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...And the woman's name was Albert Einstein (lemmy.ml)
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[–] superkret@feddit.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)
  1. How is gender and race at all relevant for this joke?
  2. How is that picture appropriate for a professional networking site?
  3. Also, what did the dude google to find that picture?
[–] bunitor@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 2 years ago

this is supposed to be one of those "take that, racist prick" stories. these are pretty common

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How is gender and race at all relevant for this joke?

The story itself isn't a joke. The linkedin salesman guy wrote a stupid story about an unrealistically obnoxious rich guy who trips over his own racism.

How is that picture appropriate for a professional networking site?

Maybe he's targeting people who look like that. The [guy who is rude to my target demographic] is quietly pwned by [my target demographic] (Now they will buy my product).

Also, what did the dude google to find that picture?

Ask him? His name is on the image.

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The story is a joke. Literally. The version I herd decades ago was a guy keeps buying for everybody but the Jew at a table who ends up owning the bar.

[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

  1. The point of the joke is the rich man is racist and/or misogynistic.

  2. It’s just a picture of a woman?

  3. Probably something horny and vaguely racist.

[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yep. Last time I heard this joke, it was about a Jewish owner and an antisemite buying the drinks. And I think you're spot on with #3.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How did the bigot know the guy was Jewish?

[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

It's in the setup of the joke

[–] superkret@feddit.org 1 points 2 years ago
  1. It's pretty obviously a casting-couch-type picture.
[–] xantoxis@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Race is relevant because it's the point of the joke (he's racist, but his racism is foiled). Gender isn't relevant. The picture is what makes this dude a lunatic. If I saw this shit and I worked with him I'd forward it to HR with the note "hey just file this one away, you don't need to act on it right now but you're definitely gonna want this receipt sooner or later".

[–] Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago
  1. Restaurant/bar owner black ladies called Albert Einstein. Its the first result on google image search.
[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That model is beautiful. Who is she?

[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Albert Einstein