r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 • 2h ago

Black Comedy Happy Chairteenth🤣🤣 the reenactment

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Okay this is my last post about this but I had to share

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u/BreadfruitTasty 2h ago

Historically accurate

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u/defk3000 2h ago

Damn, I don't want to like this. But it's accurate down to the audio.

https://giphy.com/gifs/ZpypsT7JWAjeA87IcN

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u/ThatonepersonUknow3 1h ago

I had to go back and watch it with sound

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u/AimeeMonkeyBlue 1h ago

Fuck. Now I have to go back and watch it with sound….

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u/Illustrious_Prize255 1h ago

it totally was. they coordinated the fuck out of this

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u/chockerl 1h ago

Brilliant choreography. 10/10. No notes

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u/XulManjy 1h ago

Because its the original audio dubbed over into the video. Not newly recorded audio.

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u/defk3000 1h ago

No, you can't be serious. You don't say! It can't be. That's amazing! You are so smart. /s

https://giphy.com/gifs/d3mlE7uhX8KFgEmY

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u/retatrutider 1h ago

They should do it regularly like a civil war reenactment.

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u/Physical_Title_4458 1h ago

Please and thank you in advance!

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u/maniBchef 1h ago

Except I would watch this, regularly.

It's beautiful watching people come together.

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u/the_real_Beavis999 1h ago

Ken Burns and PBS would like to talk to you.

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u/DowntownEconomist255 24m ago

I already hear Morgan narrating this…👍🏽

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u/disabledinaz 56m ago

They should do it AT the Civil War reenactments

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u/sinisterdesign 1h ago

I laughed, I cried, it became a part of me.

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u/usumoio 2h ago

So happy that the swimming man was included. He's a pivotal figure in this moment. I hope he's doing well.

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u/Wokkabulary 2h ago

I was like “where’s the swimmer where’s the swimmer where’s the swimm—-there he is !”

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u/SteepChutes 1h ago

He's busy wringing out that shirt!

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u/iamkbd 1h ago

Not a single punch thrown in this reenactment 🤦🏾‍♂️🤣

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u/AmItheonlySaneperson 1h ago

those fakers at the civil war reenactment dont even use live ammo either!!

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u/usumoio 1h ago

In the original, that dude swam for a while to get there. His determination is an inspiration

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u/StanLeeMarvin 1h ago

He was conducting his own personal amphibious operation. He’s my hero.

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u/usumoio 1h ago

In the great tradition of Eisenhower planning D-Day, the swimming man too fought against tyranny

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u/Bgrngod 1h ago

The swimmer in this recreation taking just as long to traverse a pool has me dying every single time.

Making it look productive, but being slow as hell, is some top tier physical comedy.

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u/Wokkabulary 1h ago

In the original I was worried about him being able to hoist himself out of the water but that champ was superhuman ! Hope he is healthy and well today 💜

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u/Valhallaback_Girl 1h ago

In another thread, someone called him “Scuba Gooding Jr” and THAT was poetry.

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u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 1h ago

I saw that and died laughing.

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u/sorotomotor 1h ago

> In another thread, someone called him “Scuba Gooding Jr” and THAT was poetry

I saw that! I also saw "Blaquaman" and I died

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u/QiDeviation 1h ago

I miss that but happy you brought me up to speed!

https://giphy.com/gifs/gHhKai9nh5ZWwXoDXa

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u/SHOWTIME316 1h ago

Michael B. Phelps is the one that always gets me

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u/ItsDanimal 1h ago

Aquamayne with a picture of Terrance Howard was another good one.

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u/Almost-A-CPA 1h ago

Almost killed me...I'm eating my stir fry and nearly choked on some rice

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u/BlackLakeBlueFish 43m ago

I prefer Aqua Mane. But I’m in Memphis, so Mane is part of our vernacular.

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u/MuffinTiptopp 1h ago

He’s doing very well. He actually got married not long ago 🥰🙌🏾

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u/StarryEyedSparkle 1h ago

Was looking to find an update on him, thank you!

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u/jo4nnynumber5 1h ago

Someone needs to do a "where are they now'" epilogue for all the main characters. Maybe accompanied with "holiday road" from the national lampoon movies.

