
Raimiposting
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Raimiposting or Raimi-posting refers to an act of misquoting dialogue from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy in a prejudiced or insensitive manner, usually from the perspective of a moviegoer shocked by the decision to include offensive themes in a PG-13 film. Originating from 4chan's /tv/ board, the posts are often accompanied by remarks such as "Jesus Christ, Raimi" or "It was a different time".
Origin
On May 3rd, 2002, superhero film Spider-Man [1] directed by Sam Raimi premiered in the cinemas, followed by the sequels Spider-Man 2 [2] in 2004 and Spider-Man 3 [3] in 2007. The films followed adventures of the high-school student Peter Parker who gets bitten by a radioactive spider and develops superhuman abilities, becoming a superhero named Spider-Man.
In one scene of the first film, Spider-Man mocks his opponent Bonesaw by commenting on his outfit with a gay joke.
That's a cute outfit. Did your husband give it to you?
On March 21st, 2014, an anonymous 4chan[4] user posted the quote to /tv/ board, with several commenters pointing out that the quip would cause outrage if Spider-man was released in 2014 due to the joke's homophobic nature. Through 2014 and 2015, the argument received further support in multiple /tv/ threads[5][6][7][8], while on April 22nd, 2014, the joke was labeled "racist" by CinemaSins[9] YouTube channel.
![>That's a cute outfit, did your husband make it for you? Anonymous Fri 21 Mar 318/81] 2014 10:04:26 No.42652138 View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>42652183 > >42652269 >42654396 >42654403 >>42660515 >That's a cute outfit, did your husband make it for you? 145KiB, 1024x570, image.jpg Google iqdb SauceNAO View Same Trace](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/455/914/c6b.jpg)

In one such thread launched on January 17th, 2016, an anonymous user provided a complex analysis of the phrase, reversing the message in the joke[10].

On January 27th, 2016, an anonymous 4chan[11] user writing under the nickname Sudowoodo posted a more offensive version of the quote in a /tv/ thread, giving the start to the Raimiposting trend.

Spread
Through 2016 and 2017, multiple threads and replies in which Spider-Man trilogy dialogs were misquoted in an offensive manner were posted on the /tv/ board[12][13][14][15], with many examples later resurging on the /r/4chan subreddit. In the quotes, Spider-man characters such as Peter Parker, Uncle Ben, Aunt May, Norman Osborn, Doctor Octopus, J. Jonah Jameson and others were presented as homophobic, racist or sociopathic. While the misquotes were usually written in a greentext format, the posts commonly ended with a brief comment in which the poster expressed shock and disgust at Sam Raimi's decision to include offensive dialogue in the films.
![Remember, with great power comes great responsibility 219/103] Anonymous Tue 01 Mar 2016 10:44:05 No.66565870 View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>66565971 >>66566591 >>66566945 >>66567375 >>66568593>>66570245 >>66571093 >>66572077 >>66573205 >>66573296 > >66574302 >66579274 >66585333>>66585374 >>66585634 >>66587638 >Remember, with great power comes great responsibility. Also, if a woman gets too mouthy you can pop her in the face about 5 times before bruising starts to show up. Keep that in mind and it's just your word against the cops. Just keep it above the womb, otherwise you could f--- something up and wind up having to raise your twink brothers "I swear I'm not a f-----" 44KiB, 800x605, Uncle_Ben.jpg View Same Google db SauceNAOTrace baby when he dies. Whoops. Well, happy 17th birthday anyway, Pete. I get that Uncle Ben was from a different time, but f--- me Raimi took it too far sometimes.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/455/925/31d.jpg)

![You'll get your f-----' rent when you fix this god-f-------damned door 127/14] Anonymous Sat 19 Mar 2016 13:41:06 No.67200719 View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>67200782>>67200811 >>67200915 >>67201036 >>67201056 >>67201150 >>67201227 >>67201761 > "You'll get your f-----' rent when you fix this god- f-------damned door you slavic f-----" 54KiB, 933x600, 1457957460195.jpg View Same Google iqdb SauceNAO Trace Wow, I don't remember Raimi going this overboard.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/455/927/bc7.jpg)
![the power of the Third Reich, in the palm of my hand Anonymous Wed 27 Jul 2016 16:02:53 5/2] No.72474402 View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>72474818 the power of the Third Reich, in the palm of my hand 813KiB, 1266x708, doc.png View Same Google iqdb SauceNAO Trace wow, I knew fans complained about the changes from the source material about Doctor Octopus's backstory, but I didn't expect this](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/455/571/660.jpg)
The word "Raimi-posting" was first used by an anonymous 4chan[16] user in the thread launched on March 1st, 2016.

Various Examples




![Remember, with great power comes great responsibility 219/103] Anonymous Tue 01 Mar 2016 10:44:05 No.66565870 View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>66565971 >>66566591 >>66566945 >>66567375 >>66568593>>66570245 >>66571093 >>66572077 >>66573205 >>66573296 > >66574302 >66579274 >66585333>>66585374 >>66585634 >>66587638 >Remember, with great power comes great responsibility. Also, if a woman gets too mouthy you can pop her in the face about 5 times before bruising starts to show up. Keep that in mind and it's just your word against the cops. Just keep it above the womb, otherwise you could f--- something up and wind up having to raise your twink brothers "I swear I'm not a f-----" 44KiB, 800x605, Uncle_Ben.jpg View Same Google db SauceNAOTrace baby when he dies. Whoops. Well, happy 17th birthday anyway, Pete. I get that Uncle Ben was from a different time, but f--- me Raimi took it too far sometimes.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/455/925/31d.jpg)
![Come here. Parker, what do you know about high society? View Same Google iqdb SauceNAO Trace もIMG_3265 jpg, 71KB,1280x720 Anonymous Mon 29 May 2017 16:25:01 No.83320125 View Report Come here. Parker, what do you know about high society? Oh... well, I Don't answer that. My society photographer got hit in the head by a polo ball. You're all I got. Big party tonight for an American hero, my wife's son the astronaut >Could you pay me in advance? >[Jameson laughs hysterically for a few seconds] >You serious? You don't think I see what you're trying to do here, Parker? You think I'm gonna sit here and smile while some f------ k--- tries to f--- my mother? It's never gonna happen Parker, f------ forget it, no on my watch, not while I'm in this building. I will f------ cut your Shylock nose off and stick it up your ass before I let that happen. Coming in here and poisoning my workplace with your Jewish, n------loving hippie b-------. F--- you! F--- you! Yeah, walk out, a------, f------ Kabbalah reading m-----------. Get the f--- out of my office I thought this was supposed to be a kids movie](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/455/935/59a.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] IMDb – Spider-Man
[2] IMDb – Spider-Man 2
[3] IMDb – Spider-Man 3
[4] 4chan – /tv/ Thread #42652138
[5] 4chan – /tv/ Thread #44186024
[6] 4chan – /tv/ Thread #44853795
[7] 4chan – /tv/ Thread #53841318
[8] 4chan – /tv/ Thread #59184817
[9] YouTube – Everything Wrong With Spider-Man In 11 Minutes Or Less
[10] 4chan – /tv/ Thread #64966281
[11] 4chan – /tv/ Thread #65369674
[12] 4chan – /tv/ Thread #66565870
[13] 4chan – /tv/ Thread #68905772
[14] 4chan – /tv/ Thread #67200719
[15] 4chan – /tv/ Thread #72474402
[16] 4chan – /tv/ Thread #66565870
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