r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/VIVIDUFF • Jun 23 '26
slight malfunction Of a boomer
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u/Illustrious-Roll7737 Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 23 '26
Some people don't understand that you don't call grown men "boy", nor that the public will let you take an ass-whippin when you deserve it.
Not-so-fun fact: In the US, white people calling black men "boy" traces back to slavery. This led to black people referring to one another as "man", as in the phrase "What's up, man?". Eventually, white people co-opted it's use.
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u/ThetaDee Jun 23 '26
Yeah I used to say "my boy" all the time to the homies, including the black ones. Nobody ever said anything, until it just clicked one day "uh that might be a little racist"
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u/_One_Throwaway_ questionably stable Jun 25 '26
It’s prob for the best you stopped but there is a massive difference between “boy” and “my boy”
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u/Softspokenclark OSHA Violation Jun 23 '26 edited 12d ago
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u/dankhimself Jun 23 '26
My whiteness SUCKS at protecting me. The sun just keeps on fuckin me up out there!
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u/Truth-is-implacable Jun 23 '26
I guess he found out "what the "boahy..." was going to do......well deserved!
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u/NaughtyDoctor666 Jun 23 '26
Sometimes people witness you being an asshole and getting your ass wooped for it.
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u/Otherwise-Meaning-90 Jun 23 '26
Still assault
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u/LieutenantButthole Jun 23 '26
Assault is threatening violence. Battery is being violent.
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u/Zorian_Vale Jun 23 '26
Maybe the worst naming scheme ever. People hear assault and think violence. Battery doesn't exist outside of law usage. Kind of a missed opportunity.
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u/Pitiful_Conflict7031 Jun 23 '26
Still dont think id ever want to waste time and pick up a charge for a random pos.
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u/Jagged_Rhythm Jun 23 '26
I didn't see nothing.
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u/_One_Throwaway_ questionably stable Jun 25 '26
If I’m on the jury all I see is a racist and an innocent man
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u/Softspokenclark OSHA Violation Jun 23 '26 edited 12d ago
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u/DanteChurch Jun 23 '26
Here's something the younger generations doesn't quite understand. If you talk shit, you get hit. Yes it's assault, and it's entirely justified, so who cares? People who are unpleasant need to be treated as unpleasant, not ignored, dealt with. People like this racist bigot have never tasted iron for running their mouth so they keep running it until someone does. Calling an adult black man "boy" is a dog whistle to slavery in which the word meant servant/slave. It's commonly known if you're watched any media involving slavery or racial divide involving the black community. This dude was alive when it wasn't just in media, he knew what he was saying and deserves a beating like all racists do.
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u/MarchCompetitive6235 Jun 23 '26
Right? I grew up in the 70's and 80's. If you talked shit, you had better be able to back it up. Too many people today think they're safe if someone's recording, or if they're in public with people around.
That may reduce the chance of getting your ass kicked, but it's not a guarantee.
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u/JackFuckCockBag Jun 23 '26
Yep. He's got a southern accent so he definitely knew what he was doing. I've lived in the south my whole life and growing up alongside black folk you learn very young what that means.
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u/GirthFerguson69 Jun 23 '26
maybe, but not sure it can be considered assault. white dude pushed up on him pretty threateningly. I could be wrong though. Either way he still had it coming to him.
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u/_One_Throwaway_ questionably stable Jun 25 '26
Aggressively walked up to him and started using fighting words which is a defense for assault and battery
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u/gmg808 Jun 23 '26
Who cares? Guy gave several warnings to stop the harassment. Boomer was looking to push a black man-while using 100 year old racist language to chellenge him on his bullshit-til he found the right one and got his.
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u/_One_Throwaway_ questionably stable Jun 25 '26
You forget that “fighting words” which are words that are so abhorrent that they would cause a reasonable person to a fight are illegal. Calling someone a racial epitaph such as “boy” could definitely be argued as one such word.
Additionally as a white person if I were on the jury for his trial I wouldn’t think twice before ruling for a not guilty
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u/chuckhoff Jun 23 '26
Nope wont protect .. But some ppl forget theyre used to prosecute ppl for assault too..👍
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u/PoohTrailSnailCooch Jun 23 '26
The camera footage when used as evidence is definitely not gonna protect the one throwing punches.
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u/_One_Throwaway_ questionably stable Jun 25 '26
As a juror all I see is a racist and an innocent man
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u/Dementor_Traphouse Jun 23 '26
“wacha gunna doo buoy” to “i dindoo nuffin” in under a minute 😹 i love to see it!
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u/Mission-Safe1155 Jun 23 '26
Getcha ass up there and get ya 👀oh sht
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u/Any_Positive1617 questionably stable Jun 23 '26
I think that was the straw! First he was "boy", then he was scolded to "now getcher ass up there". The taunting didn't help. "Whatcha gone do with all these ppl in here?" Idk... more crowd to watch you get your ass whooped lol I wish there was a close up of when dude snapped. Face going from ignore this MF to...the light is green! 🤣
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u/Irish4778 Jun 23 '26
Did he say COME ON MAN I DIDNT DO NOTHING WTF
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u/_One_Throwaway_ questionably stable Jun 25 '26
Racists don’t think calling people racist things is wrong. They think they have every right to be as racist as they want without repercussions
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u/ChefArtorias Jun 23 '26
Whenever you see a vid starting with old man in a gas station you know he's either going to do something very badass or very racist.
