{"id":182770,"date":"2023-10-20T13:31:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T13:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=182770"},"modified":"2023-10-20T13:31:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T13:31:57","slug":"dont-google-space-movie-from-1992-urgent-warning-not-to-fall-for-sick-stunt-spread-by-racists-on-reddit-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/dont-google-space-movie-from-1992-urgent-warning-not-to-fall-for-sick-stunt-spread-by-racists-on-reddit-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Don't Google 'space movie from 1992' – urgent warning not to fall for sick stunt spread by racists on Reddit | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
SICK Redditors have told people not to Google a certain phrase that tricks them into viewing a sick racist joke.<\/p>\n
The appalling attempt at comedy began appearing on Reddit, before spreading across social media and becoming one of Google's top autofill suggestions.<\/p>\n
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People are being warned not to Google the phrase \u201cspace movie from 1992\u201d.<\/p>\n
Those deceived by the trick find search results for the 1992 short film Gayn****** From Outer Space.<\/p>\n
The film lends its name from "Grave Robbers from Outer Space", the original title of the 1959 horror movie, "Plan 9 from Outer Space".<\/p>\n
The intentions of the 1992 film have long been disputed, as viewers question whether it is racist and homophobic rather than a harmless spoof.<\/p>\n
The sarcastic search warning first began circulating back in 2016, before reemerging in 2020, 2021 and again in 2023.<\/p>\n
The joke has continued to spread across social media as cruel pranksters attempt to shock unsuspecting internet users with the racist remark.<\/p>\n
The latest thread concerning the movie was titled,"I was told to google space movie 1992 and was not disappointed," and posted on February 3.<\/p>\n
Other Reddit users flooded the comments, amused by the joke and praising the film – while some took the opportunity to post vile abuse.<\/p>\n
Countless memes have since been created of the gag, which began to gain traction on Twitter and Facebook.<\/p>\n
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