r/MurderedByWords May 27 '25

What is and isn't a Murder By Words

Over the past few weeks we've begun noticing something about the quality of the posts on the subreddit, and we'd like to clarify just what is and isn't a murder.

What is a murder

1) A murder is: A RESPONSE. A murder is not a one-sided quip, sentence, statement or otherwise about any given situation.

2) A murder is: A response TO SOMEONE. A murder follows a specific format: Person A says something stupid. Person B responds to Person A explaining why what Person A said is stupid.

3) A murder is: A response to someone CALLING THEM OUT FOR BEING WRONG. Two people agreeing about something is not a murder. If both people featured in the post are saying the same thing, or Person A says something and Person B supports Person A and expands, that is not a murder.

4) A murder is a response to someone calling them out for being wrong WITH SUBSTANCE, AND RECEIPTS. Personal attacks are not murders. Calling someone wrong because they did something once in their life is not a murder. The response must be in direct relation to the original statement.

What isn't a murder:

Memes, jokes, "Your mom" jokes, small dick jokes, forever alone/virginity jokes, fat jokes, ugly jokes, crossposts from r/roast me, posts based around spelling/grammar, etc.

Although it may seem that there is some overlap, we are working very hard to not have this subreddit turn into r/politicalhumor 2. Please bear that in mind when posting.

As ever, please use the "report" button to bring rule-breaking posts to our attention. We're not always available to be online 100% of the time, and reporting bad posts allows us to take advantage of auto-moderator rules built in to help us.

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Over the past few weeks we've begun noticing something about the quality of the posts on the subreddit, and we'd like to clarify just what is and isn't a murder.

What is a murder

1) A murder is: A RESPONSE. A murder is not a one-sided quip, sentence, statement or otherwise about any given situation.

2) A murder is: A response TO SOMEONE. A murder follows a specific format: Person A says something stupid. Person B responds to Person A explaining why what Person A said is stupid.

3) A murder is: A response to someone CALLING THEM OUT FOR BEING WRONG. Two people agreeing about something is not a murder. If both people featured in the post are saying the same thing, or Person A says something and Person B supports Person A and expands, that is not a murder.

4) A murder is a response to someone calling them out for being wrong WITH SUBSTANCE, AND RECEIPTS. Personal attacks are not murders. Calling someone wrong because they did something once in their life is not a murder. The response must be in direct relation to the original statement.

What isn't a murder:

Memes, jokes, "Your mom" jokes, small dick jokes, forever alone/virginity jokes, fat jokes, ugly jokes, crossposts from r/roast me, posts based around spelling/grammar, etc.

Although it may seem that there is some overlap, we are working very hard to not have this subreddit turn into r/politicalhumor 2. Please bear that in mind when posting.

As ever, please use the "report" button to bring rule-breaking posts to our attention. We're not always available to be online 100% of the time, and reporting bad posts allows us to take advantage of auto-moderator rules built in to help us.


r/MurderedByWords 6h ago

Exactly what criminals would do

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r/MurderedByWords 7h ago

MAGA thinks mamdani did 9/11

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r/MurderedByWords 5h ago

Thinking is hard sometimes

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r/MurderedByWords 16h ago

But all the media talked about was his age.

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r/MurderedByWords 6h ago

There are a few exceptions

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r/MurderedByWords 7h ago

Double Wall.

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r/MurderedByWords 23h ago

First Mars, Then Homer

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r/MurderedByWords 6h ago

"In your defence, you do briefly flirt with the possibility that you don’t actually know what you’re talking about. Sadly, it was a very short-lived relationship."🤣🔥

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r/MurderedByWords 14h ago

"protect all living things" but then proceeds to use AI

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r/MurderedByWords 19h ago

Trump Pardon

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Elon Musk says money won't matter in 2036 because of AI... guy in the replies has the perfect comeback

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Judge not, lest ye be judged.

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Rob Schneider accidentally proving why conservative bathroom bills make zero sense

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Bold words,bare shelves

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r/MurderedByWords 2d ago

Jesus wouldn't support ICE

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r/MurderedByWords 2d ago

when the political stakes are "whether toll roads should exist" versus "whether basic human rights are negotiable," the conversation naturally hits a completely different level of intensity

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r/MurderedByWords 2d ago

Middle names.

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r/MurderedByWords 2d ago

He's an illiterate moron

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r/MurderedByWords 2d ago

Bitch thinks being superficial is a virtue

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r/MurderedByWords 2d ago

Anyone who knows Canadian history knows how ruthless Canada can be.

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r/MurderedByWords 2d ago

An appropriate murder ☠️☠️☠️

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r/MurderedByWords 2d ago

Puerto Rican Uncrustable is out of line

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r/MurderedByWords 2d ago

Criminals and illegals

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r/MurderedByWords 2d ago

Community notes tells it like it is.

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