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Reactions to the suicide rates of different countries

This is a two-panel satirical Wojak meme criticizing common unfair stereotypes about Japan's suicide rates. The top panel features a neutral, calm glasses-wearing Wojak reacting indifferently with 'ok' to the listed suicide rates of four countries: the United States (15.6 per 100k people, ranked 24th globally), France (16.6 per 100k, 18th), Belgium (18.4 per 100k, 15th), and Thailand (16.6 per 100k, 18th). The bottom panel shows the same Wojak character crying and screaming in outrage, yelling 'NOOOO!!! Japan is a suicidal hellhole where everyone is depressed!!!!!', while Japan's listed suicide rate is 14.7 per 100k people, ranked 30th globally, which is lower than all four previously listed countries. The meme highlights the double standard where people disproportionately fixate on and exaggerate Japan's suicide issues while ignoring higher suicide rates in other nations.
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REACTIONS TO THE SUICIDE RATES OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES | United States: 15.6 per 100k (24th) | France: 16.6 per 100k (18th) | Belgium: 18.4 per 100k (15th) | Thailand: 16.6 per 100k (18th) | Japan: 14.7 per 100k (30th)

Overview

This is a two-panel satirical Wojak meme criticizing common unfair stereotypes about Japan's suicide rates. The top panel features a neutral, calm glasses-wearing Wojak reacting indifferently with 'ok' to the listed suicide rates of four countries: the United States (15.6 per 100k people, ranked 24th globally), France (16.6 per 100k, 18th), Belgium (18.4 per 100k, 15th), and Thailand (16.6 per 100k, 18th). The bottom panel shows the same Wojak character crying and screaming in outrage, yelling 'NOOOO!!! Japan is a suicidal hellhole where everyone is depressed!!!!!', while Japan's listed suicide rate is 14.7 per 100k people, ranked 30th globally, which is lower than all four previously listed countries. The meme highlights the double standard where people disproportionately fixate on and exaggerate Japan's suicide issues while ignoring higher suicide rates in other nations.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the Reddit Meme subreddit via RSS feed, as specified in the provided source information. It uses widely popular Wojak character templates that originated on 4chan and are commonly used across Reddit, Twitter/X, and other internet communities to make satirical points about cultural biases and incorrect public perceptions.

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