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"Evil Version Of The KKK" Death Eaters Harry Potter Joke

This is a screenshot of a Reddit post from the r/shittymoviedetails subreddit. The original poster shares that when watching *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* (2005), they thought the hooded, robed Death Eaters looked like an evil version of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). The included movie scene shows the Death Eaters marching in tall pointed dark hoods that strongly resemble KKK hoods. A top-voted reply jokes, asking "What do you mean 'evil version'?", which serves as the punchline: the joke highlights that the original poster's phrasing accidentally implies the KKK was not already an evil organization, which is the ironic humor.
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When the Death-eaters appeared in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2005), I thought they were an evil version of the KKK.

Overview

This is a screenshot of a Reddit post from the r/shittymoviedetails subreddit. The original poster shares that when watching Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), they thought the hooded, robed Death Eaters looked like an evil version of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). The included movie scene shows the Death Eaters marching in tall pointed dark hoods that strongly resemble KKK hoods. A top-voted reply jokes, asking "What do you mean 'evil version'?", which serves as the punchline: the joke highlights that the original poster's phrasing accidentally implies the KKK was not already an evil organization, which is the ironic humor.

Origin notes

The original post was made to Reddit's r/shittymoviedetails community by user u/Penguin-Monk, this image is a screenshot of that post that was later reposted to 9Gag, as noted in the provided source information. The subreddit r/shittymoviedetails is dedicated to silly, unimportant or funny observations about movie details.

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