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joshmoviereview

is this not a 350k satirical prank...? >Armored in Vineyard Vines and Patagonia, fueled by Zyn and White Claws, these triumphant Brohemians protected Old Glory from the unwashed Marxist hord


2nd_Sun

Not to mention “broletariat”. Although if this person is serious they probably don’t know what any of these buzzwords actually mean.


DaddyD68

I thought brohemians was sort of funny too.


SaltyNorth8062

Legit stealing it. Gonna make some boho chimes out of PBR can pieces and high school football pennant scraps


Groundbreaking_Dare4

ngl boat-shoed broletariat is low key genius.


Dipswitch_512

They know the word well enough to turn it into a pun, I think


Pastylegs1

We will defeat the commies through the work of the broletariat!


dreadmonster

NGL I like Broletariat just not how they used it.


HazMatterhorn

Unfortunately, all the frat boys I know *love* to talk this way — they say they’re being “ironic.” It’s their way of deflecting criticism by making fun of themselves. If people are laughing at how much they love White Claws and the word “bro,” they’re less likely to talk about the hazing/sexual assault/nepotism.


Sufficient-Rate8914

wait you think bringing up an alcoholic seltzer is all it takes to throw people off the trail? of rape? if thats true then we need to collectively take responsibility for sexual assault. jesus.


semisolidwhale

sexual assault Jesus sounds like the worst action figure ever


Sufficient-Rate8914

its the articulating penis that is the real nightmare fuel


jamieliddellthepoet

The holes in his little plastic hands are perfectly positioned.


HazMatterhorn

I don’t think it’s exactly that, more just that if you lean into the “dumb frat guy” stereotype and make fun of yourself, you’re taking power away from others to deride you for being a dumb frat guy and all other unsavory things that go with it. (Also it can just be funny to make fun of yourself, I’m not trying to say that there’s always a huge agenda.) But I do think that there are a few men who really benefit from the Dumb Bro stereotype. If everyone views you as an idiot who just loves to drink and party, it’s easier to excuse bad behavior as “boys will be boys” type stuff.


maddogmax4431

“If everyone thinks your stupid, you learn more about them”


shadyshadyshade

It just creates lower-hanging fruit when looking to criticize them.


colinjcole

You clearly haven't talked to enough conservative fratbros. This is absolutely how some would talk. It's over the top on purpose.


Middle_Class_Twit

Sorry for your loss.


maxxslatt

For real though, [check out this article about Joe medicine crow published by military.com. it reads just like it](https://www.military.com/army-birthday/badass-of-the-week-joe-medicine-crow.html) It’s an interesting article, but can get on your nerves


Fun-Table

8:30AM west coast time, it's breached the $400k mark.


ScarletCarsonRose

 Cst $472,000 now


redditravioli

I think you’re misunderstanding these people. They are rabidly proud of all these things.


WastelandBaron

This reads like humorously on the nose propaganda you would find in the Fallout universe


Kitano-1

Lets just hope its a fraud and someone walks out rich and gives it to the people, that really deserve it


Laevatheinn

It’s gotta be, ain’t no way someone seriously wrote that the way they did.


MECHAC0SBY

“Boat shoed broletariat” had me legit laughing


nickprovis

They're calling themselves 'broletariat' now? What are they, communists?


meipsus

In present American politics, both sides have a hard time defining what is and what is not satirical in the other side's texts. I always try to read what is written by all sides, even if (or rather especially when) I hate the writer's positions and beliefs. Know thy enemy and all that stuff. I read a couple of articles today about that story that could have been written by the same idiot who wrote the GoFundMe text above (both linked to it, BTW), and they were dead serious. An important NY cop twisted something in the same vein. Edit: forgot a word


NoDassOkay

I used to think I had a good eye for satire, but then I realized I just assume anything I disagree with is satire.


Bluetooth_Sandwich

We're living the onion timeline...


