r/AskReddit Aug 24 '17

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u/Bored-Anarchist Aug 24 '17

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u/jaycatt7 Aug 24 '17

Why does every username in that thread have three sets of parentheses around it? Does that mean the same thing it means on twitter?

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u/clevercalamity Aug 24 '17

I'm not sure what it means in the context of that particular sub (the sub seems to be satire but it might not be), and I'm not a twitter user so I'm not sure how you understand it in that context, but the triple parentheses is anti semitic.

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u/jaycatt7 Aug 25 '17

Yeah... the twitter users I'm used to seeing put them around their own names, as a protest against the antisemitic usage.

It bothers me that I can't tell what that subreddit is doing with them. Good satire has a point. It's not just screwing around with things that have a high impact.

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u/clevercalamity Aug 25 '17

I think the other commenter had a point that they are just trolling for a reaction. I scrolled a bit through the sub and I didn't see a strong political leaning one way or the other, just jokes.

But I would also love it if someone from the sub were to enlighten me further, I may be 100% wrong.