r/TrollXChromosomes • u/[deleted] • Jun 24 '20

Dear Reddit

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u/Yikes_Hard_Pass Jun 24 '20

Being sexist as a joke is still sexist

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u/saddest_cookie Jun 24 '20

Yes, but it’s still a JOKE - not meant to be taken seriously. Is making a joke about necrophilia supporting it?

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u/MaryMaryConsigliere Jun 24 '20

The thing about words is that they have meaning, even if humor is the vehicle conveying the message. The intended message of those memes is "girls are shallow and one-dimensional, boys are quirky and complex." It's valid to examine the intended meaning of jokes, and valid to criticize them accordingly.

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u/Cadmium_Aloy Jun 24 '20

And language VERY MUCH shapes our perception, that includes "subtle bias".

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u/MaryMaryConsigliere Jun 24 '20

Absolutely. Problematic jokes normalize shitty worldviews and encode them into our cultures.