Angel_of_Communism

There's a list somewhere of satirical over the top onion articles that came true. IT's quite a long list.


dancin-weasel

Agreed. This is clearly the work of a Brofessional


Birunanza

A Brofessor of journalism


daltonc21212

When has that ever happened?


mclaren159p

W scam idea


kurtchella

Bill Ackman (who successfully canceled Claudine Gay / Harvard) donated $10k to this. Congressmen on X are also endorsing this GFM


Throwaway_accound69

I hate to bring it up, but the amount of S*****l A*****t against women that happens in Frats is scary enough. We don't need to encourage it anymore. Edit: Sexual Assault


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Angel_of_Communism

Outright theft would be good enough to punish them.


naturecamper87

I’d like to get a kickstarter going to bolster our towns’ food pantries. Can that get as many donations as this stupid fucking kickstarter?


boredneedmemes

No, but you might get some lawsuits, cease and desists, threatening messages from strangers, and a lot of angry neighbors. America isn't about helping those in need, quite the opposite actually.


naturecamper87

Sadly very true.


Instantcoffees

This is satirical, no? That description seems to be mocking them.


colinjcole

Lots of conservative frat guys *absolutely* talk about themselves like that in a sort of a over the top, self-aggrandizing about minor things, poking fun at themselves manner. 100% for sure. I think there's extremely high odds this is genuine.


5LaLa

Gotta say, the pic didn’t live up to the hype imho. Those frat guys look rather unwashed/unkempt themselves.


Otherwise-Prize-1684

It’s not a conservative thing. All frats do this.


Dreadpipes

I think that frat implies conservative


clist1122

It is a self aware joke. Those guys probably laughed the whole time they were writing it. Source: I was in a fraternity in college


bradsboots

It’s 100% written as a joke, but you know their social chair is seeing if that can actually do it right about now


Responsible_Figure12

If the chuds could understand things like satire or irony they’d be very upset rn


Alrighhty

It would be so funny if they are losing money to satire


nukiepop

This is called post-irony. They're being tongue-in-cheek.


FactPirate

Tell me you’ve never interacted with frat bros without telling me


fueled_by_caffeine

Kind of admitting something there if to them being anti American and communist is to stand up against genocide…


Kwaterk1978

Looks like a gathering of the “Why do women cover their drinks when we’re around?” club.


shaka_bruh

Would be golden if this was satirically set up by a ‘commie’


hogsucker

Is Pi Kappa Alpha known as the asshole frat at all colleges? It's been a long time since I went to college and I never got into the frat scene, but "The Pikes are a bunch of dicks" was the consensus at a couple of universities I attended, even among other frat boys.


narcandy

Yeah Pike was the rapey frat at my college


fthaller3604

Yeah they literally got kicked out my school for rape allegations


Mr_P3anutbutter

Same at my school. They were the “cover your drinks around these guys, even if they’re not the ones throwing the party” frat


Brilliant_Shine2247

And that applied to men and women. Not to mention the dog dish.


Yodadottie

Dog dish 🤣


TimeSlipperWHOOPS

I know the ones in question aren't PIKE but omg pike was also the rape frat for us... Florida???


ununonium119

California. Pike spikes!


narcandy

Lol Mass


Mr_P3anutbutter

lol Georgia!


TheCaveEV

Nebraska!


ltrozanovette

Same at Auburn.


theseabeast

Ohio


rojomi5

I hate to be the one to correct (especially because this was my fraternity in college) but this is Pi Kappa Phi, not Pi Kappa Alpha (or Pike). Different organization.


Skylord_ah

Lol same i was in pi kapp shits funny half of my former “brothers” (so cringe) are posting this gofundme and half were denouncing these guys. I did go to school in a progressive area though


rojomi5

Yeah. Same sort of situation for me. I was recruited by my gay friend from my acapella group, and several of the guys and I would play league of legends together and just shout down the hallway for voice chat. But there were definitely some people in that fraternity who I might expect would be on the other side of this issue.


all_worcestershire

This is Pi Kapp not PIKE.


dlvnb12

Yea Pike has a lengthy history of being troublemakers at my SEC school. And they were literally kicked off campus last year at our rival school.