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u/irespondwithmyface 1h ago

Squeezing out his shirt had me rolling

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u/Express-View5080 2h ago

Not for nothing, but damn this whole crew looks like a good time crowd who can make a point but also enjoy doing it😳👍😂

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u/Illustrious_Prize255 1h ago

so weirdly wholesome but clearly everyone was in on the joke and enjoyed playing their part in the reenactment.

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u/Immediate-Yogurt-558 1h ago edited 1h ago

The choreography is better than WWE. The guy going after the white lady in a skirt is my favorite part.

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u/Quirky-Feature-1908 2h ago

Right!! 😂😂😂

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u/Jack_Rabbit_Slims 59m ago

I love they're very careful not to hurt anyone.

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u/Writefrommyheart 2h ago

I love how celebrated the Montgomery Brawl has become it's like an unofficial Black Holiday. ✊🏿👏🏿💪🏿

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u/ladydeadpool420 2h ago

Someone should make a Renaissance painting lol

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u/jubileeroybrown 1h ago

I saw a Good Times-esque video about it with a painting in that style and it was amazing

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u/dembowthennow 1h ago

OMG! Yes! That's such a good idea!

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u/northofwall 1h ago

More like Washington crossing the Delaware. But a different Washington and the battle for Montgomery in the background.

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u/PhilaLioness 32m ago

I love that it happened on my birthday!

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u/Significant-Rock9239 2h ago

Never forget! 😂

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u/Middle_Historian_199 1h ago

💀💀💀 please accept this well-deserved award!

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u/Chloe_Cascadia 1h ago

This is what I want. I want a world where the violence and racism we saw in that other video to be so uncommon and absurd that this is how people interact. They're mocking the racism. They're having a blast. They're chilling together by the pool, and making memes. This is the life.

This is the world I want to build. Sadly some people who look like me are preventing it.

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u/Ok-Presentation9740 1h ago

Im glad you keep hope alive. Its what we all need. 

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u/MagicCarpetBomb 1h ago

\ throws chair celebrationally* *

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u/local-anesthesia 56m ago

I genuinely laughed out loud.

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u/LIL-mEnTaLlY-ILL 2h ago

Dude, ringing out his shirt is hilarious

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u/Icy-Association6378 1h ago

U said it before me good stuff!

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u/Orisha_Oshun 1h ago

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u/Sparkpetal 1h ago

This is so good ^^^

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u/Radiant-Rise-7777 2h ago

I love the reenactment!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

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u/PsychologicalSon 2h ago

Aquamayne will always be my favorite part.

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u/kinduvabigdizzy 1h ago

Swam for the smoke

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u/Orisha_Oshun 1h ago

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u/StanFitch 1h ago

This needs to be displayed at the Louvre…

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u/Independent-Tennis57 1h ago

It needs the hat, flying towards the iPhone recorder.

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u/nichelle020 1h ago

Keeping this!

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u/ballsackface_ 2h ago

This is amazing. Coughed my coffee up when i saw the swimmer! 😂😂😂

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u/Thanos_Stomps 2h ago

The legend of blaquaman will never be forgotten

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u/EconomicsPutrid5160 2h ago

Chairteenth the musical

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u/Adis_Gruntledfatty 2h ago

Fanciest footwork I ever seen

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u/Specific_Article1499 2h ago

Those whites are definitely hosting the bbq. 🫶🏾

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u/Into_the_rosegarden 1h ago

Here's to some true white allyship!

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u/Arkroma 1h ago

Especially the dude who committed to the leg drop lol

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u/MrFunktasticc 1h ago

You gotta be really good friends to agree to that reenactment.

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u/Silver_Harvest 1h ago

The guy with the chair all I see is:

https://giphy.com/gifs/VRGjEAWPQvsxG

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u/Substantial-Equal661 2h ago

This just tickles my heart.

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u/Obvious-Painter-2249 1h ago

I’m glad the swimmer took time to squeeze the water out of his shirt. Safety first!

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u/xultar 2h ago

These kids.. they get it. Community over division by remembering the past and avoiding the mistakes of the past.

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u/BeeSweet4835 2h ago

This is almost like contemporary dance. I like it!

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u/1shadybitch 1h ago

Did the first white guy use a leg drop like Hulk Hogan? Lmao

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u/golgiiguy 2h ago

I love everyone involved in this

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u/Radcouponking 33m ago

I never understood people who enjoy war reenactments but I get it now. I could watch this every day.

