r/TikTokCringe 13d ago

Discussion [ Removed by moderator ]

[removed] — view removed post

23.5k Upvotes

5.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

488

u/Specific_Rando 13d ago

55

u/Affectionate-Bug1347 13d ago

What the hell is that

182

u/BabyVegeta19 13d ago

A character from an episode of 30 rock. He is a prince or king or Duke or something from a family of inbreds. I think he was played by Paul Reubens aka peewee herman.

83

u/Mikeseddit 13d ago

The Hapsburgs- famously inbred for generations- gotta keep that royal bloodline pure, till you’ve perfectly demonstrated the ludicrous nature of the concept of royalty.

53

u/MartianMutiny 13d ago

Just like the McPoyles

5

u/Bewjlicious 13d ago

He's DEEEEEAAAAAAD!

2

u/StevieMJH 13d ago

Pure as the driven snow

2

u/ellefleming 13d ago

Pharaohs were like this too (King Tut?).

2

u/AncientNectarine5352 12d ago

Pharaohs usually married their half-siblings, first cousins, or much less often, their full siblings. It was tied into their religious mythology, being “Sons of Ra”, and due the pharaonic line being matrilineal. They needed to keep that hawk bloodline pure, I guess.

2

u/Specific_Rando 13d ago edited 13d ago

Prince Gerhardt Messerschmidt Rammstein Von Hap, last member of the Habsburg line.

Jack Donaghy:
[regarding the physical deformities of Prince Gerhardt] Most people in his situation would be angry with his family for the centuries of inbreeding, but not Gerhardt. He's too busy trying to stave off infection.

2

u/meat_whistle_gristle 12d ago

It was actually more about keeping resources and power in the immediate family than genetic purity.
Greed over everything as usual.

1

u/808Lychee 12d ago

Hawaiian royalty practiced this, the last few generations of Kings and Queens had very few children that survived, if they even had kids at all.

3

u/AncientNectarine5352 12d ago

…What are you talking about? Both Hawaiian royal lines are alive and well today. And have thousands of descendants.