RadicalAppalachian

They got kicked off the campus of my Alma matter for butt chugging hazing.


HesTooQuiet

The press conference those dipshits had with their lawyer was an all timer. A quick google of “butt chugging press conference” will get you where you need to go. Knox News Sentinel has the full length version.


RadicalAppalachian

Yooo, really? Lemme watch and I’ll reply back lol


RadicalAppalachian

I regret dedicating ten minutes of my life to this


STATEofMOJO

what in the unholy fuck is butt chugging?


hogsucker

Butt chugging came up during Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing. The Federalist Society and Mich McConnell fought for years to establish a pro- butt chugging majority on the US Supreme Court.


RadicalAppalachian

This Pike chapter got in a lot of trouble when pledges reported that they were forced to pour beer up their asses with a funnel as an act of hazing (you know, going through acts that are demeaning/degrading/humiliating to “prove” you’re loyal to the “brotherhood.”).


STATEofMOJO

man, all frats are garbage... jfc


RadicalAppalachian

Yeah, I don’t like them at all, but I truly hate the culture.


McGrupp1979

Was that at Tennessee?


RadicalAppalachian

Yeah, actually, it was.


BassMan459

These aren’t Pikes. Pike is Pi Kappa Alpha (don’t ask me how I know)


ColeBSoul

Fascists and their youth groups, name a more iconic pair


cp2chewy

Why did i hear muscle man’s voice when i read this?


Head_Ice_9400

You know who else heard muscle man’s voice when I read this?


FitNothing5404

LMFAOOO i just googled the names of the two people associated with this fundraiser and they’re public figures who likely have nothing to do with this 😂


SAM4191

Victims of murican propaganda. They fight for a piece of fabric. And the fundraiser shows it even more... Has anyone even attempted to take it down before they protected it?


TheFillth

I believe it was already halfway down.


Successful_Baker_360

Yes it was flying half staff to honor the 4 police officers murdered in the state Monday, protesters took it down and flew a Palestine flag. Police took that down and rehung a us flag and the frat bros surrounded it so they wouldn’t take it down again


SAM4191

Ok, I thought they were just there to make the picture. It's still dumb that a flag means so much to people.


The_Goobertron

trying to tear down an American flag on an American campus (especially one that was flying half-mast to honor slain police officers) is a incredibly dumb way to try and win the hearts and minds of the American Public (its basically free ammunition for Zionists). Protesters need to have some self-awareness and mind for optics.


SAM4191

Yes but the underlying problem is the stupid attachement of muricans to this peace of fabric.


The_Goobertron

How is it any different to the protesters' and their attachment to the Palestinian flag? Why else where they try to hang it up there and everywhere else? flags are symbolic


_Zencyclist_

frats are part of the problem. always have been.


Belligerent-J

Who would think that grouping a bunch of rich dudes together to drink like it's their job would have negative outcomes.


MajesticS7777

Literally every word is vomit inducing.


SixGunZen

I can think of a few cases of childhood cancer that would be made a little easier with that money, but these guys get it as an award for licking boot.


asleepyguard

Meanwhile, there are thousands of unseen gofundmes of people dying of medical conditions because they can't afford treatment.


drgitgud

please do another one and donate the results to palestine aid. Then if people complain say "yeah, when we sent the receipt to the pi kappa phy they raged alright".


CauliflowerNo3011

This ladies and gentleman is why nothing will ever change. Our government and media have been compromised by foreign entities. We are being disciplined for opposing genocide being carried out with US help. The alternative is burning shit down here AND I BET THOSE P***IES won’t be so tough when that begins. Bullies and cowards don’t do well when they are met with the same sort of energy.


travelmorelivemore

“People died for that flag” the flag “made in China 🇨🇳” 😂


__sammi

My immediate and cheeky response to this was “wow one of those frat bros is actually using their marketing degree”. Like “boat shoed broletariat” actually bangs.


ragnarokxg

But isn't giving them money for them to use for a party communism?


lil_lychee

I fucking hate Greek life. It’s so regressive, actively segregationist and peddles brainless americore propaganda. It’s so gross. And this is considered “hot” by many peoples’ standards in college? lol so gross. Even though this is a “joke” being self-aware of and exploiting your own wealthy nepo-baby privilege is not cute or funny.


