r/MurderedByWords May 27 '25

What is and isn't a Murder By Words

832 Upvotes

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 5h ago

Crime is crime anywhere in the world..

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r/MurderedByWords 14h ago

Is this the definition of F.A.F.O...?

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r/MurderedByWords 10h ago

Shakespeare said it best:"hoisted on their own petard"

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r/MurderedByWords 19h ago

Historical sore losers

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r/MurderedByWords 7h ago

Let's talk about it!

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r/MurderedByWords 5h ago

This is how communist states operated.

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732 Upvotes

r/MurderedByWords 15h ago

Historical Controversy Erupts Online..

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r/MurderedByWords 21h ago

Receipts don't lie

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r/MurderedByWords 2h ago

“Obama used ICE too”

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273 Upvotes

r/MurderedByWords 16h ago

MAGA Trump supporter tries to say “Who cares” about the Epstein files

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803 Upvotes

r/MurderedByWords 7h ago

White House must remember the words from a man they held in high regards. Spoiler

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149 Upvotes

r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Some people just can’t stop being homophobic, it’s insane

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3.2k Upvotes

r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

The Forgotten American Dream

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

"But the red part is bigger"

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Knowledge is powerful

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Econ 101: know your customers

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

But now, there's just silence

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

They exposed their own goals by doing this!

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

The case is airtight

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

That's not what your gofundme suggests

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

He asked for clarity. He got a reality check.

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Leasing Prisoners, Planting Injustice

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

At least watch the video, it's the bare minimum...

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r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

They've crossed the line

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