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An attempt to deflect criticism of one's own stupidity for being unable to discern between satire and reality onto the supposed stupidity of a group, particularly one that is looked down upon by current company, by invoking Poe's Law. When someone is called out for responding seriously to an obvious troll or satire, they will attempt to explain that their failure to comprehend the source was not due to their own lack of reading ability, but because there are individuals within that group that are so crazy, stupid, or devious that it could have actually been legitimate.
Person A: I can't believe this Jonathan Swift guy wanted to eat babies!
Person B: That was a satire, dumbass.
Person A: Hah! Isn't that funny? Those intellectual elites are so cold and inhumane that when one of them talks about cannibalism, you can't even tell if he's joking!
Person B: Poe's Defense? Really?
Person B: That was a satire, dumbass.
Person A: Hah! Isn't that funny? Those intellectual elites are so cold and inhumane that when one of them talks about cannibalism, you can't even tell if he's joking!
Person B: Poe's Defense? Really?
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Get the Poe's Defense mug.A writing expressing that, without obvious pointers, it is impossible to understand sarcasm. Commonly used whenever someone fails to understand a joke and makes themself look like a retard.
Anon one: Alligators are some of the most friendly animals on earth!
Anon two: Alligators will fucking kill you
Anon one: sarcasm dumbass
Anon two: fucking Poe's Law
Anon two: Alligators will fucking kill you
Anon one: sarcasm dumbass
Anon two: fucking Poe's Law
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Get the poestry mug.A person who pretends to be gothic, but really is just trying to impress his fellow piers. The "Poe" comes from the OG (Original Gothic), Edgar Allan Poe.
Goth Kid: "Hey, check out that new guy! He looks like one of us."
Goth Kid 2: "Who, him? That's the new kid on the block, he's just a poeser. He doesn't even know what a goth is."
Goth Kid 2: "Who, him? That's the new kid on the block, he's just a poeser. He doesn't even know what a goth is."
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