this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2026
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Showcasing the brazen and nouveau in English communication.

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[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

So modern of you... allowing your children to address you directly. /s

[–] m0darn@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I was so uncomfortable watching that smarter every day video where his son only calls him "sir". Maybe it's a regional thing but it seemed super authoritarian and gross to me.

[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Destin's son calls him "sir"? That's super fucked.

[–] 1D10@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah. That's true.

[–] m0darn@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Looking at his recent videos I think it's the one with the triple barrelled pistol

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yea I think it was Will Ferrell making fun of boomer fathers that did that I'm parroting here. But also I vaguely recall something like that watching old disney live actions. I wanna say scenes fromn Heidi, but that could have also been because she was an unconforming girl.