Some commenters note "please clap" is a joke referencing 2016 Jeb Bush moment
4 Sep 22 7:23 PM · 1d ago · 42 comments · 1 source · development 4 of 4
A subset of commenters pointed out that "please clap" is typically used humorously, referencing Jeb Bush's 2016 campaign moment, and is not meant as a literal request for validation.
“the “please clap” reference is not to a “I pooped today” validation but a reference to the lack of response to candidate Jeb Bush in 2016.”
njosfan.bsky.socialHeather (alainnfocail.bsky.social) Original posterjessieblueaz.bsky.social Replier whose comment sparked backlash
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I just cooked for myself after teaching children all day and I had drive to and from work in the pouring RAIN! So I will go ahead and clap LOUDER!
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Hey trans folks you’re never gonna believe this. You hear those whistles doggin?
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i dunno man, i worked really hard and pulled myself up by my bootstraps for most my life, then i had to learn how to walk again, so something that is a low bar for you, may actually a big fucking deal for me. so either give people the benefit of the doubt or mind your own business. please clap.
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If you've never been at a point where getting out of bed or brushing your teeth was a struggle then you're in no place to judge what someone counts as success. And if you have been there and this is still how you respond, then you're an asshole. Basic empathy doesn't require much from you.
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"Hmm better not let this banger linger in the replies, lets put it on main"
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Pretty low priority compared to the ableism and condescension everyone’s already commented on, but “Please clap” is also usually being said in a humorous tone. Like “Ha, I’m proud of myself for a small accomplishment, I’ll celebrate publicly because there’s plenty of people out there who can relate”
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we’re in a mass-disabling event (the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic) that everyone’s ignoring. if you’re so annoyed about people struggling to fulfill the basic tasks of everyday, i hope you’re still masking, because things are only going to get worse for society.
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Bro said stop asking for support now please clap for me for being better than everyone
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What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little bitch? I'll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals, and I've been involved in numerous secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and I have over 300 confirmed kills. I am trained in gorilla warfare and I'm the top sniper in the entire
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Just dragging people back into the tar pit of internalized ableism and capitalist productivity culture like Artax in the Swamp of Sadness.
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Are you serious? You should be giving people high fives just for surviving this long into the 2020s, this decade has been BRUTAL. If you aren't experiencing that kind of burnout, you be THANKFUL for your privilege.
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now i'm giving twice as many high fives to anyone who says "please clap". i'm doing your job for you. hope you're happy, freeloader
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So proud of this you posted it twice PLEASE CLAP
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Jessie, you know, no one can make you feel inferior without your consent. I’m sorry you feel like everyone else has permission to be cool while you have to hustle into unpleasantness jealousy-posting but you can choose other ways to be.
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get lost gen x nobody was talking to you
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Please stop embarrassing our generation with this kind of foolishness, let people have a goddamn moment of joy
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if you work your ass off then why are you showing it?
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I bet you are super fun at parties and have loads of friends
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Genx smirk pfp and a scold, how very quirky!
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I just blocked the 5 people who liked this post, please clap!
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Do you even know heather? How incredibly presumptive and rude. First of all, there are absolutely people for whom those bars take more energy than you put out in 3 days. Second, who the fuck cares?! My personal bar is not shaming a stranger for doing something cool and it’s sad you can’t meet it.
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Guys, please stop with the “please stop” judgmental BS when you know nothing about the OP. And guys, please stop with your puerile literalism when the “please clap” reference is not to a “I pooped today” validation but a reference to the lack of response to candidate Jeb Bush in 2016.
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someone doesn’t remember one of the funniest things uttered by any member of the bush family in the 2010s. sorry that it doesn’t remind you and make you laugh a little at jeb! every time you see someone say it and miss the incredibly obvious reason to say it for the bit
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Take two on my reply- Instead of getting mad at people for wanting to feel good about their accomplishments -- and reminder you have NO clue what their struggles are or are not -- you could just ask us to clap for you. Or go to therapy (my original suggestion) Or both Whatever luck with that
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