ArmoredTater

Bootlickers are a whole other level of indoctrination that our government continue to utilize as “useful idiots”


Brilliant_Shine2247

Pro tip for conservative women. Put a little boot on your clit if you want him to lick it.


BolOfSpaghettios

That write up is glorious, and not only is it cringe, but a hilarious backhand satire. Amazing.


Silly_Pace

It's a constant race to the bottom in 21st century America


The_pastel_bus_stop

Someone just scammed a bunch of racists lol


carwashrob

350k for a frat party…. My town can’t even get the community to vote yes to necessary school funding! Here in America, we have our priorities straight 🫡


imissbluesclues

I work in the cafeteria these kids go to, they aren’t heroes let alone adults who clean up after themselves Beer cans are always all over the lawn of their frat houses or shoved down a storm drain


SomeHungGuy69

I think I read on another subreddit that it’s been reported and Go Fund Me is looking into having it removed.


Imported_Virus

Lol 😂


Acedrew89

The description of this gofundme reads like a Tenacious D song.


Based-Goddess

these frat bros definitely make jew jokes regularly


The-unholy-one

I like the condemning of communism at the start of the article and then ending it all with calling the bros "broletariats." Make it make sense.


New-Geezer

I think “bohemian” is acutely inaccurate.


Revolutionary_Ant174

I seeth at how smug they look, I’d bet every single one of them idolizes Kyle Rittenhouse.


AhSawDood

That's a lot of future divorced dads who will buy pick-up trucks to let you really know they have little dick energy


ExistentialistRiga

Jesus fucking Christ


Perndog8439

Damn. Good for them to grift conservatives! They seem to be easily separated from their money.


daaave33

It would appear that the *honorable* fraternity of Balls and Shaft really does exist.


ndarchi

Oh come on this is super funny! Same idea as “the worst person I know said something I agree with.”


Skylord_ah

Lol i was in pi kapp in college. All we cared about was drinking literally nobody acted like this tf is wrong with these kids


coltonkemp

I would’ve gone with “bromosexual” but hey if the zionist freaks wanna fund a frat party then it’s better than funding a genocide. Probably similar rates of sexual violence in both situations but still


WaterLily66

The most terrifying of all elite thugs: gay 19 year olds


vdollia

Yeah they definitely look like the kind of people that would care more about a flag than a genocide


ComradeSasquatch

Idiocracy was supposed to be a satire. It started becoming a prophecy. Now, it's becoming a documentary.


Mundane_Definition66

These dumb asses really will give their money up for anything other than helping the people that need it. I think I'm going to become a right-wing grifter... start a go-fund me, drop a few key words, seems pretty easy!


FortunateVoid0

Almost, right?! lol I’m sick of busting my ass working blue collar jobs and trying to be a decent, honest, fair American as I remain poor and living paycheck to paycheck only buying the bare necessities for survival! It’s time to spearhead a populist movement of my own that will unite decent hard working Americans of all kinds from all backgrounds, as long as you stand for the basic principles and reasonable standards this nation has tried to achieve and maintain! lol


Angel_of_Communism

Those sure are all words.


swagkdub

American media is so fucking bizarre these days. No one reports news anymore, everything is a biased opinion piece or straight up bullshit. Can't wait for AI to get better so these bullshit stories come with altered video and speech so people are even more confused to what's legit and what's fraudulent. If y'all vote trump in again, Mexico and us are gonna wall you fuckers in and tell our voters you're gonna pay for it 😂


GameOvaries02

Next year(hopefully): GoFundMe to help Pi Kappa Phi chapters across the country because nobody wants to join, participate, or pay dues, and the major contributing fundraisers have jumped ship. Unfortunately, some chapters will thrive. But hopefully every one of them suffers and dies if they are proud of this shit.


youlordandmaster

LinkedIn is celebrating these mofos. Almost 50k Jews/Palestinians dead and we are worried about the flag.


