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[–] Steeve@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Apparently there's no actual evidence to suggest cats can see them. Lame

[–] FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If cats can see them, then surely we can make tech that converts those wavelengths to one's humans can see, so we can admire each other's stripes.

[–] InfiniWheel@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

And open whole new untapped method of racism

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I believe "bruh" is the appropriate gender neutral pronoun.

[–] GCostanzaStepOnMe@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I know it's the wrong sub for this opinion, but that's a fucking annoying way to post.

It's convenient for mobile users, I can see how it would be frustrating for people with landscape/horizontal monitor though.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

As aliens describing us? Or a large screenshot?

[–] FoundTheVegan@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Sort of off topic. But if you are putting a disclaimer that something is "gender neutral", just use a different word. Y'all? Fam? 😂

For those that say these are inherently gender neutral, how many bros have you slept with? Would you sleep with a man? This is all literally patriarchy. Male isn't the "default" human experience.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Bro and dude have effectively become gender neutral for referring to someone. It's not patriarchy, it's how a language evolves.

[–] cubedsteaks@lemmy.today 1 points 2 years ago

uh, I definitely want to sleep with my bro's

[–] match@pawb.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I fuck bros all the time but I'm gay and non-binary

[–] Makeshift@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Genuine question because that confused the heck out of my brain.

What does gay and non-binary together mean? Are you only attracted to other non-binary people?

[–] match@pawb.social 1 points 2 years ago

I had a straight non-binary friend once; ze was small and androgynous and ze would generally date "lumberjack witch" enbies or other people who were differently gendered from zir.

[–] nottheengineer@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What are you on about? There's not even a male pronoun in the whole post

[–] FoundTheVegan@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Look at Tumblr post #5 in the image.

[–] Katzastrophe@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Your argument doesn't really work, because 'bro' isn't a word used to describe sex partners, in the same vein, you would never say "I've slept with the boys", but you could use the sentence "I was hanging out with the boys".

[–] FoundTheVegan@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Sure, I'm not really trying to play a semantics game so much as call attention to the fact that these are inherently gendered terms. If you were to say "hanging out with the girls (gender neutral)" or say "hanging out with the boys (gender neutral)", you are just being awkward and should just change the word.

[–] healer_56@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

not sure i can follow, but is this true or some collective trolling/joking/pranking or something of the sort ?

[–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

This should be at the top.