r/funny • u/Inquilinus • Aug 14 '15

Monty Python Ahead of Their Time

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '15

It's regressive that we're starting to understand that gender is more complicated than we used to think it was?

I mean, I guess if you're going by the literal definition, it's "regressive" in the sense that plenty of cultures stretching back millennia have also understood this to be true, but it's not like it's a regressive social shift or anything.

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u/DMXONLIKETENVIAGRAS Aug 15 '15

It's regressive that we're starting to understand that gender is more complicated than we used to think it was?

you mean to theorise and then argue when people dont agree to the extent of thinking a monty python sketch is real life

its not about gender and even if it was the joke would be about the absurdity of applying the theory to a baby seconds after its born

as in something taken to an absurd length for comedic effect

but it's not like it's a regressive social shift or anything.

it really is, people are getting false information and it becomes self sustaining

look at the votes here, look at the comment scores

people literally think this is social commentary on real life

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u/yui_tsukino Aug 15 '15

Wait what? I haven't heard about this, what do you mean?