transcription: the “(character) is homophobic?” trend cracks me up because when i was 15 i tried to tell my mom i was lesbian by saying “mom… i dont like guys…” and she just said “AMEN” assuming i was just being misandrist and did and illegal u-turn to get to a tamale shop before i could reply

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    It’s a good trick for sure, but I think the greatest trick was convincing young men that women were the ones taking away their opportunities rather than old men.

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      My female boss told me “I don’t trust men with the money, that’s why I don’t promote them to shift manager” how is that an old man’s fault?

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          What was the intention behind this comment? It’s construction seems to guide the reader to the idea that is a reasonable deduction. It even uses two disliked figures as an anchorpoint, as if examples of financially-obese men validate the opinion.

          So are you just saying “this [anecdotal] woman’s bigotry is actually logical”?

          If it was simply a joke, then I think it just leaves a lot to be desired. Like the entirety of a joke. But that’s the only other option that doesn’t just read as endorsing misandry.

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            I was bored, wanted to see if I could come up with a half-reasonable explanation for her statement, and that was the first thing that came to mind. Sorry if it caused you any annoyance, Mr. Data.

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              There is no reasonable explanation. It would rightly be seen as misogynistic if you flipped it round using female examples.

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              Hey, I’m not gonna flame you for a bad joke. Everyone makes jokes that don’t land how they expected.

              But some joke topics are like hair-trigger explosives and can’t be handled carelessly. Although this was more like a cherry bomb.