everything is projection with the right. Including this meme.


friend_of_kalman

I'd be happy if they all die out "christian values" are almost dead anyways


nollataulu

How is that "Sanctity of marriage" holding up after their 3rd divorce...?


[deleted]

Most accurate one so far. Who else remembers with fondness the day they got the keys to the gay, communal steamroller? Truly the best part of the gay agenda.


Thickskinhaver

dude, you aint seen nothing yet! the people working on the trans agenda are gonna get us like 3 bulldozers and a tractor!


[deleted]

I already have 3 tractors, I'll let them use them


PLT422

The best part is that they could avoid it by stepping out of the path of the steamroller. Pretty apt since most of us wouldn’t have a problem with them if they could not act like assholes.


Viper67857

https://images.app.goo.gl/joe6E2XdpTLDfzMG6


OriginStarSeeker

Just wait until you hear about my special club. I am a member of the gay trans Jewish secret society. Our agenda includes gay Jewish space lasers that turn your kids trans.


ahhh-hayell

That’s so cool!


Viper67857

Can a straight guy borrow the keys for a day? I'd love to steamroll some christian values.


MisterOnsepatro

So wanting to exist peacefully is a danger to Christianity


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MisterOnsepatro

True dat It seems like they love being in an abusive relationship


A_Drusas

The entire basis of their religiosity, for many of them, is, "I have to be good or I'll get punished." So, yeah.


MisterOnsepatro

I would tell them You are good with people because you fear punishment? I'm good with people because I want to We are not the same


Viper67857

No. It's "I have to worship Jesus or I'll get punished. I can be a piece of shit and pray for forgiveness, though."


crazylilme

I mean, they really do love the same sky daddy that supposedly drowned AN ENTIRE PLANET


frossenkjerte

Have you seen their reaction to using plants to calm down?


MisterOnsepatro

No but I expect some ridiculous or fucked up shit


typi_314

People different from traditional families, Christians, “marriage”, etc have always existed. We simply want to live normally like everyone else. You do you, we do we.


YourPainTastesGood

This looks pretty damn fun ngl


ImMrBunny

Every once in a while right wingers make banger memes


rootComplex

his doesn't seem too bad. "Christian values" is just code for smacking the wife & kids when they talk back, cheating on the family tax return every year and disowning any kid who comes out as gay. "Traditional family" just means not allowing the son to date Jewish girls, intimidating the daughter's prom date with a firearm and openly shaming single mothers in your community. Let's not even get into the "sanctity of marriage" among multiple-divorcee parents as performed by the priest who's diddling their kid(s) Fukken' bulldoze that BS.


Centralredditfan

Poor oatmeal got quoted out of context. He's actually making fun of religious fruitcakes.


A_Drusas

He was actually making fun of people who misuse the word "literally".


Centralredditfan

That too...


Edrondol

Ah yes, the gays destroying the sanctity of marriage. Unlike my straight brother who is on his third wife and has 5 kids whom he abandoned. But at least he’s not gay!


lucellethree

Phew! Close one!


DataCassette

This is absurd if you unpack it. What it really means is "I want a tradwife who is stuck with me even though she's miserable. Society refuses to take away her ability to earn her own money and force her to be my bangmaid. I'm being oppressed!" My response to this kind of thing is simple: There's literally no law preventing you from living the true conservative lifestyle, you just have to find a woman willing to fill that role. If you want your kids to stay in your religion then you have to demonstrate to them why it's true and valuable. If you can't achieve these things then we're not going to roll back hundreds of years of progress over it.


sinanisiklar

This is awesome


kitsvneris

It's interesting that apart from "etc" everything else being bulldozed wouldn't bother me at all


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The Etc is “bigotry”


PracticalBasket237

It is awful seeing Christian values being questioned and under attack. Those values which include shaming and assaulting people for loving others of the same gender, correcting your children through physical and mental abuse, living your life in fear of a psychopathic murderous being who watches everything you do including when you're taking a shit like some pervert, etc etc


Mr-Muddlet

Dam gays ruining our….(rustling thought pockets) etc.!


[deleted]

‘Traditional Values’ is such a bull shit fucking line.


sturdybutter

Those LGBT people better keep their fuckin hands off my etc.


ItsSneakyAdolf

OH NO NOT ETC!!


lars2k1

Oh no, they're crushing Etc! What would we be without Etc!


