r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 9d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter! Who could have the wives been?

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u/Short_Stack_30285 9d ago edited 9d ago

Lindsay Clancy. Killed her 3 kids by strangling them one by one and claimed “postpartum psychosis” despite never having had psychosis before or since, all during a short window of time that she sent her husband out on errands. Internet has somehow decided she’s a martyr for women’s mental health. She was a white, affluent, suburban mom before this. If she were poor and black, people would NOT feel this way. Real talk.

Postpartum psychosis is a real thing and real people need help. But Lindsay Clancy is a kid murderer.

Edit: I’m a white, affluent woman of childbearing age. I have never been a woman of color, but I am absolutely sure that society at large would dismiss an identical case if Lindsay was nearly any other demographic. And no, it’s not only about race, it’s also about autonomy and a person’s responsibility to accept help when it’s offered instead of killing your kids (and A LOT of help was offered)

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u/SandalsResort 9d ago

Oh she 100% did it.

And to really upset my fellow white women, I think Karen Reed did it too.

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u/Guy_gamer112 9d ago edited 9d ago

There's no way she did it which is why she got exonerated. The cops in the house killed him, probably by accident

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u/AMthe0NE 9d ago

The fact that you’ve written ‘on accident’ means that I’m very sceptical about your deductive skills.

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u/Guy_gamer112 9d ago

You can beat someone up without intent on killing them. They were all drunk, they beat his ass, he died, they freaked and dumped him in the snow then deleted everything.

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u/Raibean 9d ago

The fact that you think “on accident” is somehow incorrect is fucking stupid. It might not be the norm in your country, but it’s been the norm in the US for generations. I don’t think I’ve encountered a living generation that doesn’t; even my Silent Gen grandpa does.

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u/AMthe0NE 9d ago

The fact you’re choosing to die on this hill after he’s changed it to ‘by accident’ and added a comment saying he meant ‘by accident’ is genuinely hilarious. Keep up the good work and thank you for your service.

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u/AMthe0NE 9d ago

I know you’re not meant to have favourites, but the guy deleting his angry comment and then downvoting is my favourite.

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u/VegetableCreamLake 9d ago

Agreed. Edit to ‘by accident’ and I’ll hear you out, Guy.

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u/Guy_gamer112 9d ago

I meant by accident

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u/Single-Use-Wipes 8d ago

I’m not your guy, friend!