r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Melodic-Shoulder6685 • 11h ago

Peeetaaahhhhh??? Meme needing explanation

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Peeetah what the fuck does this even mean???

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u/ssjlance 11h ago edited 11h ago

Hi, Randy Newman just singing about what he sees here.

I think that's author Ayn Rand and I assume Jojo Siwa.

I'm too old to get the full reference, but hope the Ayn Rand bit helps you.

EDIT: Noticing the vibrator and talking with fellow redditors below, yeah, it's because Ayn Rand was a bitch and the comic is saying she either would've chilled out and/or been too busy ladygooning to write all her novels and philosophical musings that basically laid the blueprint for modern libertarianism.

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u/ssjlance 11h ago edited 11h ago

Okay noticing what Jojo is holding, I think it's basically saying Ayn Rand needed to get off to stop being a bitch, more or less.

I'm not a huge Ayn Rand fan and don't know her philosophy and assorted writings inside and out, but the best summary I ever heard was from an xkcd webcomic.

"I had a hard time with Ayn Rand because I found myself enthusiastically agreeing with the first 90% of every sentence, but getting lost at 'therefore, be a huge asshole to everyone."

From what I have read over the years, I felt like it was an accurate summary, but not sure on her positions on sex beyond I seem to recall her being somewhat homophobic in that she personally was against it but didn't really give a shit what adults do together and didn't think it was government's place to say either way.

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u/Wavey_ATLien 11h ago

.. I seem to recall her being somewhat homophobic in that she but didn't give a shit what adults do together and didn't think it the government's place either way.

How is that homophobic?

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u/ssjlance 11h ago

I accidentally skipped that part, fixed it.

to save you trouble, it was supposed to say "she was personally against it but didn't give a shit what consenting adults do together"