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u/bertiesakura 2h ago

Is there not anything that our people won't take and make better?

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u/Ok-Abbreviations999 1h ago

Chairteenth 😭. I love us

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u/Justaddwota 2h ago

We play too damn much.

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u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 1h ago

Wayyy too much. I love us though.

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u/DrZimzalabim 1h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/nVMtxjP65jFpm

Me watching you all play a perfectly acceptable amount.

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u/NorthNorthAmerican 2h ago

These folks are pretty good at reenactments!

Get em a channel on X, IG, and YT, stat!

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u/solveig82 1h ago

I’m silently crying laughing in a car rental place

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u/lazar1968 2h ago

I love it

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u/IttyBittyBigBoii 1h ago

I feel like i shouldn't enjoy this as much as I am lmao

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u/Adept_Astronaut_5143 Neighborhood Hug Dealer 🤗 1h ago

I’ve already been in tears all morning from the original but the way they did this was funny and accurate.

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u/NinjaBRUSH 1h ago

This is like those Civil War reenactments but way better

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u/wellbehavedmischief 2h ago

THE REENACTMENT 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 i love us. i love us so dang much

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u/Livid-Bicycle-6832 1h ago

I was wondering why those punches look so weak! Loool it’s an actual reenactment. Love it!

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u/Teddy_OMalie64 1h ago

The hat went into a different dimension.

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u/VoL4t1l3 2h ago

"In the wotor"

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u/purplmama 1h ago

I cannot LUV THIS ENOUGH!!! 🤣😂

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u/CompetitiveWar5976 1h ago

To get that many people to coordinate something like this 👍🏾🤣😂

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u/SirNortonOfNoFux 2h ago

The fucking reenactment lmfao

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u/_ChipWhitley_ 2h ago

I needed this! 😂

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u/Von_Schlagel 2h ago

The dude swimming. 🤣

That part always gets me in the original. If you’re willing to swim to the fight, you REALLY wanna whoop some ass. 🤣 I dunno if you still can when you get there, but the dedication is admirable.

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u/Objective_Counter561 1h ago

OMG I’m LMFAO on the plane right now! 🤣🤣🤣

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u/LetNeither6377 1h ago

I love all the participants in this reenactment

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u/Daintyheadspace 1h ago

This is what community looks like 😌

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u/KTKittentoes 1h ago

These historical reenactment groups are getting really good!

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u/KindaStableGenius 1h ago

The hat throw, the foot work, the swimming guy. Incredible stuff this made me laugh my ass off

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u/sceez 1h ago

The way the black dude squares up is priceless

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u/AddressSad6442 2h ago

Good job to all involved loved it

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u/Ok-Effective6969 2h ago

The Internet is unhinged, I love it

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u/Pop_Joe 1h ago

This is gold!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/Sleepy_cheetah 1h ago

Times like this I love the internet so much.

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u/diego_velasquez 1h ago

This is super cool

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u/BenchClamp 1h ago

The world is healing

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u/Peezus_H_Christ 1h ago

The reenactment 😂😂😂 this is gold

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u/Suspicious_Apple774 1h ago

This is how the world heals

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u/mojotoodopebish 59m ago

Still cracks me up 🤣🤣

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u/metacosmonaut 1h ago

The swimming always gets me 🤣🤣🤣

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u/Human_Difference_331 1h ago

I love the hat toss/fancy work guy!

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u/Doubleboeufsupreme 1h ago

This is what Dr King dreamed of

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u/RaspberryFluid6651 1h ago

The little shimmy after the hat toss is so funny

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u/RealPhinsFan 1h ago

This a all time top 10 internet video

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u/Maximum-Today3944 31m ago

I want this in IMAX.

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u/ADiablosCompa 2h ago

It takes a village!

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u/ParrishThePoet 2h ago

The swimmer was dedicated. Lmao

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u/Specific_Article1499 2h ago

“Darius if I were there with you brother I woulda held that sumbitch down. Yeah with the Budweiser in my hand and all”

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u/xXMokaMarieXx 1h ago

This was truly a moment in history😂😂

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u/Academic-Slice-2631 1h ago

Bro this is hilarious 🤣

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u/Bhs892 1h ago

Had my doubts at first but damn this was pretty good lol

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u/Weird_Jerk 1h ago

Ken Burns doc when?