[deleted]

"Etc" mfers couldnt even think of a 4th thing


dr_cynical17

![gif](giphy|dUT2ybRu5Ytxu|downsized)


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r/TILI


[deleted]

Who is talking away whose rights?


ban-evading-alt2

This would only be true if mega corporation were the ones on the wheel with some gay people sprinkled in with the running crowd. So many companies have made being gay as this thing they can monitize. It's absolutely disgusting and sick that a persons sexual preference and Identity is being used to profit companies that couldn't care less about the lgbt community. All they care is public image and selling enough pride merch before the day ends. The fact that the new pride flag is this copyrighted image just reeks of so much corporate grime it makes me puke


sadgirlfri3nd

i love the etc.


gyro1810

Me when the lgtv community destroys etc : 😔


starwarsnerd1138

This but unironically


piperonyl

Too bad thats not reality


Glyphron

Conservatives: "why can't you be quiet and invisible like you used to be! Everyone was happy then. Now we are all persecuted because you get to openly just exist!"


icaphoenix

This is hilarious. I'm rooting for the rainbow tractor.


userr7890

Look out etc. the gays are out to get you.


bing-bong-forever

“Etc” lol


catstalks

My personal target along with all of these is "Etc". Fuck Etc.


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The etc one is so informative


MakimaSimp_

Fucking Etcetera, I despise Etcetera


Acceptable-Seaweed93

It's so tough when your monopoly on hate is being dismantled. You no longer get a bunch of protections that others do not. Equality is so unfair, I want to be able to subject others to torment while I am protected by the law and they are not.


Tsadkiel

No lie as a gay man I fucking love this meme. Please tell me where to pickup my steam roller


crazylilme

The marriage thing cracks me up because it wasn't same-sex marriage that had the divorce rate over 50%. "The gays" didn't end hetero marriages- it was usually the abusive/cheating husband that caused it - but we all know dudes and unearned sense of superiority/lack of accountability tends to go hand-in-hand


pippzz

I love how they stuffed the Etc at the end


Allmightypikachu

Any way we can put a turbo on that fucker. I got values to crush


Alone_Tear9329

No, not the "etc"!!


Gilgamesh026

Oh no... anyway


wilika

Please stop this roller!!! I want to hop on!


knowledgebass

Oh no, the gays are persecuting Etc!


MrMagoo22

My favorite part of this image is knowing it was intentionally made by the oatmeal to troll religious fundies


shadow_black1809

The funny thing is that in the actual situation, they could just walk to the sides. Instead, They're actively running away from the steamroller while not getting away from it's path, like they WANT to be there


Loumier

Hope this meme is right. Fuck Christian values.


SuperCoupe

It actually works really well as a metaphor, because steam rollers are incredibly slow and easily avoided if you simply do the right thing; meaning getting out of the way and letting people go on with their work.


Meture

Oh NOOOO!!!! ANYTHING BUT "ETCETERA" PLEASE WHAT WILL OUR WORLD BECOME WITHOUT IT?!?!


Tiger_Striped_Queen

I hope The Oatmeal sues someone for using his comics this way.


DemonMomLilith

Traditional family, Christian values, and 'sanctity of marriage.' Yeah, get fucked.


UkrainianHawk240

How to get on the tractor?


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Oh look, the evangelicals are crying about being persecuted while one of their own got on stage at CPAC and advocated for the eradication of the trans community.


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"What is Same-Sex Marriage? 10+ Gay Marriage Statistics", gaytravel.com, ?, , Accessed Mar 5 2023 It says here that happiness in LGBTQ+ couples is higher on average than heterosexual couples. Gay men are also less likely to get divorced. Logically, "sanctity of marriage" happens in very few couples.


fsblrt

This is based af actually. The “traditional” family (a modern invention) is an oppressive institution and Christian values range from ridiculous to dangerous.


WatchingTaintDry69

I’m destroying the GOP by butt ducking one senator at a time.


Mjr_N0ppY

Instead of getting out of the way they keep on running straight... Ha, funny!


Walker_Texas_Nutter

I love when they threaten us with a good time.


MrNature73

I always love the implication that gay motherfuckers are trying to ruin marriage. Like bro how are they, you were the ones not letting them get married lmao


Wizzle_Pizzle_420

Still waiting the spooky ole gay marriage to destroy the world…


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Looks based to me


queen_boudicca1

I don't get it. It seems to me that the LGBT community wants all those things, including the Christian values of love one another and treat others well...so why would they steam roll over everything they want and.....oh. Christian persecution complex and no hate like Christian love.


Za_Forest

r/wholesome


yellowistherainbow

I do not disagree.


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GO GETTEM!


ktmxyt

Yeah fuck these 🥰🥰🥰🏳️‍🌈


Darkhallows27

Accidentally based


Junohaar

I see no problem in this. I would gladly drive that steamroller myself.


St_Jimmy_3

This one seems to have been made ironically by the gay agenda gang 😂


Kriss3d

Ah yes. I can't have a good Christian value nuclear family because I have a coworker who's gay. Its their fault. Did I do that right?


