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Sugar is Pure Poison While Other Vices Are Acceptable

The meme features a real man outdoors wearing a flat cap, brown leather gloves, and a beige coat, smoking a cigar with a smug, self-satisfied expression. Overlaid text lists four substances with the man's supposed stance on them: 'Caffeine? Yes', 'Nicotine? Of course', 'Alcohol? Obviously', and finally 'Sugar? Absolutely not, that's pure poison'. The joke relies on highlighting the absurd, inconsistent hypocrisy of people who freely consume widely recognized harmful substances like nicotine, alcohol, and excessive caffeine, but arbitrarily single out sugar as uniquely dangerous, mocking selective and illogical personal health standards.
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Caffeine? Yes
Nicotine? Of course
Alcohol? Obviously
Sugar? Absolutely not, that's pure poison

Overview

The meme features a real man outdoors wearing a flat cap, brown leather gloves, and a beige coat, smoking a cigar with a smug, self-satisfied expression. Overlaid text lists four substances with the man's supposed stance on them: 'Caffeine? Yes', 'Nicotine? Of course', 'Alcohol? Obviously', and finally 'Sugar? Absolutely not, that's pure poison'. The joke relies on highlighting the absurd, inconsistent hypocrisy of people who freely consume widely recognized harmful substances like nicotine, alcohol, and excessive caffeine, but arbitrarily single out sugar as uniquely dangerous, mocking selective and illogical personal health standards.

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared on the Reddit r/meme subreddit with the original post title 'Sugar bad yes'. It plays into common online jokes about inconsistent health choices that many people relate to, and spread across social media as a relatable reaction to illogical health takes.

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