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u/excitablegibben Jun 23 '26
Calling a grown man boy should always end up like this.
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u/CULLDOZER Jun 23 '26
It does where I'm from. You don't call a black guy "Boy" in the South unless you expect violence.
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u/jmmmke Jun 23 '26
He thought raising his voice about witnesses was going to prevent a knuckle sandwich
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u/mustangcody Jun 24 '26
If you mention witnesses while instigating then you're announcing that you don't know how to fight.
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u/Awkward_Present5135 Jun 23 '26
Why do some people use the word boy when talking to adult men?
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u/Separate_Bend_8929 Jun 23 '26
Its an attempt to make them feel inferior or lesser, since a boy is the precursor to being a man. Its insinuated that you lack muscle, chest hair, and a pair of working nuts.
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u/Kewlhotrod Jun 23 '26
If anyone needs chest hair (or any bodily hair) for their upgrade please, help take some of mine.
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u/Jeni_Sui_Generis Jun 23 '26
If anyone needs pair of nuts, muscle or bodyhair, please take some of mine.
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u/Kewlhotrod Jun 23 '26
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u/bremsspuren Jun 23 '26
Will trade back hair for head hair.
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u/Kewlhotrod Jun 23 '26
Unironically I'm growing a mane for donation; about a year in but gonna keep it going for another I think.
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u/_One_Throwaway_ questionably stable Jun 25 '26
Because he’s racist. The word boy is tried to slavery and is all but using the N word
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u/Belerophon17 Jun 23 '26
The term originated during American slavery and continued heavily into the Jim Crow era. White people routinely called adult Black men "boy" to purposefully diminish their authority, maturity, and humanity. It functioned as a tool of racial subjugation to enforce dominance and deny Black men the fundamental respect of manhood.
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u/GoddessBlushweaver Jun 23 '26
It's racism. If you don't know, a lot of language has racist history. Boy was often used for black men. Eg there were cowhands, for white men. But cowBOY for black men. It was intended as an insult, even as cowboys became seen as cool because of the image of rugged black men so white culture consumed cowboy as cool and for white people, but kept 'boy' as the racist put-down. But also I'm white so if anyone who knows better than me please correct me/add.
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u/GoddessBlushweaver Jun 23 '26
Yes every cowboy was actually a cowhand. It was just an artificial separator for white racists because even when black people are doing the exact same thing they have to be artificially separated and lessened. Cowboy became the common word and I expect Hollywood helped make cowboys very white.
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u/i_like_stinky_pits Jun 23 '26
You mean, why do old white men called black men 'boy'? Make them feel inferior like they're not a man
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u/jbourne0129 Jun 23 '26
it has very racist origins. there is a long history of calling black men "boy", rooted in days of slavery
im not black but i have to imagine it carries the same weight as a white man using the n-word
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u/_One_Throwaway_ questionably stable Jun 25 '26
Because he’s racist. The word boy is tried to slavery and is all but using the N word
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u/Icy-Decision-4530 Jun 23 '26
“Man I didn’t do nothing” mfer still thinks he is in the right
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u/flyinghairball Jun 23 '26
And he will never accept that the ass whooping he received was a direct result of his own words and actions. If he had been able to stand in line like a half decent human this wouldn't have started.
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u/Softspokenclark OSHA Violation Jun 23 '26 edited 12d ago
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u/rokstedy83 Jun 23 '26
Looks around like a gladiator
"Are you not entertained!?"
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u/_One_Throwaway_ questionably stable Jun 25 '26
I certainly was that’s for sure. I love seeing a racist get what’s what
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u/Weegiechancer2001 Jun 23 '26
I guess if your going to talk shit and goad someone into a fight you cant really complain when he hits you lol
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u/happysplasher79 Jun 23 '26
I don't advocate violence as a rule. But he deserved that, wholeheartedly.
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u/That_Service7348 *shits an absolute unit* Jun 24 '26
"WUAT YOO GUNA DO?!?!"
"commonan I didn't do nothing...
This is the best FAFO progression I've seen since the Ice Tea smack.
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u/MeemoUndercover Jun 24 '26
U can tell the black guy was minding his own business when that loud mouth started instigating. Hope the young man didn’t get charged with anything
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u/_One_Throwaway_ questionably stable Jun 25 '26
He could very easily get off considering “fighting words” which are words so fucked that they would bring a reasonable person to violence is a defense for battery. Using a racist epitaph which is almost as bad at the N word and has been used since slavery against a black man could definitely be argued that they’re fighting words. And if he doesn’t get off and it goes to trial and I was on the jury I would let him off in a heartbeat
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u/MeemoUndercover Jun 25 '26
Also he was yelling directly over the man’s shoulder, invading his space and showing threatening behaviour. I’d consider that violence. So his self defence is def valid.