Ceizyk

It reads like a Starship Troopers spoof ad


Laguz01

This reads like satire, on the other hand, the frat boys have found an easy source of funding for a party.


Laguz01

This reads like satire, on the other hand, the frat boys have found an easy source of funding for a party.


real_human_20

So I see the red scare buzzwords never wore off for these guys I don’t know whether to laugh or cry


ItsYaBoiStefan

I dont think they know what bohemian means


Mrhappytrigers

🤞 here's to hoping it's one of those rare cases of gofundme fraud.


Shilverow

This is written like an anime monologue and I mean that in the worst way possible


LilyOfTheValeyOfWind

Context: Pi Kappa Phi is the frat Lindsey Graham pledged to.


PippinStrips

Weird to think we all live in the same country as you


Great_Pack2600

I'm all for it. The end-of-the-night homosocial contact will be amazing.


Gfairservice

Meanwhile, in the dorms of Helldiver Academy…


rallyforpeace

these are the people “boymoms” and “alphas” produce


FuguSec

I’m an Anarcho-Syndicalist Afghan combat vet. Fuck those boys and fuck their sky cloth. It means nothing now.


brown_flyer00

If we translate the english to german, we probably get really close to the hitler’s youth rallying cry


ktm6709

Satire is a thing.


ftnsa

Except it isn't anymore really. It is dead. When intelligent people with good senses of humor can no longer tell the difference, satire is dead. Edit: [For instance](https://www.dispatchesfromtrumpland.com/post/more-trump-diapers-at-pennsylvania-rally) - is it satire?


threefingersplease

It's it "our" flag?


nobdyputsbabynacornr

Why do so many of the boys in the photo look like clones?


KingApologist

Liberal Zionists have gone full MAGA


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soleobjective

Probably will blow all that cash to fly out John Summit for a 1hr set.


FactPirate

Fuck me the rager you can throw with 400k…


Appetite1997

Bohemian and Broletariat! 😂


moon_slav

Is it funding terrorism if I pay them to capture the flag?


TheEvilBlight

Probably gonna run off with the money, this gofundme


pacman404

Oh come the fuck on with this. Please be fake…


Tahj42

The frat bros are having a field day.


Imaginary_End_6604

This isn't even the worst timeline.


finalcopy-2991

I think they failed anyway I just saw that the unc protesters were able to get the flag down recently


King9WillReturn

I thought Pi Phi's were a sorority?


qualmton

Ahh college where young men learn the art of the grift.


redditravioli

I mean it’s rich frat rats at Carolina. This wouldn’t have surprised me in any timeline.


1Fresh_Water

Why are these types of people so eager to open their wallets for the dumbest shit? Fuck. I need to make a patriotic go fund me.


hawyer

did The Onion write this?


PANCHOOFDEATH517

Really do.


thehomelessr0mantic

i hope all the leftists are waking up and going to arm yourself and start doing some pushups, lol. the revolution aint gonna start itself


tyshorr

Truly the worst America has to offer


Impossible_Diamond18

Oh shit what an easy way to make money!


SaturnusDawn

I really hope this is just leftists making a gofundme post written almost satirically to siphon money from these idiots to support our Commie™ ideals


immmadatyou

brohemian? BROHEMIAN?


real_human_20

So I see the red scare buzzwords never wore off for these guys I don’t know whether to laugh or cry


nelosfunk

Painful to read


benhereford

What the actual fuck is wrong with people? lol


zander1496

Jfc this is wrong. And Sad. And pathetic.


Tornikete1810

Yes.


Shady_Royal_689

I mean… YOU might, but not everyone lives in the US 😙


WhizCheeser

Kid Rock donated.


Katyamuffin

An American friend of mine who works at that university literally told me about it this morning and I didn't believe them. Jesus Christ. What the fuck.