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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago (5 children)

So it just means “bad” now

[–] Zink@programming.dev 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Calling somebody a member of any “other” group is an insult in that world. And sometimes just empathizing with that out-group is enough to get you lumped in with them.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

Calling somebody a member of any “other” group is an insult in that world

Which is why they're losing their goddamned minds when people point out how weird they are

[–] viddin@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 1 month ago

It's like calling something gay in 2006

[–] veganpizza69@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Always has been. If you're not "default man", you're bad and deserve to be treated like shit (according to traditionalist 'thinking').

Default man:

  • man (cis)
  • hetero
  • light-skinned, preferably blonde and with blue eyes
  • the right kind of Christian
  • carnivore or at least very into eating beef
  • has great job where he gets paid a lot for doing very little (deservedly so, unlike the others) or is a company owner
  • has a Christian harem with 1 wife, several girlfriends, and shares a few prostitutes (age not disclosed) with other default men
  • drives a truck shaped limousine, walks less than 700 steps every day
  • would wear cowboy hat if it was easy to wear it indoors / in car

✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌

Damn, I'm no default man. 4/9 is a fail.

[–] NoFun4You@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sound like you're making up stories

[–] veganpizza69@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I don't have the writing talent to compete with the dystopian reality.

[–] RubyRhod@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

To them, it always has.

Let's lean into it with AI images of his Mona Lisa smiling ass hella drag-ed out!

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

They just use that word for anything they don't like.

"Man that call the ref made at the end of the basketball game was really freaking transgender"