“Hell is other people” should be amended to “hell is other people with Instagram accounts”.

The Bronx is a borough in New York. Of the five boroughs – which you can explore here – it has the fourth-largest area, fourth-highest population, and third-highest population density.

It’s also known for containing the poorest congressional district in the United States.

It saw a sharp decline in population, liveable housing, and quality of life in the late 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, culminating in a wave of arson.

In addition, the South Bronx saw severe urban decay. While it has experienced some redevelopment since the 1990s, its still home to some of the most underprivileged and disenfranchised people in New York.

So, why am I telling you this, and what does it have to do with Instagram?

A bunch of people are super amped about the Joker movie, part of which takes place in the Bronx, reports VICE.

What used to be a somewhat quiet spot at [address redacted for the protection of residents] in the Bronx, NY, has officially been invaded by some of the most questionable human beings on Earth: earnest Joker fans.

The long stairway located at that address has recently become a tourist attraction thanks to the Todd Philips film, which features a scene where Joaquin Phoenix, decked out in his Joker costume, dances down the stairs as “Rock and Roll, Part 2” by convicted pedophile and registered sex offender Gary Glitter plays.

Now, fans are flooding the Bronx to find the famous stairs and get that perfect Instagram shot denoting that they have seen a movie and liked it.

If you haven’t seen the film yet, enjoy this trailer, which starts with the Joker dancing on the stairs:

Cool. Now on to Instagram:

Then there’s this:

 

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You get what you f***ing deserve!!! 🤡 Have you seen what it’s like out there? Everybody just yells and screams at each other. Nobody’s civil anymore. Nobody thinks what it’s like to be the other guy? To be somebody but themselves? They don’t. They think that we’ll just sit there and take it, like good little boys! That we won’t werewolf and go wild! . . . When you are a victim of the system, when someone constantly takes away the things that are rightfully yours, when the society puts you down, there should be a justice for you someday, somehow… Maybe only the one who is brave enough or crazy enough can deliver justice, the one who has always been the miserable, the unjustified and the rejected, the black sheep, the everybody’s fool, and the one with a mental illness, the only one that can make the change and project his own rules. Who decides what is good or bad? Isn’t it all subjective? Can anyone who step on another person to get rise be an example? The world doesn’t deserve heroes, the world deserves someone who will cut out the rot nested in society and who would show the path to the blind. Who should be blamed for the mental illness of the society – the one who stays comfortable in the marsh or the one who fight against the injustice? Who do you want to be – the happy lucky guy who lives in the gutter of his own sins or the laughing infamous villain who will rule the world and give more sense to it? . . . #joker #jokermovie #jokerquotes #thejoker #thejokermovie #movie #instamovie #movieoftheyear #joker2019 #bronx #jokerstairs #instajoker #photooftheday #jokers #jokerharley #thenewjoker #jokerlovers #jokerlover #nyc #newyork_ig #what_i_saw_in_nyc #nycityworld #newyork_instagram #newjoker #joker_ig #movieporn #stairs #movieoftheday #movieblogger #movieblogs

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Senorita.xi’s bio is “Chasing Wanderlust”. I give up.

Oh, and let’s not forget the cosplayers and influencers:

 

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#20191011 유튜브 개설했습니다 미생 직장인… 아니 백수가 조커를 보게 된다면? 삘받아 분장하고 따블로 가 잠시나마 웃고 가세요🤡 채널👉옆집행님(next door bro) Youtube open! Channel👉옆집행님(next door bro) What if an ordinary guy act after saw the movie “Joker”? Why do I feel like to dance when I see the stairs? lol Why did I challenge the actor audition with this video? If you’re wanna know more, check this out! Channel: 옆집행님(next door bro) 👉https://youtu.be/2tDR3cZQ55g #조커 #삼성동조커 #조커계단춤 #조커춤 #카카오m액터스오디션 #조커연기 #직장인조커 #백수조커 #유튜브개설 #youtubeopen #옆집행님 #nextdoorbro #koreanjoker #jokermovie #joker #jokerdance #jokerstairdance #jokerstairsdancing #jokerstairs #joaquinphoenix #jokerjoaquinphoenix #putonahappyface #stairsscene #youdontlistendoyou #nofilter #jokerforfun #watched2times

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The people who actually live in the Bronx aren’t thrilled with the attention:

Just another example of how infuriatingly silly influencers can be.

If you’re going to insist on taking a photo on those stairs, do everyone a favour and make a donation to a local youth programme or some other organisation that benefits the community.

Then post your picture guilt-free, and try your best not to point out that you deserve praise for your good deed.

[source:vice]