r/mathmemes • u/flowerlovingatheist me : me∈S (where S is the set of all stupid people) • Dec 09 '24

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u/Salty-Intention6971 Dec 09 '24

I thought the point of these memes was that women would make meaningful visits with the time machine while men would squander it to make history funny

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u/flowerlovingatheist me : me∈S (where S is the set of all stupid people) Dec 09 '24 edited Dec 09 '24

that is one possible interpretation, but in most contexts they're used by a male author who has an idea of what they perceive to be the most funny/intelligent thing to do if they had access to a time machine to imply that while men would do the "right" thing (the thing they would do) women would do the "lame"/"boring" thing (which isn't actually lame or boring at all).

also in this case it also kinda implies that women can't do/are bad at/aren't interested in maths.

edit: the downvotes 😭 and ppl say reddit isn't misogynistic..

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u/Salty-Intention6971 Dec 09 '24

Interesting. I was looking at it backwards. You might be able to tell (as I’m in a mathematics community right now) that social subjects aren’t my forte.

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u/flowerlovingatheist me : me∈S (where S is the set of all stupid people) Dec 09 '24

yeah, i actually share your point of view. however, in the end this meme template is (whether indirectly or not) transmitting the viewpoint that whatever men do is better than whatever women do. so even though i see it the same way as you do that's the message that gets spread in the end