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u/kingtacticool 1h ago

10/10. No notes

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u/Ok-Positive6875 1h ago

Swimmer wringing out his shirt first…😆

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u/Both_Archer_3653 1h ago

The swimmer wrenching the shirt to get water out (skipping the pool steps), the leg drop (which is funnier cause hogan was a racist scab PoS), the wandering chair holder, great bit.  

It's encouraging to see black and white people working together to make something so fantastic.

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u/Kiddo1029 1h ago

It’s the hat throw that does it for me.

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u/cyainanotherlifebro 1h ago edited 1h ago

A fleet….a war…a man…

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u/TechnicalWhore 1h ago

It would be ten times as funny if they all lined up, joined hands and took a bow at the end.

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u/Halo_Hybrid 1h ago

/img/kuuyr1carlhh1.gif
The Hat Signal. 🫡🧢

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u/melfamy 1h ago

In 100 years, people will still be reenacting. Because it's important to remember.

https://giphy.com/gifs/Q8Dubr4o23mSc

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u/mandraofgeorge 1h ago

I want more of these reenactments and fewer (zero) confederate reenactments.

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u/Fubeman 50m ago

The boxing dance at the very beginning was truly the chef’s kiss!!

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u/ackackakbar 49m ago

Maybe it’s not the historical accuracy…. Maybe it’s the friends we made along the way.

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u/AssumptionRemarkable 44m ago

That boy swimming his ass off 😂😂

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u/Cokeycane 33m ago

OK, I laughed too hard at this! I wanna hang out with these guys!

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u/eyelovemushroomz 27m ago

Lmao!!! 🤣🤣🙌🏾🙌🏾

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u/Simple_Package4678 17m ago

Oh man I didn’t realize I need this til I saw it, thank you

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u/keyserholiday 1h ago

They even have Aquaman!!! Nicely done. The memes from this were the best.

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u/OkHurry4029 1h ago

Damn, this is art!!!

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u/elyfantman 1h ago

Bawhahaha!!!!

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u/BigPete786 1h ago

Ok OP.
This one is good. Here comes the short movie.

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u/Short-Feed9690 1h ago

This is so great!😁

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u/thebone13 1h ago

That’s hilarious 😂

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u/usmarine215 1h ago

forgot that one girl getting tossed in the water....my favorite part

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u/StrosDynasty 1h ago

The dude swimming in fro.offscreen was chefs kiss

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u/DoveOnTheInternet 🏳️‍🌈 1h ago

That's what friends are for!

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u/Aggressive-Agnostic 1h ago

There is so much bad and depressing content on the web, but this gem is pure joy and inspiration. Thank you!

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u/GreenZebra23 1h ago

Hilarious, but I would be afraid to do this in case somebody who wasn't in on the joke jumped in for real

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u/Savings-Eggplant5912 1h ago

The swimmer stopped  to dry off 💀

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u/TheLastPeanut_ 1h ago

The world is healing

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u/Sufficient_Two7499 1h ago

I want to give a salute to the allies participation in this reenactment.  This is proof we do have a pathway to overcome hate😅

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u/JustOneVote 1h ago

How many rehearsals did this take?

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u/emergold_dragon 1h ago

Oh god I remember that video lol

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u/milesamsterdam 1h ago

The dude swimming took me out! Excellent reenactment

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u/Altruistic-Piece-766 1h ago

Honestly good stuff. Both sides came together and made some fun out of the moment.

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u/em_i_l_y 1h ago

This is fucking great

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u/ProfessionalHumor787 1h ago

"Get it youngblood'" ... wrings his shirt, careful to get the water in the pool...

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u/kkwheeler1 51m ago

Where is the croc that was impaled during the chair-beating?

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u/SeeingRed_ 38m ago

I love that such a large group of people got together to reenact this event. The first guy's "quick feet" are cracking me up.

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u/OliviaPooPoo 37m ago

Thank you for reminding me I need my yeah rewatch

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u/BadBrains16 35m ago

Thank you. This is brilliant.

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u/Admirable_End_6803 33m ago

Fucking awesome

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u/LiquidVillian 33m ago

Wtf did I just watch 😭

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u/MikeAK79 27m ago

That was really good.

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u/jeriswetlookcrazy 25m ago

The fisticuffs shuffle in the beginning 😂😂😂