“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” is one of the most incorrect sayings of all time. Idiotic opinions, fallacies, and outright untruths are all, unfortunately, broadcasted over the internet for everyone to see, meaning that all of us have to see, hear, and read the very worst words and ideas humans can put together.
The “Facepalm” internet group gathers all those moments when people really did or said something so unbelievable that it caused a visceral reaction to all onlookers. And through the magic of the internet, it can reach you too. So be sure to upvote your “favorites” and comment your thoughts below.
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In Fact, It’s Happened 7 Times
I DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO SPORTS, BUT THIS DUDE IS AMAZING FOR STICKING UP FOR THEM
The Rich vs. The Poor
Burnnnnnnnnnnnn
The oldest use of the word “facepalm” (but not the actual, physical action) dates back to the early days of the internet. In 1996, where the first netizens mentioned it in a variety of posts about everyday life. This points to the fact that this phrase was in the popular lexicon earlier, as the posters do not clarify what the word means and use it nonchalantly.
However, the actual post, of holding one’s face in your palm, is relatively old, and found in statues and sculptures going back hundreds, if not thousands of years. Normally, it was associated with more serious loss, like Henri Vidal’s Caïn, depicting the biblical figure mourning the death of his own brother, who he killed.
American Dream
“Muh Guns!!!”
Both my kids went through primary school, high school and university without ever knowing what 'Active shooter drills' are all about. I never had to wonder if they would come home alive everyday.
Now Your Own Decisions Belong To A Man You Havent Met
Due to the internet and the general ubiquity of this emotion, the facepalm remains popular, to such a degree that there is even a facepalm emoji (Unicode U+1F926) and a vast library of stock images depicting this action. While commonly reaction images of humans facepalming were used, one can now even find animals doing the gesture, most likely by accident, but it’s always fun to imagine a cat actually facepalming.
What A Shit Show
It absolutely did. We are such an embarrassment. Add in that I'm Texan and I want to hide my head in the sand these days. I'm no longer proud of my country or state and that's tough to say.
This Anti Vaxxer Trying To Stop Her Son From Getting Vaccinations Himself
"I can't wait until I turn 18, I'm going out and doing shots!" "But you have to be 21 to drink in the US" "I didn't say drinks; I said shots"
Just Your Average Pro Life Hypocrite
For those that see something not worth a full facepalm, as it is a bit dramatic at times, you can use the good old disappointed head shake, that one’s grandparents will tactically deploy when they see anything that confuses them. Over text, one can quickly and easily communicate their disappointment with the good old acronym smh (shaking my head) which is actually older than good old facepalm.
In Church For Blessing Ar-15's. But Blaming Others Than Christians
Spot On
High Iq Destruction
On the other hand, should one need to deploy stronger language, there is always the trusty face desk aka the head desk. While we do not recommend you actually do this, be sure to upvote the posts that go beyond a facepalm. This is a stronger emotion, one so visceral that the victim wants to physically bash the thing they just read or heard right out of their head.
Who Wants To Pay Our Bills
Not Bad
I once saw a guy in his car crossing himself before starting to drive at a green light. This was in Athens and traffic was hell (2003).
Show Me
The reality is that there have always been people who might cause us to facepalm. Bad decisions and horrible opinions are deeply human and probably existed before language. So it’s overall a net positive that we have methods to immediately “get it out of our system” when someone does something so deeply idiotic that it makes us feel bad by proxy. As long as we don’t facepalm too hard.
Who Needs Vaccines When You Have Miracles
It Was Media Control All Along
Why would your code name for something be a god damn anagram that's literally so stupid
Brain Damage: Cool, Vaccine: Nope, Thanks
Similarly, while the internet allows us to see more facepalm-inducing moments, on the flip side, it lets us publicly shame people with ideas this bad and it communicates to others who might have similar ideas that in reality, they are wrong and should keep it to themselves. Someone is not a bad person for being wrong but sticking by an objectively terrible opinion even when presented with contrary evidence is pretty childish. If you want to keep facepalming, Bored Panda has got you covered, check out our other article on this topic here.
Texas Be Looking Like Gilead
And too many people don't seem to realise how utterly stupid that sounds.
Lemme Ask You This
Having A Functioning Circulatory System
Don’t have a functioning circulatory system because it gives guys the ick. Got it
She Tried
Antivax Logic
Burn Victim
I can absolutely say I dont understand "human drivers of fire"what is that? Sounds scray! I need to read MCarthy et al 😄
Damn Son!
Awkward
Ummm all that stuff about the weed I’m just repeating what I have heard other people say.
Just Because Of Freedom And Law
You'll Survive
My ex manager was a chain smoker, like every hour outside for a cigarette break, when we were discussing favorite soda flavors, he said’ yuck, do you have any idea what soda does to your body’
Yep That Sound Right
Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions
Immigrant Prisoners Are Lease To Be Slaves
Perfectly legal under the 13th Amendment. Former slaves were often arrested in the South to be used as (slave) prison labor. 13A is ironically part of the root of today's mass over-incarceration in the US.
