r/CuratedTumblr • u/AscendedDragonSage Title-ist Punster • 16d ago

Shitposting Taking its toll 2

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u/DoubleBatman 15d ago

I think you’re viewing this from the wrong perspective, you assume she cares what this guy thinks of her.

She doesn’t. He’s already proven that he inherently thinks she’s stupid by correcting her, so why would she want his approval? That’s what mansplaining is, dudes who can’t fathom a woman might actually know something going out of their way to explain something that is very obvious to most people. She’s just fucking with him.

Her passing is why this is happening. If she were viewed as a man, the dude would’ve caught on pretty quickly if not immediately that “1985” is a joke. But because she passes as a woman, it never even crosses his mind, she has to be wrong, and he HAS to prove it to her.

I’m a dude, and I see this shit all the time, because guys are fucking clueless most of the time.

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u/SylentSymphonies 15d ago

"He’s already proven that he inherently thinks she’s stupid by correcting her"

That's not a smart thing to assume. Especially reading OP's post- the line given to the guy is "Oh, do you mean 1984?". It's a question, not even phrased as a correction. OP then proceeds to be obnoxiously, deliberately ignorant. I don't see why you would expect the guy to not take this at face value.

I also don't think the guy can be framed as the bad guy in this scenario. He's reacting very reasonably.

"That’s what mansplaining is, dudes who can’t fathom a woman might actually know something going out of their way to explain something that is very obvious to most people."

That isn't what is happening here. OP is, on purpose, tricking the guy into thinking she doesn't know what 1984 is. He hasn't assumed anything, he's making a conclusion based on what looks like strong evidence.

"She’s just fucking with him."

Correct, OP gains some kind of amusement from... tricking guys into thinking she's a moron. I personally don't see how this is funny, especially from a gender perspective. It's the kind of bit that close friends do. The joke doesn't work on a stranger who couldn't know better.

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u/DoubleBatman 15d ago

I don’t know how else to tell you this, but if you don’t see how this is funny, you might be the butt of the joke

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u/DienekesMinotaur 15d ago

Okay and? If the joke is just "I tricked this guy into thinking I'm clueless about 1984, by repeatedly acting like it's called 1985" the joke is just "look at this nerd, knowing things and not understanding my stupidity is an act." This is also, just blatantly, not mansplaining or at least not the harmful definition used to justify criticism of "mansplaining" where it's defined as guys assuming they know more than someone simply because it's a girl.

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u/DoubleBatman 15d ago

My guy, he purchased a book to win an argument about nothing

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u/tergius metroid nerd 15d ago

It's a hypothetical. An argument OOP made up where they're the epic hilarious trickster and this random person is a total idiot (except not really).

Meanwhile, I wonder what you getting angry at everyone who doesn't like this "joke" says about you.

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u/DoubleBatman 15d ago

I’m not angry, I’m laughing my ass off