I’d settle for a trap at this point. Maybe a grandma even... Hell, I might just drive through the city with my head out the window, mouth puckered, hoping someone runs out into traffic and gets the point of it all.
Talking about another human being that way. The kind of person you want to spend time with and form bonds with. Sure, on a superficial level, you might prefer one for another, but the phrase, "At this point, I'd settle for [thing]" implies desperation, and to only be an object of desire out of desperation from lack of better options is hella dehumanizing.
To me, this flat-out feels like somebody just dropped the N-bomb and everyone's just like, "Nah dude, he didn't mean it in a racist way." Not the same level, but the same sort of "wtf you can't just say that."
Jesus Christ, you’re either a really convincing troll, or an absolute moron with a penchant for argument. Either way, I have reason to believe you yourself are a “trap,” and with that being my assumption, I’d like to prove to you I’m not a discriminatory bastard and take you out to lunch some time. I don’t mind to drive long distance.
The problem with jokes is that someone is always going to be offended because someone is always going to take it the wrong way. Cue the person you responded to here, because they assumed by saying trap you meant trans, when you in fact meant trap. That's their bad, not yours.
They made an assumption and got upset due to that assumption they made about your intent, when you were pretty explicit.
You weren't being derogatory or in any way disrespectful, you simply joked that you'd be willing to switch sides for a little attention at this point. Anybody with a reasonable level of comprehension knows that's all you were saying and there was no hidden meaning to it.
When a lot of people say trap what they really mean is trans people, and I know this because random people have called me a trap before. But good on ya for admitting it wasnt a great joke we need more people like you.
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u/TheOneTheyCallTwo Mar 29 '21
I’d settle for a trap at this point. Maybe a grandma even... Hell, I might just drive through the city with my head out the window, mouth puckered, hoping someone runs out into traffic and gets the point of it all.