What If We Made An App That Would Endanger Lots Of Women?
Tat
When You Try To Sue A Restaurant For No Reason And Lose
Yeah, Sounds About Right
Which One Of The Many Mass Shootings Are We Talking About?
You Had One Job
But My Country Is Not Happy Any More
Their secret is oil. Lots and lots of oil, which profits the government first, instead of individual companies or CEOs. They have so much money that they build very expensive bridges to teeny tiny islands, just because they can.
We Did Everything But
☠️☠️☠️ How Is This Possible
My Brain
She's a Trump. Her brain doesn't function like the rest of us
Just Another Normal Day
Virtue Signalling
I've written longer responses about this topic, but for now I settle for saying that calling everybody out for cultural appropriation has gotten out of hand.
Queen Elizabeth Is Asking For Money On Internet
Woman On American Airlines Plane Duct-Taped To Her Seat After She Tried To Open The Door Mid-Flight
These Darn Spoiled Kids Today, With Their "Need To Eat At Regular Intervals" Or Whatever, Smh My Head
Rich kids get free meals from their parents. These people must think that rich kids eat at their leisure because their little fellows somehow earned it. I know sometimes I feel entitled to my privileges, but this is a whole other level.
Instead Of Calling The Cops, The Museum Turned Off The Heating And Lights. Protestors Were Asking For Food And A Bowl To Go To The Toilet - No One Cared
Keep It Simple Stupid
Affect is a verb and effect is a noun, but sometimes effect is a verb as in “ to effect change,” (thank you to those who commented below, I genuinely didn’t know!), English is lovely, isn’t it?
Yahoo Answers Might Be Gone, But We Still Have Quora
Time To Hate White People For (Checks Notes) Walking In The Rain?
as a white person i can agree. this person simply doesn’t like rain.
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Blowed if I know. But I can confirm that growing up in Swaziland we (any of us regardless of colour) didn't care about rain, but when I got back to England, white people scurried around with umbrellas.
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Wow, I wish I could live for centuries like these other white people. I could get so much done.
White people tend to have life expectancies approximating 80 years, NOT centuries.
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If you’re from Seattle, unless it’s straight up thundering and lightning, then it’s practically a sunny summer day
Yeah as a seattlite this person would have total tourist vibes, it's really funny to see all the people from out of state wearing like three coats and an umbrella while I'm still in shorts and a t shirt
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Um, how is this a race thing? It's a personal thing.
Apparently white people also live for centuries. Are we vampires and no one told me? Dammit! Maybe that explains why I get sunburned so easily.
And people try to make it like it's only the white people who keep racism alive and well.
You can love snickerdoodles but hate fig newtons. But people aren’t cookies: if you hate one race of people, you hate all other people just a bit less.
Mmmm, people should be cookies... maybe they wouldn't suck as much... animals can be cake... I love this new world!
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Maybe she's from a region that doesn't get much rain? And she recently moved to a temperate area?
No,she specifically mentions white people.
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This might have to do with black hair. If you have very curly/ kinky hair and you like to wear it straightened or otherwise formed into another pattern, it will jump back into curls/ kinks as soon as it gets wet, thus spoiling your hairstyle. So you will NOT walk in the rain like me, who has bone straight hair which is always flat, wet or dry.
as someone who has bathed in blood for centuries, this isnt true it makes my fur wet and me dont liek wet fur
Does lor here not realize that different people existed over 100 years ago
Should we take a look at the African history up to this day since we mentioned race or can we agree that humanity in general bathed in bloodsheds and therefor we should all be OK with getting rained on
I sure hope that this woman doesn't learn Chinese history... I mean, European colonialism was pretty gruesome, but when you start learning about what Chinese imperialism looked like, it gives you a different perspective. Then there is Ghengis Khan and his massacres, etc, etc, etc. Oh, and Islam wasn't spread by peaceful means either. Humans suck.
That’s a bit of a leap! I’m white and don’t mind light rain, but how does that correlate with white imperialism? Now I gotta feel guilty enjoying the weather ffs?
Re the other post, would using umbrellas be cultural appropriation of a Chinese invention?
I walk in the rain. I didn't know it's because I'm white. I have no control over my lack of melanin. Send help or umbrellas now.
Downvote. Not only does this not belong on this list, it's just stupid. Congrats on trying to be edgy, though.
Thats what this is about. People who just show how stupid they are online.
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I'm totally with you on this. Can you imagine the uproar if the situation was reversed!
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I find it funny when everyone jumps out of the lake and runs for cover when it starts sprinkling.
Nah this person just never been outside in their lifetime. Too busy posting dumbshit like this on twitter
Totally. Especially the children on their way home. They don't care about the rain.
Oh my God, I've been bathing in bloodshed all these years; never occurred to me that I could just go out in the rain. Well that's going to save on laundry bills, believe you me
What white person was alive for centuries? Moses? I enjoy the rain, and certainly haven't bathed in blood.... recently.
I'm white. I love rain. Usually, though, I'm carrying something like a book that I don't want to get wet. And also, I don't recall ever bathing in bloodshed, thanks.
