• Pelicanen@midwest.social
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      11 months ago

      I’m hoping that he’s just making a joke about social ineptitude rather than making sexist claims.

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      11 months ago

      That’s what is unfortunate about some of these jokes. I find them funny, but most of the times it turns out that the intention was incel-ish. Reddit’s subreddit, DankMemes, is a prime example of this, you think you just saw a harmless sex based joke and then you jump into the comments and you find out the truth.

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      11 months ago

      I would say a joke about how hard it can be for people to get a girlfriend immediately setting of incel alarms for you is being overly sensitive. It’s a very relatable and common experience for a lot of young men, so it is ripe for comedy. I guess struggling to get a girlfriend can technically make you involuntarily celibate, but I don’t think that was what you meant.

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          11 months ago

          All men struggling to find a girlfriend are hateful misogynists? No, so it doesn’t help to immediately brand them as such.