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submitted 1 week ago by when@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

They are not even doing anything sexually. Why is their inaction offending people?

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[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 63 points 1 week ago

animals that live in social groups often reject nonstandard behaving individuals as a defense mechanism

[-] valar@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 week ago
[-] bloogoose@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 week ago

This is the answer.

[-] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

And until we move past this (and many other animalistic traits) we cannot in good faith say we're superior to animals.

[-] semperverus@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

We never were, considering we are literally animals.

this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2026
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