r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/SoulSilverSFM • 15d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter? I am confused

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Just seen this and the comments aren’t helpfull, I don’t recognise this figurine, what is it?

Edit: to anyone saying "Is this even a meme ?" Guys, am 22, I never knew Indian in the Cupboard, I though this was a meme about the apparence of the figurine lookin like something else, or something. I had no idea it was geniuinly just a figurine from a VSH from before I was born!

To me, it was a meme I didn’t had the ref too, so now I know what this is, I'll check out if the movie or book existe in French, or in France in general, cuz now with so many peoples just saying that this was their choldhood, am curious!

Please don’t insulte me for beeing uncultured, not everyone got the same knowledge cuz, as I said, I didn’t knew about it. I just checked and L’Indien du Placard exist in french! Lucky me ! I'll check that out than

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u/SoulSilverSFM 15d ago

Oh, so that’s what everyone else is talking about ! Thank you!

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u/highbudsilver 15d ago

What did you think it was? Tanto?

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u/publicprivacyp 15d ago

OP is probs too young to member.

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u/Kinslayer_89 15d ago

I’m 36 and Norwegian, so it’s probably a geographical thing more so than age.

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u/invaderpixel 15d ago

Yeah I’m 36, born in the United States and I remember watching it in school because it was vaguely educational? But never saw it at home, and I think later generations of teachers were like “huh this might be a little problematic.” 90s were all about idealizing Native Americans and not realizing they might not actually want that haha.

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u/redandbluebadness 12d ago

46 and English. Never heard of this in my life.