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[–] Waldowal@lemmy.world 84 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I think everyone can stay calm. That ewok is the first image result if you google "ewok".

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 38 points 1 month ago

Yeah, both are definitely photoshopped. People sure do love to lie on the Internet for attention.

[–] IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A nerd who had these costumes also would have either said "Wicket and Chewbacca" or "Ewok and Wookie". That's not just "an Ewok". That's the most well known Ewok.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I dunno. We all think he's a lil Chewie.

[–] Duranie 9 points 1 month ago

Well shit.

I was thinking that someone who went through the trouble of making such authentic costumes is probably known to the neighbors for them anyway.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

And I think this is the source of the Chewbacca picture.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I mean ewok the same way, but are you sure he’s the same ewok?

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 56 points 1 month ago (2 children)

In other news man and child shot in tragic hunting accident, police say “ they were stupid” more at 11:00

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean, they somehow got the footage, so either they're super tight with said neighbour, or its their cameras.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Or it's made up for hahas on the internet

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

Some people just don't understand that internet is serious business.

[–] VubDapple@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

For real! That's a way to get killed!

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

you dress your child up as... game... in America?

[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

The alternative was sending him to school. He has better odds in the woods I think.

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

I think he meant, they took their human costumes off and took a walk.

[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I want to be your friend

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Imagine getting your kid shoot for that

[–] idegenszavak@sh.itjust.works 70 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Question to americans:

In which situation you have the highest chance to get shot:

  • Dressed as an ewok in the forest at night during hunting season
  • Regular thursday in a high school
  • Having slightly darker skin while being pulled over
[–] Nougat@fedia.io 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

yes...but 3.

[–] huginn@feddit.it 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I could find 0 incidences of ewoks being shot in a forest outside of Return of the Jedi.

Rather than "all shootings" which is harder to find details of I'll go with death statistics for the shootings:

In 2020–21, there were a total of 41 school-associated violent deaths in the United States, which included 20 homicides and 17 suicides. Source

Traffic stop killings In 2021 it was 117, according to the Mapping Police Violence database.

According to this Police Shootings Database Hispanic and African Americans constitute 45.4% of all police killings.

Meaning that of the 117 in 2021 you'd expect ~53 of them to be "Slightly darker skinned"

So 24 school associated (ruling out suicides) vs 53 slightly darker skin means you're 2.2x as likely to be shot by a cop for being brown, or 4.875x as likely to be shot by a cop in a traffic stop overall.

Hope that helps.

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

... It helps the argument but it makes me even more depressed

[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Dressing as an ewok or dressing as a woke?

[–] AtomicHotSauce@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

::Mountain Monsters music intensifies::

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 2 points 1 month ago

For anyone who's never seen the show, please do. It's fucking amazing. It's so bad it's good.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago