• ObtuseDoorFrame@lemm.ee
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    7 hours ago

    Most of the comments share my distain for this sexist shit “humor.” So where are the over 500 upvotes coming from? Who likes this shit?

    • LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      I think it is funny. I enjoyed it because like most good humor, it is a playful exaggeration on patterns that exist on real life. Sometimes those patterns break along racial or gendered lines, and that’s ok. You’re not a bad person if you think it’s funny. I get laughs out of lighthearted humor that pokes fun at men as well.

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        Are they really patterns, though? Or is it confirmation bias?

        Even early psychological studies from 100+ years ago found that women, on average, feel and react to emotional stresses the same way as men. There are 100+ year old studies on PMS that say women, on average, don’t express more anger or sadness prior to or while on a period - and yet we still get hysterical women PMSing memes.

        Media can make us see patterns that aren’t there. Media can change the way people view the world around them and affect how they behave.

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          I think it is a trend that men in general are less inquisitive about each other’s personal lives and discuss them less often, yes. I don’t think that’s an inherently good or bad thing but I think it’s true. Also, it’s worth noting that the “PMS mood swings are a social construct” theory is still listed as an “Alternative Theory” on the Wikipedia page and the handful of women I’ve talked to about it have all said no, the mood swings are definitely real.

    • Surenho@lemmy.wtf
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      5 hours ago

      I’m with you but just for the sake of hypothesizing an answer, it might be that those who like it or don’t think too much about it just read, upvote, and move on. While those who have comments click and share.

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      6 hours ago

      It sarcastically describes my life as a man, especially when I try to be the top two people but every other man wants to be the bottom two. The title might glorify it but we aren’t.

    • Justin@lemmy.jlh.name
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      6 hours ago

      it’s funny because it pokes fun at the latent sexism in our culture. It’s not glorifying it, it’s portraying it as silly.

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        5 hours ago

        A sexist meme. What’s your point? Is sexism okay as long as it uses these meme faces and is posted in a meme subs?

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          4 hours ago

          Light hearted not so sexist memes are fine and accepted by everyone

          It’s not that deep

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            4 hours ago

            This is neither light hearted nor accepted by everyone, hence the existence of this conversation. If it’s satire it’s not obvious at all.

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              4 hours ago

              If you think this isn’t light hearted meme then I don’t know man. I guess you never opened instagram, reddit or any other social media

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      6 hours ago

      Who likes this shit?

      People with a sense of humor who don’t get offended each time wind blows.