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gender selection (discuss.tchncs.de)
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[-] [email protected] 60 points 10 months ago

I'm going to hell for laughing at the bad circumcision option

[-] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago

Shouldn't because it happened in real life. Look up David Reimer.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago

Happened (not quite to that extent) but to a friend of mine. He is still male with penis, but erections cause him discomfort to pain and he is unable use his penis for sex. Deeply affected his psyche and relationships.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

I looked it up, his life story is terrible but informative and hopefully discouraging many people doing the same to their children/patients.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I read that as "children / parents" and was about to search for this amazing revenge story, but then I read the post again and now I'm disappointed.

[-] [email protected] 52 points 10 months ago

Are we interpreting the humor as the absurdity of asking identity questions on a form for no reason OR silly trans, there be only two genders?

Up / down vote me respectively, I am curious how often these sort of posts appeal to all sides of the spectrum with different groups interpreting he humor.

[-] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago

Im assuming this isnt a real checklist on any form being used seriously, it smacks of the sort of thing my boomer boss will show me thinking its the funniest thing on earth.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

It's a bit silly, because this kind of meme can definitely be interpreted as both a bigoted meme and as a sort of "ironic" kinda meme that is quite often posted in LGBT+ circles. It uses a lot of outdated terms like "Transsexual" and "Hermaphrodite", but then also has the more LGBT+ shitpost stuff like "pet walking on keyboard - Other". And indeed the absurdity of asking gender everywhere in the first place. I choose to pick the LGBT+ positive interpretation, but idk whether that's its actual meaning.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

There's a little bit of absurdity in how people tend to make up new gender and sexuality definitions every day just to feel special. At this point the + in lgbqt+ is likely hundreds of different genders and sexualities. 'Gender' is now an identity politics game. If you want to play it that's fine a new gender or sexuality definition isnt hurting anyone but let's not pretend it isnt getting a little out of hand.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I've seen it like Michael pushing diversity training sessions onto the office (US) in the first season. Complete misunderstanding and absurd enthusiasm. I bet he would spend a night educating himself about gender and sexuality on the first resources found in google.

Listen, Dwight. Why would you put a sign saying MALE over your desk?

I insist on keeping it. We, Schruttes, are born Schruttes first, and everything else is out of our concern.

But why? Even Jim picked his new gender. Thrice this lunch, actually. Why don't you play into it to make our space more friendly for gendered people? Just for a day.

But...

You've heard me. Go take a break, and return with a new gender of your choice!

Next scene: a table sign saying GENDER-CONFORMING AMAB DWIGHT KURT SCHRUTE

It a little bit better as a satiric sketch than it is as a boomer humor. Especially, if Michael gets ridiculed for this senselessness in the end, like it happens every time.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The real joke is not just simply giving folks a damn text box!

(Edit: I'm curious why I'm being downvoted for pointing out bad UI. In general, something doesn't have a short, fixed set of choices, it's inappropriate to use a drop down list for it. Simple as that.)

[-] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

You don't know what I type when they do! ;)

[-] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Exactly! That inability to anticipate all possible answers is the reason a textbox is necessary.

[-] [email protected] 52 points 10 months ago

Male, but cries at movies.

[-] [email protected] 28 points 10 months ago

That's the manliest thing I've heard of

[-] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Male, but cries at YouTube reaction videos when the singing is very good and the reactor agrees.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I have no control of my emotions when watching movies. Aladdin setting the genie free? 😭😭😭😭

[-] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

There's movies and movies

[-] [email protected] 30 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

~~Even the joke ones don't provide a "none of your business" option.~~Why are web forms so obsessed with gender?

I just pick one at random, 99.9% of the time these websites have no need to collect this info in the first place.

Edit: image got cropped, my mistake

[-] [email protected] 33 points 10 months ago

It literally says "prefer not to say" at the bottom.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

They are used for demographics that are required by federal law for some business', for example filling out an application for a loan, they have to collect this information so they can prove they offer services to everyone regardless of race or gender. I realize that this is a joke from but most of the list include Male, Female, Other (with an input field), and prefer not to say. In case you wanted to know.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

I think it was for early demographics data collection. Same with asking about skin color, age, etc.

(Btw I identify as "household pet walking across the keyboard - other" with pronouns get/down)

[-] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

In Sweden there's a restaurant franchise called Pinchos that only takes orders through a mobile app. When you register for an account you are asked to choose gender between "Male", "Female", "Other" and "Whatever 🖕" (i.e. the middle-finger emoji). I picked the last one.

Screenshot for reference

[-] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago

Yet non binary isn't listed, which I'm guessing is significantly more common than the others.

[-] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago

You think non binary is more common than An Angel From the Movie Dogma? Really?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

That term wasn't super well known back 15-20 years ago when this image was made.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

i'm guessing the "none" option covers that

[-] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

That would be "agender". If anything enbies land in the "oThEr" category.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

oh. i'm not too familiar with other genders

[-] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago

-choose one-

All of the above

[-] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago
[-] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago
[-] [email protected] 28 points 10 months ago

If you die in Canada you die in real life

[-] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I read it first as "if you live in Canada you die in real life" 💀

[-] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago
[-] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

As a man with moobs, I finally feel represented.

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