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Omg, they said "man in the middle" attack.
Let's rename it to "they in the middle" attack for fun.
I know nothing I say would stop you from being a fuckwit asshole, so I won't even try, but if you're going to be like this please at least know the difference between a noun and a pronoun.
Your "joke" (which is really not a joke and just bigotry, really, but you seem like a lost cause so I won't bother going on about it) doesn't make sense because in no context would anyone say "they in the middle". They/them are pronouns, typically for people who identify as non-binary. You'd say "non-binary person in the middle" or "enby in the middle". Saying "they in the middle" is equivalent to "he in the middle", not "man in the middle".
This is, of course, disregarding the fact that no one actually gives a fuck if you use the phrase "man in the middle". I swear I see more dumbass "jokes" like this than actual attempts to use inclusive language. At this point, the transphobia is almost a secondary nuisance compared to the complete lack of any comedic skills.
Eh, I briefly checked through their comment history (I almost never do that), and I didn't see any kind of trend here. I think they're just having a weird day and thought it would be funny. It's not, it's just annoying, but they don't seem like a toxic person in general.
That said, you giving a grammar lesson gave me a chuckle.
@1984@lemmy.today on a picture of a woman cooking, with cleavage showing.
@1984@lemmy.today on mansplaining.
Are they a full-out christofascist out to kill all queers? I highly doubt it. Are they stuck in a rigid, binary, essentialist definition of gender, to the detriment of themselves and any woman or queer person who crosses their path? Yeah, definitely. However, to be fair that's like 80% of cishet guys (which I think we can safely assume is how they identify) so I may have been quick on the harshness in my original comment. Still deserves to be called out, though.
I also just noticed they edited their comment since my reply, it did not say "let's rename it for fun", it used to be something along the lines of "rename it before getting cancelled".
This is especially true if we ever have a future where robots and androids live among humans in society, where they would commit binary person in the middle attacks instead
Considering the fuss people make about gender neutral terms, as well as the whole master/slave, blacklist/whitelist thing, I'd say it's not totally improbable.
Interloper attack
Substitution attack
Impersonation attack
Etc....
I like interloper.
*they/them