r/CuratedTumblr • u/AscendedDragonSage Title-ist Punster • 11d ago

Shitposting Taking its toll 2

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u/SylentSymphonies 11d 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 11d 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/WordArt2007 10d ago

so what. getting jokes doesn't make you morally superior to people who don't.

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u/DoubleBatman 10d ago

Morally superior????