I choose violence en · X
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Presumably inspired by a scene in the episode "No One" (2016) of the television series Game of Thrones, in which Cersei Lannister, facing clerical detention and ordered to restrain her bodyguard, calmly responds, "I choose violence."
Meanings
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(Internet, humorous, idiomatic) Used to express that one is firmly committed to making one's own choice(s) regardless of disapproval from others.
The boring asss griiiiind. I usually enjoy the grind, I’m currently up to my ears in Diablo4 grind. It was just so bland and monotonous. Same with Witcher3 and Skyrim……I choose violence.
2023 June 28, u/KickballJamal, Reddit, r/AskReddit:On my last night in town before heading to the Midwest, I decide to try the hot dog at the Cape Cod Cafe. The suggestion draws some mockery on both sides of the family, who know damn well that coming to CCC without getting a bar pizza is a waste of their money (I offer to pay: "Oh my God, Mrs. Hollywood with her own frickin' money, huh," an aunt says before slapping down a Visa with travel points). It is overpriced, eight dollars without any description except "hot dog." I choose violence. I order the hot dog.
2023, Jamie Loftus, Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs, unnumbered pagesYou see, I have this funny thing I say every morning and to my close circle of women friends quite often, especially when they're looking for advice on how to deal with white privilege and entitlement, and that is: 'Choose violence' I don't mean this literally. But when we say what needs to be said, a Black woman will always be seen as aggressive or arrogant, instead of confident, unafraid and assertive. […] But choosing the easier path doesn't benefit me, harmlessness does not benefit me. I choose violence.
2022, Haji Mohamed Dawjee, Here's the Thing, unnumbered page:
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see I, choose, violence.
Relateds
wikipedia: Cersei Lannister · wikipedia: Game of Thrones · wikipedia: No One (Game of Thrones)