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[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 66 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Incels are anti-abortion because the only way they can reproduce is if women are forced to carry their rape babies to term.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Do you know what the "cel" part of "incel" is?

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 65 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Is this an actual ad or Photoshop

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 54 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The fact that there is a shadow from the frame on all sides makes me think its edited.

[–] Ashen@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

Damn, good eye.

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's photoshop. There is zero reflectivity from the glass.

[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What is that picture? How do I interpret it?

[–] javasux@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

This is a representation of the data density in the jpeg compression. Photos that have been edited and recompressed will often have a different level of detail in the edited regions, or a conspicuous lack of detail as seen in the poster glass here.

See I knew something didn't look right

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As far as I can find online, it's real. Would have to have a New Yorker go to 5th Ave. and 49th St. to verify, assuming it's still up.

[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What are you finding online that seems to validate this?

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] Sharkwellington@lemmy.one 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have to imagine if it were real we'd have at least 1 other picture, right?

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

There'd be hundreds. I looked, can't find another one

[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ah, so literally nothing. This is absolutely fake.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago
[–] Tyfud@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm not an expert by any stretch, but it looks fairly legit.

You can see the lighting of the picture is similar to the lighting of the scene/world, including some mild reflection of the ground and cars in front of the dark parts of the picture (his black jacket).

These are very subtle details that, while always possible to fake, would have been a pretty serious investment in time and energy to have done.

So I'm inclined to think it's legit.

[–] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

I would imagine only the text is edited

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago

Oh man does he look like the murderer in a movie based on a Stephen King novel.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Dems need to actually run this all over the place. It's brilliant.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Too bad it's not real though

[–] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah, hence the comment you're responding to saying it should be made real

[–] QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] netvor@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

more like "Your couch. My choice"

[–] ChillPenguin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Please sir, not my couch!

[–] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That would be a fantastic political ad campaign. Picture of republican politician, "your body my choice", and maybe a bad quote or bill they sponsored. Dems need to step it up with impactful ads

[–] Talaraine@fedia.io 9 points 1 month ago

Perfection.

[–] Stupidmanager@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Just because i’m currently sitting on the couch, does NOT make my body his. He does has a nice punchable face though.

[–] chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Dimwitted tradwives be like, ‘totally!’…

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't kinkshame but it's not a kink if it's forced on others

[–] chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

It has only just occurred to me that this may be sexually motivated. I was only hearing it as more of the horrible misogyny coming from them. Well, TIL.

[–] WJWARLOCK@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And we thought Sarah Palin was bad.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

She was. Ugh. Is.

[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

*obviously photoshopped photo*

Lemmings: "Wow this is definitely real"

[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The fact no legitimate news outlet has covered this, gives me no pause at all

[–] xenoclast@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Name a "legitimate news source" that doesn't predominantly report based and tweets.

[–] SonOfMothman@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I don’t see any comments saying it’s real though

Edit: 1 comment saying probably lol

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 1 month ago

Oh yeah? I counted the fingers, buddy, it all checked out.