The Roast of Tommy Max

### Air date

~October 2016 (Original Version) Between November 2016 and May 2017 (Sarcastic Bro version)

19 May 2017 (Canonically)

### Director

*Unknown*

**The Roast of Tommy Max** is a particularly famous episode in Sarcastic Bro's life. It reveals to Weed Bro experts many previously unknown details of Sarcastic Bro, Including his real name. We are also introduced to Tommy Max.

## Synopsis

### Panel 1

Tommy Max serves as the antagonist to Sarcastic Bro. He starts the conversation by asking Sarcastic Bro's name, To which Sarcastic Bro replies that his name is Abdul Khan Mohammed.

It is noted that a red dot appears above Tommy Max - The purpose of this remains unknown.

### Panel 2

On the second panel, Tommy Max assumes that Sarcastic Bro is a terrorist based on his name, Likely associating him with various Islamic terror groups whose actions somewhat regularly make the news.

However, His words are cause for confusion, As he justifies his suspicions by saying that his "name matches with the names of terrorists", Which some have described as what a computer would say.

 It should also be noted that not even the most hard line anti-Islamic people accuse everyone with *an islamic-sounding name* of being a terrorist. Instead, Anti-Islamic people usually frame terrorist groups as having correctly interpreted the Quran, While moderate muslims either do not understand their own holy book or are strategically faking their moderation. (Ironically, Islamic extremists tend to say the exact same thing, but to make the opposite point that terrorism is justified and moderate Muslims aren’t true Muslims)

 In essence, The author draws a strawman of Islamophobia, In order to make Tommy Max commit a very basic version of the Affirming the consequent fallacy.

### Panel 3

Now that the author has set up Tommy Max as a one-dimensional Islamophobe, He sets up Tommy's fate. Tommy reveals his name, Which Sarcastic Bro points out to be a dog name.

It should be noted that while Tommy could be a dog name, It is usually short form for Thomas, Which is not a dog name.

While not canon, There are fan-portrayals of Thomas which frame him as becoming a Furry later in his life, Which would make him somewhat of a dog.

### Panel 4

Tommy Max denies the accusation of being a dog, And proceeds to cry. It should be noted that Sarcastic Bro did **not** prove that he was not a terrorist, And instead merely proved Tommy Max's reasoning wrong. His name doesn't prove that he was a terrorist, But it also doesn't prove he wasn't a terrorist.

In essence, The author uses an Argument from Fallacy to prove that Muslims aren't terrorists.

After Tommy Max admits defeat, Sarcastic Bro demands that he never again make "any stupid conclusions and defame any religion or name" - The weird part of this is that Tommy Max **never directly called him a Muslim**, Even though it's clear from the Author's thought process that Tommy Max would be an Islamophobe.

Nonetheless, It remains possible that Sarcastic Bro was not a Muslim, And that he was a non-Muslim defending Muslim names from being defamed. In this case, A Muslim name means a name in the Muslim world, Rather than necessarily being from a Muslim.

## Controversies

### Authenticity

*Main article: Sarcastic Bro Name Controversy*

Various parts of the image indicate that the image was overwritten from another. The first sighting of the comic, Which featured Weed Bro in place of Sarcastic Bro, Was found in October 2016, While Sarcastic Bro's facebook page appeared only in November 2016.

### Abdul Khan Mohammed's religion

Despite heavy anti-Islamophobic undertones, The Comic never mentions Islam. The Comic refutes the idea of a name proving that you are a terrorist, But nonetheless preaches the idea of accepting other religions near the end.

It's much more likely that the Author merely forgot to mention Islam, Rather than a deliberate omission. If he truly wanted to refute the idea of a link between name and identity, He would have not mentioned religion.

### Tommy's Possible Knowledge of S.C.H.O.O.L.

Weed bro scholar /u/Spingebill\_1812 has theorized that Tommy Max might be aware of S.C.H.O.O.L.

 Tommy says that Bro’s name “matches with the names of terrorists.” While we have taken this to mean he associates Bro’s name with the typically Middle-Eastern sounding names of terrorist organizations such as ISIS (this comic could also prove the existence of Arabic terrorist organizations in the Cyber as well), but could it be that he is stating that he has heard Bro’s exact name before? He doesn’t say his name is similar to the terrorists, he says it matches. It is common knowledge that Bro is a top operative for S.C.H.O.O.L. and is an active terrorist, so Tommy is technically correct. Some have suggested we should explore the theory that Tommy knows he is talking to a terrorist, since Bro’s name matches with an infamous terrorist’s name. After all, other people have knowledge of Bro being a terrorist. He revealed to Teacher that his father is a leader of S.C.H.O.O.L., and do you really expect a teacher who reveals multiple personal details about herself to keep this juicy gossip a secret? However, Bro could have easily distracted Tommy from his conclusion by making fun of his name and his being a Furry, by accusing him of being a dog. This would further prove that Bro is an ingenious mastermind and manipulator, and also suggest that Tommy knows more about SCHOOL than he is willing to let up, after all he did travel the world when swimming the Atlantic...

## Transcript

Tommy Max: Hey, what's your name?

Sarcastic Bro: Abdul Khan Mohammed

Tommy Max: omg. you must be a terrorist. Your name matches with the names of terrorists.

Sarcastic Bro: What's your name?

Tommy Max: Tommy Max

Sarcastic Bro: Your name matches with the name of dogs. Are you a dog?

Tommy Max: Nooo (crying)

Sarcastic Bro: Then? Don't make any stupid conclusions and defame any religion or name.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/ComedyCemetery/comments/6c31vx/sarcastic\_bro\_gets\_wholesome\_again\_whats\_happening/dhri16v/
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-jihad#Overview
3. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/ComedyNecrophilia/comments/8j2v9e/ever\_since\_the\_conversation\_with\_sarcastic\_bro/
4. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/CringeAnarchy/comments/4omi1k/this\_comic\_a\_friend\_of\_mine\_posted/
5. ↑ http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sarcastic-bro
6. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/ComedyCemeteryLore/comments/8tvyev/is\_it\_possible\_that\_tommy\_max\_knows\_about\_school/