bl3u Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Maybe some of you have heard of the recent Ebola strain that's been jumping countries for the past few months. Well, Japan did something amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krill Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 shes so cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clephas Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Wasn't that just those dicks at 4-chan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bl3u Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 Wasn't that just those dicks at 4-chan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchytaco Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Im really not for it if its slowing down the progress of fightin Ebola over there. Its not like we dont already have a massive problem with an under privaleged and uneducated population over there fearimg western medicine and murdering those trying to treat them. Theres people over there who believe ebola chan is a legitimate western religion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clephas Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 But seriously don't encourage this kind of thing. It is in the worst kind of poor taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 I'm definitely not against dark humor on serious themes, and this is a very serious theme... ...But I like it when it's funny. Can't say I find this funny... It's more of poor taste as Clephas said. That's to be expected of /pol/, probably the worst place of the english-speaking internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monmon Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 I will say when my friend send me this without any description, i found it so cute and i really wanna change my Profile pic to her. But when i know she is a Gijinka of Ebola virus, i have mixed feeling about it. On a serious note. What do you guys think of Ebola-chan? alot of people find her incredibly offensive. I for one find her adorable, and I don't think any line of acceptability is being crossed by her being made, or even by people "worshiping" her. krill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jibril Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 You're forgetting the rest of her family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklord Rooke Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 There’s a fine line between humour and tragedy. Painful events are funny to people when there’s a certain distance between that person and the events themselves. I tend to think of 4-chan as a group who’s collective life experience is fairly limited (growing up sheltered and protected,) and that’s why they continuously find humour in cruel things. But whatever the reason they can be terribly immature at times, and they lack basic compassion and empathy. I’m long past the stage where I find this kind of stuff funny. This isn't edgy, it’s not smart – it’s just childish. It's a drawing which makes light of a terrible situation going on in Africa for no other reason than to relieve boredom. Very distasteful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clephas Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Not only that, but things are getting worse over there... so it is getting more and more tasteless to make light of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nohman Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 I don't find it (personally) funny. It's dumb and insensitive. Still, I don't think there's been any sort of imaginary line crossed. It's just in poor taste. krill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fujimoto Takashi Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Come on folks, Ebola-chan is fine, I for one find her cute, joking about such matters eases the nerves of some, while making others genuinely laugh, no harm done. You're forgetting the rest of her family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clephas Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Incidentally, while I might believe that the world's population needs a rapid reduction, that doesn't mean I'd want to do it through something as nasty and painful as Ebola... mass-sterilization through nanomachines was more what I had in mind... So, seriously, stop making jokes or helping others make jokes out of the situation over in Africa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jibril Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Come on folks, Ebola-chan is fine, I for one find her cute, joking about such matters eases the nerves of some, while making others genuinely laugh, no harm done. I was not aware of her family, thank you Jibril, Im glad shes not alone in this dark, unforgiving world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clephas Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Uhhhhhhhhhh...... what....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakamutt Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Although the possibility of increasing distrust for medicine leaves a bad taste in my mouth, I have to say it was pretty funny at the outset. There's also entertainment in (video-only) VN form: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Meogii Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 I knew Krill would find her cute. I don't like how she is killing my people though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insania Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Like others have stated it is a joke in poor taste. Jokes are acceptable within a relative time difference and seriousness of an event. Widespread suffering, and current events such as the Ebola crisis should never be joked on. It is a terrifying and extremely painful disease that is running rampant and I hope to god is doesn't evolve to be airborne, which is a discussion I had with various people recently. While I may make distasteful jokes on occasion without thinking of what I'm saying, creating images like this requires more than just a fleeting thought. I would also think that things like Ebola, Cancer, Malaria and AIDS, would be an obvious taboo when making jokes, but my faith in some people's ability to think seems to be too high. To be frank, this makes me ridiculously angry and disgusted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchytaco Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 There’s a fine line between humour and tragedy. Painful events are funny to people when there’s a certain distance between that person and the events themselves. I tend to think of 4-chan as a group who’s collective life experience is fairly limited (growing up sheltered and protected,) and that’s why they continuously find humour in cruel things. But whatever the reason they can be terribly immature at times, and they lack basic compassion and empathy. I’m long past the stage where I find this kind of stuff funny. This isn't edgy, it’s not smart – it’s just childish. It's a drawing which makes light of a terrible situation going on in Africa for no other reason than to relieve boredom. Very distasteful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arakura Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Yea, I don't get 'the joke' But I find the regarding 4chan interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Meogii Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Like others have stated it is a joke in poor taste. Jokes are acceptable within a relative time difference and seriousness of an event. Widespread suffering, and current events such as the Ebola crisis should never be joked on. It is a terrifying and extremely painful disease that is running rampant and I hope to god is doesn't evolve to be airborne, which is a discussion I had with various people recently. While I may make distasteful jokes on occasion without thinking of what I'm saying, creating images like this requires more than just a fleeting thought. I would also think that things like Ebola, Cancer, Malaria and AIDS, would be an obvious taboo when making jokes, but my faith in some people's ability to think seems to be too high. To be frank, this makes me ridiculously angry and disgusted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jibril Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Like others have stated it is a joke in poor taste. Jokes are acceptable within a relative time difference and seriousness of an event. Widespread suffering, and current events such as the Ebola crisis should never be joked on. It is a terrifying and extremely painful disease that is running rampant and I hope to god is doesn't evolve to be airborne, which is a discussion I had with various people recently. While I may make distasteful jokes on occasion without thinking of what I'm saying, creating images like this requires more than just a fleeting thought. I would also think that things like Ebola, Cancer, Malaria and AIDS, would be an obvious taboo when making jokes, but my faith in some people's ability to think seems to be too high. To be frank, this makes me ridiculously angry and disgusted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arakura Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 I think the death toll is at four thousand. Four sevenths of one millionth of the world population. Still a big number, and it's more than a number. Each and every person who has an entire world of their own. But I wouldn't worry about ebola turning into a dragon and cooking everyone just yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Cat Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 I'm going to address many of you on this, since I have unique views on it apparently. /pol/ made Ebola-chan. 2chan, which is basically the Japanese equivalent of 4chan. Started making posts about Ebola-chan. Eventually Nairaland, a Nigerian image board caught on, some users were claiming it was all legit and that Ebola-chan was out to get their souls. But alot of them recognized it for the joke that it was, I think the funniest part about all this is that the Nigerian image board, were the ones that caught the joke. While the mainstream American press lost their shit and started condemning the users of 4chan. nohman and Fiddle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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