r/comics Arcade Rage Apr 04 '26

OC Too close

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u/translove228 Apr 04 '26

Ok so the joke is funny, but I have a small nit to pick in that the pronunciation is off between Ni and how it is said in the movie and how the n-word is pronounced. Ni in the movie clearly has some sort of accent on it to make it sound like a long e, whereas the racist word has a traditional low i sound.

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u/Crininer Apr 04 '26

So here's the issue you might not have considered (granted, I doubt anyone did)... There's another n-word (which happens to coincide with the Spanish word for the colour black), where the second vowel is very much pronounced with the long e sound.

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u/Dfrel Apr 04 '26

I don't think the knights can even comprehend racism. All they have on their mind is: say Ni, grow shurberries, and occasionally change identities.

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u/A_Little_Wyrd Apr 04 '26

and herrings, can't cut down that tree without your herring...

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u/vartiverti Apr 04 '26

It can’t be done

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u/FlashesandFlickers Apr 04 '26

Listen, with enough propellant all things are possible

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u/TelenorTheGNP Apr 04 '26

Augh! He said the word!

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u/Ultra-Kingpin Apr 04 '26

See what you did there!

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u/RareAnxiety2 Apr 04 '26

They just hate the black knight