Ashanti Jones '26
Features Editor
While sitting in the audience watching the 116th rendition of the Libel Show, I noticed the toxic questionable atmosphere of the UVA Law subreddit was a recurring topic of discussion. The most striking mention of the subreddit occurred during a skit depicting confessionals of UVA Law students where the scene culminates in the priest damning the audience to hell for our contributions on the platform. As I reckoned with my newfound place in the afterlife, I wondered if the subreddit was really that bad? Sure, there has been the occasional outlandish post about SBA, the administration, or Bar Review location of the week, but the subreddit still provides a much needed resource to our community—the infamous shitposts. The constantly overlooked and underappreciated shitposts do more than just provide some much needed sarcastic humor, they provide on-the-ground updates on the current drama happenings at school. Walking out of the auditorium,[1] I decided to celebrate one of the more “positive” aspects of our subreddit by ranking this school year’s best shitposts based solely on my subjective opinion with no objective, quantitative method at all.
1. “Order of the Queef: timing and cutoff?”
The title alone places this one pretty high on my list because of the obvious reason and the potential strategy involved. This post was sandwiched in between other genuine posts about the Order of the Coif, so at first glance I didn’t even notice this one was not quite like the others and the idea of someone trying some sort of comedic timing on the subreddit is both stupid and admirable.
2. “Lack of Goth Girls”
This one is only funny to me because it implies that the lack of goth girls on Grounds is a systemic, institutional issue that needs programmatic intervention, and I like the idea of affirmative action for goth girls.
3. “Is it still possible to grade onto Libel after tryouts?”
I liked this one because we love a good play on current events and the implication that Libel has high standards.
4. “Anyone know how to permanently delete Venmo history?”
While there is a high chance this post was not meant to be a shitpost at all, I’d like to believe it is for my own personal enjoyment. The post provides zero context to the title, with only a simple “Thanks in advance.” There is no actual joke, but the inference was enough.
5. “Are we gonna be allowed to eat hot dogs during class on Monday since it’s Labor Day?”
This could potentially also be a genuine post, which is probably the main reason I find this one funny. In the process of making this list, I have realized 1) my bar for funny is quite low, and 2) the comedians of UVA Law must be in hiding because they are not very present on the subreddit.
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[1] Totally not a last minute article idea because of brief™ week.