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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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MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Weird, why would someone rewrite a joke to land on the same punchline

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- accideath@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  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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  - Lemjukes@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Edgy = racist but a coward about it
    
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    accideath@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    As most racists are when confronted
    
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frunch@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Ahhh thanks for the clarification! I should have known ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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