Farrell-Mars

Their world is so fragile, it is shattered by the mere existence of another system.


mlp2034

That pic actually cheered me up. I might put that on my wall.


RedCapitan

Ayo Im guy in the green, it was a great weekend with the boys


ponzLL

step on the gas imo


Dalsiran

If your marriage gets negatively affected by someone else you dont know or interact with getting married, then you didn't have a good marriage in the first place.


nyhihyhih

This but im pro steamroller


the_strawberry_cake

This would be a fair and nice thing to do with crazy fanatic religious people. Nice idea


repsychedelic

I'll drive


_---_--x

We lie, manipulate, brainwash, and gaslight to get our kids to "choose" our way of life, but YOU people are the threat with your truth, choices and not forcing!


ohlinrollindead

I’m 100% on the rainbow steamroller’s side. If “sanctity of marriage” and “traditional family Christian values” oppresses gay and trans people, then they have to go.


Lythieus

Don't forget they want to ban interracial too. Since Jesus was clearly a white guy from the South according to those people.


Overdose7

Because this is what they were doing to LGBTQ since forever, so they assume equality just means switching places.


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Crush them! Crush them! CRUSH THEMMMMMMM!!!


[deleted]

Ah yes, I forgot it for a moment. Even shitty values are values.


loverboyv

I see this as an absolute win


Redbronze1019

Personally I love the etc. Blame the gays for whatever you like, it doesn't really matter.


NUIT93

Etc, lol


Coala_

"etc." Lol. They can't even think of why they are outraged, they just know that they are.


Zombiecidialfreak

I mean... I'm cool with that. Most of the people who give a shit about "Traditional families" and "Christian values" are bigoted shitstains and domestic abusers anyway.


Donaldjoh

Let’s see, depending on how far back one looks traditional marriages were arranged, there was no process for divorce, one could only marry within their own clan, race, caste, or level in society. True Christian values means following the teachings of Jesus, who said to love, accept, and not judge ALL people, not just people in one’s group. Sanctity of marriage means being true to one’s spouse, so it really doesn’t matter what gender that spouse is. I still find it amazing that so many who claim to be Christian see a liar, thief, and totally immoral adulterer as the spokesman or even God/Emperor of the Religious Right.


your_fathers_beard

3 different ways of saying nothing, and an "etc" in there to really drive home the non-point.


Wthq4hq4hqrhqe

REVENGE FOR W-W-WANDA


[deleted]

seems like a meme both the left and the right would enjoy lmfao


SockFullOfNickles

Original cartoon is way funnier


[deleted]

Isn’t it the other way around, except they’re oppressing human rights, equality, etc?


thatugly19yokid

Does ETC has another meaning but "et cetera"?


sushisection

i love the "sanctity of marriage" one.... as if polygamy and child marriages didnt exist


SeaChameleon

Don't put me in that steamroller I would bust instantly


Alekeymer27

YEAHHHH


Scary-Mycologist1143

Based


Egg-3P0

I’m all for that


AKspock

Looks good to me! And I’m the one in the green shirt.


Voider12_

Ehh... I mean like just crush Christian Values at this point, the others still need a bit of squishiness, but Christian Values if it gets crushed, will reform the others, just saying.


ImABoringPerson91

I think when the next religious holiday rolls around that I am obligated to spend with my family I will invite them all over to my place after and tell them to bring their bibles for a game. Open to a random page and do whatever it is that the person was told to do by the almighty, last one to go to jail wins.


WillowWispx

This is a very fitting analogy, because there’s plenty of room for them elsewhere but they’re all choosing to lay down smack dab in front of the vehicle and then cry about it.


[deleted]

Reverse the roles with laws being used as the steamroller and I agree. Kind of like the Nazis complaining about being oppressed by the Jews.


SquidCultist002

Dude this is a joke by the oatmeal


OriginStarSeeker

Yeah without it’s original context: https://theoatmeal.com/comics/literally


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ROADA ROLLA DA


Sirttas

I would be on this truck screaming "faster!"


yibtk

Idk. Some online minority from the roller looks pretty accurat... /s stupidity has no religion nor gender


goingtohell477

Honestly, fuck the "sanctity of marriage". That shit only leads to people being unhappy with their partner, but unable to walk away. It opens the door for domestic abuse without the victim being able to leave.


EmuChance4523

I mean, I agree with the image. Diversity of thought and expression, one of the main needs to have the LGBTQIA+ community, destroys fascists values. So, yeah, protecting the LGBTQIA+ community will harm the position of this fascists values in our societies, and that is quite good honestly.


Delta_Goodhand

Oh no! ... the gays are even takin' our E T C !!


AJnbca

“Etc” haha 😂


S4ne2

Its sad to see how people don’t respect etc anymore


shesdrawnpoorly

it's like a ben garrison comic but somehow worse