Science Memes

10637 readers

3411 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.

Rules

Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
Keep it rooted (on topic).
No spam.
Infographics welcome, get schooled.

Research Committee

[email protected]

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

434

Tough Shit (mander.xyz)

submitted 5 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

61 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Or use gender neutral pronouns when gender is ambiguous. English has them

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

The whole getting offended on someone's behalf who isn't even part of the conversation, and when the "offense" wasn't meant as such is inflammatory bullshit. And you all know it.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 hours ago (4 children)

You are literally getting offended on someone's behalf at this very moment.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago

Which is even more ironic when you look at their name and realise they just joined a war of words.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 hour ago

Not on someone's behalf, but at someone who is defending a person they don't even know needs defending. Like, what the fuck do you think you gain by "correcting" pronouns for a John Smith?

It's all about the personal gain, none of it is altruistic. It's egocentric mania.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 hour ago

"Literally" not, I'm arguing for people to stop giving a shit about gender, especially about people who aren't and won't be a part of the discussion. It's asinine and vapid self-serving slop to "defend" someone who for all you know is a huge bigot? Like come on, you don't even know the person, why white-knight...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

I guess you could argue whether it was important to bring it up here, but you didn't say that in your original comment. Your original comment was extending the idea that gender doesn't matter to assert that proper pronouns aren't needed in discussions. These are two separate (although sort of joined) ideas

"Gender doesn't matter" means that people should be able to do whatever regardless of their gender. They shouldn't face discrimination if they're male, female, trans, etc. It does not mean gender is not important in conversation as it certainly is to show that you respect someone. People won't get mad if you use "they" to refer to them (or, if they do, they're just an ass) but many people do get mad if you assume "he" or "she" because they'll take it as a sign that you disrespect them or think they're lesser because of their gender.

Also, the tone of your first comments makes you sound like, for lack of a better word, an asshole. Don't be surprised when people down vote when you go after someone like that

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

You can’t reason with them. They seem incapable of basic critical thinking and reasoning.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Your inability to read doesn't equate to my ability to argue. You're just an idiot, sorry.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 22 minutes ago

😂

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 hour ago

Your first definition of gender not mattering is exactly right, and if the person doesn't show up to correct the use of pronouns then who cares.

There is no "honour" to defend for a random unknown individual. It's just for self validation or so that people who do such things feel like they belong to the "tribe" or whatever. Tribalism is the stupidest reason to use pronouns.