• petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          Okay, this does bother me because embellished? Sure. Made up? This is entirely believable.

          Not to mention, this specific meme is ooold as fuuuck.

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                But “made up” doesn’t imply unbelievable, just not real in the specific instance. While based on very believable interaction, it’s pretty likely this specific interaction is indeed made up

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                  It can. You’ve gotta read between people’s words.

                  Mostly, it just bothers me that the r/thathappened crowd spend so much time trying to get the upper hand on instagram influencers, and so little time actually engaging with the content.

                  You can make a point about how such and such behavior is just fine, actually, and it glances off their head like it were steel armor because the meme isn’t real.

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                    You’re right. I don’t think I’m like that, but I do need to be a little more self critical about chiming in with a that happened response.

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      23 hours ago

      idk dismantling the pointless notion of boys toys vs girls toys bit by bit at no cost to the interlocutor other than a slight annoyance sounds pretty based

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      Why be a misandrist when you clearly know the boy isn’t being given a choice because people like you and the mom don’t give a damn about what boys as long as the toy ‘matches’ the kid’s penis?

      Yeah I’m calling you out for being a creep.

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      They’re not being difficult, the customer is pushing a sexist agenda rather than select one of the choices named. It’s perfectly reasonable for boys to want a Barbie-themed rock band figurine, or a girl to want a van for her Barbie rock band to pretend to drive to their next gig.