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[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 21 points 2 years ago

The Egyptlogists might have some additional context and knowledge that some rando on Twitter might now.

[-] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

sure, but experts have been making bad assumptions before.

Like archaeologists up until relatively recently have been calling viking graves with swords in male, without really looking at the actual skeleton.

that said, yeah, I still definitely trust the experts more

[-] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My wife's been reading this book that references this. As well so many other cases of men assuming genders or disregarding women in science, among other things. It's crazy. "hmm that skeleton has wide hips, but it is also buried with a sword, so it's a man". Female physiology traits in a man is way more plausible, than a woman being buried with a sword ... wtf?!?

Anyway, the book is next on my reading list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_Women:_Exposing_Data_Bias_in_a_World_Designed_for_Men

[-] cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world 4 points 2 years ago

I'm thinking they found other fruit/veggie/food models with the dildo.

[-] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago

yeah, I still definitely trust the experts more

[-] Comment105@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I'm also guessing the Tweeter is just a masterbator, not a real doctorbator with a PhD in D.

[-] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 1 points 2 years ago

And there is some green coloration on it, indicating the dildo was once painted to look like a cucumber. Derek Smalls gets it.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Shouldn't have just assumed but in that case it was the correct assumption vast majority of the time. Still bad to assume.

[-] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 9 points 2 years ago

it kinda wasn't

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-reaffirm-famed-ancient-viking-warrior-was-biologically-female-180971541/

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

And out of Viking graves with swords, how many of them have turned out to be women?

[-] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago

But did cucumbers look like that 4000 years ago?

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