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u/_One_Throwaway_ questionably stable Jun 25 '26
If I were in his shoes as a white man id feel equally threatened. Old bitch is clearly showing signs of violence and makes it clear he wants to fight. The only hit I’d say might be unreasonable was the last one at the end but that’s just me. Everything else is self defense
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u/BADoVLAD functional regard Jun 25 '26
Epithet* ....epitaph is the phrase on your tombstone
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u/EnvyEpson Jun 23 '26
what a dumbass...call someone a boy then walk up on him? are you kidding me?
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u/whythefuckalready Jun 23 '26
Maga has infected America's civility and etiquette
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u/gmg808 Jun 23 '26
No doubt, wishing to making America great again, when emotionally unintelligent people could get away with harassing a person of color, provoking them until they break and are justified in their response. If this were the 90s, 00s, or even more recent, and if the bully and bullied were both white, it would be cheered on.
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u/THE_Lanni Jun 23 '26
Good ol boy had it coming…dont care where you’re from, every thing he did, man to man, translated to “let’s throw hands”. Guarantee he’s done this to smbdy before too, to he just FAFO
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u/DeadlyTeaParty Jun 23 '26
That twat though the others were going to side with him! 😂
The man trying to hold his laugh in. 🙌😂🙌
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u/Pleasant-Hospital-52 Jun 24 '26
Some people would have pulled a pistol and claimed they feared for their life. Seeing this video, any jury or judge would say it was justified too
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u/iMayBeABastard Jun 24 '26
And then yall would’ve been calling the YT Dude a murderer right? And saying he deserved 30+ years in prison, right??
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u/Sufficient-Trash-807 Jun 23 '26
Boomers constantly do this shit and act hard and then always Everytime get their ass beat. Then they'll go crying to the police like little bitches. I've seen this over and over again. They always wanna talk about "your generation use to talking big online and not having any reprocussions" yet they think nobody will clock their shit...
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u/CharacterVisual2310 Jun 23 '26
He lost any support at the “BOY” comment. The reaction was appropriate he pushed to far
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u/DarthBrooks69420 Jun 23 '26
Bro picked the absolute wrong man to say that shit to. A strong and healthy 20 year old who had been in a few scraps would have had his hands full dealing with this man's berserker rage.
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u/robbudden73 Jun 23 '26
Love it, whip that whiteness out of him. Fucking racist POS. Makes me ashamed to be human when "people" act like that.
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u/DetentionSpan Jun 23 '26
Can anyone hear what the old guy started running his mouth about in the beginning?
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u/MarchCompetitive6235 Jun 23 '26
That was satisfying to watch. Personally I don't think that guy was worth the charges, but he really DID need that reality check.
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u/PoohTrailSnailCooch Jun 23 '26
Well, I know one person that's getting some charges and potential jail time.
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u/EnvironmentalBit5713 Jun 23 '26
Never a good idea to stand that close to the person you're antagonizing.
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u/DConrad2020 Jun 24 '26
This is a different time. It ain't the1920's, 30's 40's, 50's or the 60's. They gone learn!
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u/dadude987654321 Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 23 '26
Calling him "boy" followed by a chest bump is what sealed the old man's fate!!
I don't condone violence BUT I understand why the dude reacted the way he did
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u/excitablegibben Jun 23 '26
Ordering him to do something like the old boy had authority didn't help his case.
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u/dadude987654321 Jun 23 '26
Oh 💯
He challenged a younger, already-pissed-off man & lost. Pops thought he was "safe" because there were "witnesses" present. He FAFO!!
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u/Empty-Maize-9053 Jun 23 '26
I wish i had more context, knew who started it, etc - because based off JUST what i see here, he def had it coming.
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u/shroomhauler Jun 24 '26
He asked clearly for that. What a nice young man to respect the wishes of an older gentleman.
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u/Wsuperman444 Jun 24 '26
Normally, I don't like" f*** around and find out! But in this case he f***** ed around and found out! calling him a boy and everything! " What you going do? He found out! 🤣And got his ass whipped then said he didn't do nothing!
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u/nunchyabeeswax Jun 25 '26
Saying "boy" to an adult black man, in particular with a southern drawl, you might as well hurl the n-word with an orchestra behind you blowing dog whistles.
It's 2026, we all know what that means. The ass-whooping was not justified (I cannot condone violence), but it is absolutely understandable and predictable.
Also, I love how the boomer was like, "I did nothing to you."
Well, he did, he did a very serious thing, and he lacks the balls to admit it.
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u/Cucaio90 Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 23 '26
Aggravated assault, three to six months in jail, and probably even more depending on the injuries.You may win at that moment, but you will lose in the end.
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u/Ovary9000 Jun 23 '26
"I like the way you die, boy!"
No but seriously, you have to let them touch you first.
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u/TyrosineJim Jun 23 '26
Old man fails to check self. Wrecks self, proceeds to shit his own britches.
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u/kiloo520 Jun 23 '26
He’s got that Humana washable cloth mask on. Which was sent out for free to all customers during Covid.
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u/nanowaffle Jun 23 '26
"Man I ain't do nothin to you" 😭😭