I'm not white - i love rain - i hate umbrellas - so...not sure of this logic ... sounds like you would melt like the witch you seem to be
I had a nasty racist sexist cab driver say I was a “typical white woman” because I hired his services to drive me 3ks to work through a massive massive rainstorm.
I know Black hair doesn't do well in rain and humidity, but walking in the rain is only a white people thing in sappy songs.
Wow...I just always rationalized it as "I'm already wet. There's no point in running to get inside when the rain has already realized it's purpose of making me and everything around me wet." Had no idea it was in fact my unsatiated bloodlust.
where i live literally no one uses an umbrella when it rains and there are many dif races majority are black
Just singing in the rain! Mmmmm... bloodshed. That's why so many are Republican! 'Murica! Hell yeah!
Wait: which event when white people were “bathed in bloodshed” is she referring to? I’m not sure I understand this one. And is she implying white folks LIKE rain because it washes away the good? I’m thinking there are other (non-white) groups who’ve experienced a LOT more bloodshed. (I’m gonna be embarrassed if someone responds with a huuuge event that I’m totally blanking on. 😞)
I like umbrellas because my glasses get wet and my hair gets frizzy.
Sometimes just having a hat so it's not hitting your face helps a ton
I'm white, and I'm not nonchalantly walking in the rain without a decent umbrella and some rain boots.
I would recommend all white readers of this post watch Good Hair, a documentary by Chris Rock about the black hair industry and the challenges POC with textured hair had and continue to have. I found it fascinating.
I'm sorry for my ancestors behaviour but I'm not responsible for it.
Next they'll be put there breathing like some damn entitled colnzrs
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Can these be titled properly? Clicking on something with a general title of 'idiots' isn't the same as "hey all you xenophobic BP'ers out there, you can really get your bigot on with this thread!". Expecting to have a laugh only to see hypocritical after hypocritical post and comment is mind boggling.
My God I gave up got the stupidity was bugging me. Think I'll go pour another vodka and kill a Brain cell or two
A lot of BP just seems to be about illustrating how much Americans hate each other.
These threads make me so angry about America. You guys are living in a dystopia. You ok over there? Love and concern, Australia
I’m making a necklace from my craft book =D it says it’s a necklace that they make in Central Africa. I’m making it out of a paper plate lol. Our lives aren’t all death and despair.
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I'll probably get downvoted for this, but I remember when my left wing peeps were critical thinkers and skeptical of government motives and pharmaceutical companies. I don't understand why there's unquestioning support of every government decision and even the most innocuous questions about some vaccines are met with "MURDERER! SATAN! BURN THE WITCH!". You know, it's possible we were wrong about some things. It's possible that the same greed and corruption we criticize in pharma in other cases happened here too. The tribalism and othering will be the death of us.
She is why racism exists! Im so sick of dumb people bringing up race. Who cares what color someone is. Reverse racism
No it's just prejudice. Racism specifically arises from systems of oppression.
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When you decide to do or say something stupid you don't have to post it on social media. Just make it your little secret. I don't think anyone will mind.
Well this was... enlightening. Man there are some terrible people on here.
Well this whole article could have just been called "Let's S**t on America". I came expecting lighthearted funny idiot stories, not the darkest parts of our social politics.
I figured out how to block all the stupid posts on major social media outlets
Can these be titled properly? Clicking on something with a general title of 'idiots' isn't the same as "hey all you xenophobic BP'ers out there, you can really get your bigot on with this thread!". Expecting to have a laugh only to see hypocritical after hypocritical post and comment is mind boggling.
My God I gave up got the stupidity was bugging me. Think I'll go pour another vodka and kill a Brain cell or two
A lot of BP just seems to be about illustrating how much Americans hate each other.
These threads make me so angry about America. You guys are living in a dystopia. You ok over there? Love and concern, Australia
I’m making a necklace from my craft book =D it says it’s a necklace that they make in Central Africa. I’m making it out of a paper plate lol. Our lives aren’t all death and despair.
Load More Replies... I'll probably get downvoted for this, but I remember when my left wing peeps were critical thinkers and skeptical of government motives and pharmaceutical companies. I don't understand why there's unquestioning support of every government decision and even the most innocuous questions about some vaccines are met with "MURDERER! SATAN! BURN THE WITCH!". You know, it's possible we were wrong about some things. It's possible that the same greed and corruption we criticize in pharma in other cases happened here too. The tribalism and othering will be the death of us.
She is why racism exists! Im so sick of dumb people bringing up race. Who cares what color someone is. Reverse racism
No it's just prejudice. Racism specifically arises from systems of oppression.
Load More Replies... When you decide to do or say something stupid you don't have to post it on social media. Just make it your little secret. I don't think anyone will mind.
Well this was... enlightening. Man there are some terrible people on here.
Well this whole article could have just been called "Let's S**t on America". I came expecting lighthearted funny idiot stories, not the darkest parts of our social politics.
I figured out how to block all the stupid posts on major social media outlets
