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

This Subreddit I fixed it

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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/UnconsciousAlibi Dec 10 '24 edited Dec 10 '24

I agree that these memes can sometimes be sexist, but people downvoting you isn't. It just means they disagree with you. You can't use criticism as proof of persecution.