A Minneapolis man posts a video calling out his neighbor’s garden mowing methods. It backfires spectacularly when viewers take the neighbor’s facet. But is that this a case of misunderstood satire?

In the humorous clip, TikTok creator Ramon Garcia (@ramon_garcia1981) appeared upset that his neighbor solely lower their grass to the property line. One of the hashtags within the clip is #neighborfeud, which suggests he may need beef together with his next-door neighbor.

The 13-second video can also be humorous rage bait for jokes, given how the Minneapolis-area TikToker has appreciated numerous humorous feedback and the comedy on his channel.

As Garcia walks from the curb to examine his grass line, he says, “Look at this [expletive]. Just cut his own grass. If you’re that type of neighbor, eff you!” The overlay on the video reads: “Don’t be this neighbor.”

Viewers Take Minneapolis Man’s Neighbor’s Side

It appears clear that Garcia is joking, however many individuals within the feedback who aren’t acquainted with his content material went in on him.

One particular person wrote, “You think that’s bad? My neighbor only painted HIS house!”

“He respected your property line?” joked one other commenter.

“You think that’s bad? My neighbor built a new deck and didn’t build us one. The nerve!” mentioned one other one.

Some even resorted to calling Ramon a “Kevin,” or a male “Karen.” An individual quipped, “He is the best kind of neighbor. He is not trespassing on your land, Kevin.”

One particular person wrote, “I don’t think this panned out the way you hoped.”

Is This a Real Neighborhood Conflict or Satire?

Given Garcia’s content material, this went higher than he anticipated. In reality, the important thing right here is that individuals typically don’t acknowledge satire after they see it.

“That’s the tricky thing about satire. When done well satire can look indistinguishable from what it’s satirizing,” wrote Nathan Rabin, in a 2023 blog post.

People’s incapacity to see satire on-line is partly as a result of should be seen punishing or joking at somebody’s expense in methods individuals would by no means try in actual life.

Rage-bait posts like this one, whereas probably unintentional, capitalize on this impact. Outrage, even minor or faux selection, is “rewarding and stimulating,” as Ashley Melillo wrote in “Outrage as Entertainment: Why We’re Addicted to Anger.”

All hip hop reached out to Garcia for remark.

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