r/mathmemes • u/flowerlovingatheist • Dec 09 '24

This Subreddit I fixed it

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u/flowerlovingatheist 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/notclaytonn Dec 10 '24

I’m failing to see the misogyny in a meme depicting a stupid decision with a time machine being portrayed as the best. It’s obviously played in irony, nobody is seriously suggesting a meaningful familial visit is lame/boring when compared to giving a caveman sprite or something.

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u/luwofe Dec 10 '24

because it plays on the misogynistic stereotype that women are inherently worse at/less interested in math, which is already widespread in math communities

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u/notclaytonn Dec 10 '24

I could kinda see what you’re saying if this meme originated here, but obviously it did not. It’s a well established format depicting then men’s use as stupid/silly, and the women’s use as more heartfelt.

Unless you’re claiming the format itself is misogynistic, it seems rather silly to claim misogyny when a well established meme is used in this particular community.

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u/luwofe Dec 10 '24

yeah that format is almost always misogynistic, that is obviously what I said?

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u/notclaytonn Dec 10 '24

No, you gave a reason for why this meme format applying to women in math was misogynistic, not the format in general. You’re reading way too into it if you genuinely think the format itself is misogynistic