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[–] puchaczyk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 122 points 10 months ago (3 children)
[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I feel like this would be funny if the text in the top left corner just wasnt there. Like the shrimp just randomly transforms into an arch user for no reason

[–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Different joke. This one is funny because trans women have a tendency to be arch users.

Except trans lesbians, which go for debian (can confirm am debian user)

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

~~Hanna Montana OS~~ Universal Blue

[–] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 10 months ago

Actually funnier.

[–] msantossilva@sh.itjust.works 120 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Those curtains are horrible, regardless of your gender. Source: I'm male (for now, at least)

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

Shrimp or questioning?

[–] Liz@midwest.social 14 points 10 months ago

Yeah I mean, you gotta be something special to think light green polka dots on a medium green background is a good look for a curtain.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 9 points 10 months ago

"Shabby chic"

[–] Tier1BuildABear@lemmy.world 85 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Why doesn't the writer of the comic just have him put on a dress and play with a Barbie? Since that's basically what the joke is. Maybe it's just me but this one's fuckin dumb.

[–] match@pawb.social 92 points 10 months ago (3 children)

the funniest thing would've been to have 5 textless panels of a shrimp just sitting there

[–] Tier1BuildABear@lemmy.world 29 points 10 months ago

Honestly that would've been great lol

[–] bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

spoilersdfsaf

[–] thedarkfly@feddit.nl 11 points 10 months ago

We need a comedy necromancy community

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Some times dumb things can still be funny.

[–] Tier1BuildABear@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

True, humor is subjective and I guess I just personally didn't find it in this one

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)

Women have more ability to perceive colors due to physical differences. Link

Edit: guys the image is to give you an idea of what it's like. Read the article. There is an actual observed, measurable statistically significant difference in color perception.

[–] iiGxC@slrpnk.net 36 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

That's just saying colorblindness is more common in men, and tetrachromacy is more common in (maybe exclusive to?) women. It's still really rare tho (estimated 2-3% in that link)

speaking of tetrachromacy, listen to the Polygondwanaland album by King Gizzard And The Lizzard Wizard

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Exclusive to women, as it's a rare mutation that requires two X chromosomes.

There could be a rare, rare case of someone with XXY chromosomes also getting it, but that would be two very rare human conditions hitting at once.

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[–] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This is utter bollocks. The implication here is that I shouldn't physically be able to tell the difference between any of the colours in each group

[–] SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 10 months ago

Semi pro chiming in here: the infographic took an idea and ran the wrong way with it. Women are more sensitive to color, but it has to do with the context. They pick up more subtle colors without direct comparison. Its not that men can't see the difference between lavender and piriwinkle when they're next to each other, they're just more likely to think their the same color if viewed sepparately.

It's also worth noting that around age 35, both sexes lenses have yellowed enough that there's no notable difference.

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[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

I don't think anyone without color blindness would say any two colors on that drawing are the same color.

[–] Tier1BuildABear@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Then the curtains should have changed color on the last panel if that thought ever even took a poo in the author's head

[–] spicytuna62@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Show, don't tell. The author also broke that rule in Panel 5 with "sex change ~~occurs~~ sounds" written off to the side. We see the 𝓶𝓪𝓰𝓲𝓬 𝓫𝓾𝓫𝓫𝓵𝓮. Clearly, that means the sex change occurred in the context of the setup. We get it, dude.

[–] stufkes@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Whenever I see that graphic I have to think about all the male painters who apparently can't tell Phthalo blue from Prussian or Ultramarine

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[–] bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 82 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)
[–] hex@programming.dev 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)
[–] jorp@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Boomer humour aside how someone can be an adult and not be tired of this kind of joke just from a repetition POV is beyond me.

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[–] hex@programming.dev 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Meh, I don't agree with these gender stereotypes, but they're all something we can relate to and find silly.

[–] bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (7 children)
[–] Zekas@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (6 children)

I'm not saying you're wrong about stereotypes, but I am saying you're terminally online if you truly believe that it's a small group.

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[–] hsdkfr734r@feddit.nl 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Phegan@lemmy.world 67 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Unfortunately, I suspect the creators intent is to not normalize transgender in nature, but simple to get a cheap laugh at the expense of traditional gender roles.

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fortunately for us, the intent of the art has little to do with how it's perceived

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

"Death of the author" serves us all again.

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

I thought that too. But the shrimp saved this story.

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[–] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Oh boy (or whatever), OP, have you walked into the wrong neighborhood. Half of the userbase is trans, 99% are feminist. I'm not entirely sure how you got this 80% upvote ratio.

anyways, get the f out with your boomer jokes.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 17 points 10 months ago

What a comm-ocean.

[–] elFlexor@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's 85% now and it's probably because it's just a fucking funny drawing of a shrimp drinking tea and speaking silly stuff... (it may also be because being trans or feminist has nothing to do with humor, stop pandering)

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

All these MFers trying to krill my vibe.

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[–] CCF_100@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

~~I wish I was a shrimp...~~

~~still cis tho~~

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I would have put JK Rowling peeking in

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 7 points 10 months ago

She's much too crabby.

[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 6 points 10 months ago

Sand-sational.

[–] MargotRobbie@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

"I've suddenly received the urge to be put on a Barbie."

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