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Just because you can understand someone's line of thinking doesn't mean you think like that. The poster was making a joke based on a period when women were not
by dmbass 15y ago
Just because you can understand someone's line of thinking doesn't mean you think like that.
The poster was making a joke based on a period when women were not considered capable of playing sports (among other things). The fact that that is no longer true and thinking like that is anachronistic is why the joke is funny (or is a joke at all). I can laugh at a joke that puts someone or a group down and still not be a bigot.
I think people who don't adjust their definitions of words/idioms to reflect modern connotations should stop holding grudges (or whatever the appropriate term is) and move on. That's obviously too simple a solution to work since it causes words to be less offensive over time and thus some parts of what they represent may become acceptable. For example, the word rape might be a bad one to get desensitized to because it might also lead to desensitization to the act of rape.
- danssig 15y ago>Just because you can understand someone's line of thinking doesn't mean you think like that. But when you make assumptions about what someone is thinking based on one action then you are not "understanding someone's link of thinking", you are projecting. >The poster was making a joke based on a period when women were not considered capable of playing sports If it was a joke then obviously I overreacted. The usual clues and context ("how does the parent usually talk/joke?") are missing in text, so it's easier to miss. > I can laugh at a joke that puts someone or a group down and still not be a bigot. Totally agree. Somethings are funny precisely because they're ridiculous. >I think people who don't adjust their definitions of words/idioms to reflect modern connotations should stop holding grudges (or whatever the appropriate term is) and move on. Not sure what you're addressing here.