• Tankiedesantski [he/him]@hexbear.net
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    3 years ago

    If 1) is true then taking a stand on 2) and 3) is pointless at best and callous at worst.

    Like you said, the joke works equally well with the genders reversed to remove the possibility of misinterpretation.

      • Tankiedesantski [he/him]@hexbear.net
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        3 years ago

        I’m not trying to attack you or anything. I’m not calling you a sexist and throughout this whole interaction I’ve given you maximal benefit of the doubt about your intentions.

        All I wanted to do is point out that this meme could be read to have an unintended negative meaning, a point which I don’t think you’ve even disagreed with.

        If a big part of why this meme is okay to you is the fact that you’re a woman in STEM them at least men should be aware that it might be interpreted differently if they share it or spread it around. It is, after all, a meme.