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I think you're going for a glib lil' fun quip, but that really just sounds like sexism one-step-removed to me. The stereotype of the cat lady, mixed in with the

I think you're going for a glib lil' fun quip, but that really just sounds like sexism one-step-removed to me. The stereotype of the cat lady, mixed in with the stereotype of women being bad drivers. Unless there's some stereotype about men who like cats I'm not aware of?

jpxw 5y ago
Thank god the joke police have arrived to ensure that nobody is entertained inappropriately. Phew, that was a close one.
- kennywinker 5y ago
  Serious question: if my reply hadn’t been there when you arrived would you have been entertained? If so - what was entertaining about the comment
  - black_niggers 5y ago
    kill urself f@ggot
  - jpxw 5y ago
    It was a glib little quip, as you mentioned. That was the entertaining part. Edit: I’ve just noticed a particularly vile and undeserved comment in reply to you, and to some extent feel responsibility, as it’s part of a comment chain I created. I hope the mods will take action and ban whoever made this comment, although by the looks it’s a burner account. It’s quite jarring to see something like that on HN.
    - kodah 5y ago
      Use the flag feature. If enough people flag it the comment disappears. That's what I did, downvote and flag all comments that don't meet the guidelines for participating in HN.
    - kennywinker 5y ago
      All good. It seems to be gone now, since I can’t see it.
      - black_niggers 5y ago
        kill urself f@ggot
- dang 5y ago
  "Don't feed egregious comments by replying; flag them instead." a.k.a. please don't feed the trolls https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
dgfitz 5y ago
Sincerely, do you get tired of this train of thought? It’s exhausting for me to attempt to constantly think in this paradigm.
- SV_BubbleTime 5y ago
  It’s common now for people actively seeking any opportunity to be offended on behalf of someone else. There must be some odd entertainment factor to it that you and I don’t understand. I don’t know what it’s like to be so self-certain and absolute that I would take on responsibility of social internet police.
  - kennywinker 5y ago
    Not really “offended”. I was actually more hoping I could make the original author notice some internalized misogyny. I appreciate when people point out when my thinking is based in bad stereotypes and assumptions. I was going for more of a bros-helping-bros kinda thing.
    - deleted 5y ago
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    - Freestyler_3 5y ago
      Kind of stereotyping/assumptious to think that because someone posts something about cat people that the person is a man who actually means to say women cant drive.
      - deleted 5y ago
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  - SavantIdiot 5y ago
    > It’s common now for people actively seeking any opportunity to be offended on behalf of someone else. I never understood why people get so angry at other people for showing solidarity, even if they aren't part of the oppressed group. Why does it make you so mad? Seriously, I don't get it. Is it because no one stands up for you? Standing up for a minority group that you are not part of is called being part of a community, it is literally what solidarity is all about. I know that is hard for a lot of people on HN to understand, this place is rife with mythology of bootstraps & rugged individualism. By your insane logic, the only person who can stand up for someone is that one person. Maybe that is what you want? I'm just baffled by the anger.
atatatat 5y ago
Who was stereotyping?
- dang 5y ago
  "Don't feed egregious comments by replying; flag them instead." a.k.a. please don't feed the trolls https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
rkk3 5y ago
World class mental gymnastics to insert gender identity politics into a conservation about pet ownership. > Unless there's some stereotype about men who like cats I'm not aware of? Yes, there are plenty of stereotypes about "People who like cats".
- kennywinker 5y ago
  So what’s the stereotype about people who like cats and driving? Unless you know of one, you might be the one doing mental gymnastics right now ;)
- dang 5y ago
  "Don't feed egregious comments by replying; flag them instead." a.k.a. please don't feed the trolls https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
dang 5y ago
You created a hell of an extra flamewar with this comment. Please don't do that on HN. "Eschew flamebait. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

jpxw 5y ago

Thank god the joke police have arrived to ensure that nobody is entertained inappropriately. Phew, that was a close one.

kennywinker 5y ago
Serious question: if my reply hadn’t been there when you arrived would you have been entertained? If so - what was entertaining about the comment
- black_niggers 5y ago
  kill urself f@ggot
- jpxw 5y ago
  It was a glib little quip, as you mentioned. That was the entertaining part. Edit: I’ve just noticed a particularly vile and undeserved comment in reply to you, and to some extent feel responsibility, as it’s part of a comment chain I created. I hope the mods will take action and ban whoever made this comment, although by the looks it’s a burner account. It’s quite jarring to see something like that on HN.
  - kodah 5y ago
    Use the flag feature. If enough people flag it the comment disappears. That's what I did, downvote and flag all comments that don't meet the guidelines for participating in HN.
  - kennywinker 5y ago
    All good. It seems to be gone now, since I can’t see it.
    - black_niggers 5y ago
      kill urself f@ggot
dang 5y ago
"Don't feed egregious comments by replying; flag them instead." a.k.a. please don't feed the trolls https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

dgfitz 5y ago

Sincerely, do you get tired of this train of thought? It’s exhausting for me to attempt to constantly think in this paradigm.

SV_BubbleTime 5y ago
It’s common now for people actively seeking any opportunity to be offended on behalf of someone else. There must be some odd entertainment factor to it that you and I don’t understand. I don’t know what it’s like to be so self-certain and absolute that I would take on responsibility of social internet police.
- kennywinker 5y ago
  Not really “offended”. I was actually more hoping I could make the original author notice some internalized misogyny. I appreciate when people point out when my thinking is based in bad stereotypes and assumptions. I was going for more of a bros-helping-bros kinda thing.
  - deleted 5y ago
    [deleted]
  - Freestyler_3 5y ago
    Kind of stereotyping/assumptious to think that because someone posts something about cat people that the person is a man who actually means to say women cant drive.
    - deleted 5y ago
      [deleted]
- SavantIdiot 5y ago
  > It’s common now for people actively seeking any opportunity to be offended on behalf of someone else. I never understood why people get so angry at other people for showing solidarity, even if they aren't part of the oppressed group. Why does it make you so mad? Seriously, I don't get it. Is it because no one stands up for you? Standing up for a minority group that you are not part of is called being part of a community, it is literally what solidarity is all about. I know that is hard for a lot of people on HN to understand, this place is rife with mythology of bootstraps & rugged individualism. By your insane logic, the only person who can stand up for someone is that one person. Maybe that is what you want? I'm just baffled by the anger.

atatatat 5y ago

Who was stereotyping?

dang 5y ago
"Don't feed egregious comments by replying; flag them instead." a.k.a. please don't feed the trolls https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

rkk3 5y ago

World class mental gymnastics to insert gender identity politics into a conservation about pet ownership. > Unless there's some stereotype about men who like cats I'm not aware of? Yes, there are plenty of stereotypes about "People who like cats".

kennywinker 5y ago
So what’s the stereotype about people who like cats and driving? Unless you know of one, you might be the one doing mental gymnastics right now ;)
dang 5y ago
"Don't feed egregious comments by replying; flag them instead." a.k.a. please don't feed the trolls https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

dang 5y ago

You created a hell of an extra flamewar with this comment. Please don't do that on HN. "Eschew flamebait. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html