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[–] 94 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It‘s not original. The joke originated in xkcd 821 (Five Minute Comics Pt. 3), however it was a little different still. The wording (besides the slur) stems from xkcd creator Randall Munroe‘s book What if?.

If you compare the image to actual xkcds, you’ll notice, that the font is different.

Also, I found a picture of the comic from the book on pinterest.

Can’t have people think xkcds could be this tasteless.

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  • [–] 36 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Weird, why would someone rewrite a joke to land on the same punchline

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I mean, the first rewrite (by Munroe himself) was probably just turning a 5min doodle into a clean, more streamlined comic.

    The n-word one probably just to be edgy.

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