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[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 165 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I also liked (paraphrasing): "Can you think of any other candidates capable of beating trump?" Joe: "Yeah, at least 50 of them."

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 56 points 2 years ago
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 143 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Oh, you're a fan of humans? Name all their genders.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 63 points 2 years ago (1 children)

dont play games with me, spacenoodle

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

dont noodle play with me, spacegames

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Don't moisten me, clump. Er....

I'm not sure I'm doing this right. Go ahead and moisten as you please. Er... or something.

Uhmmm... I'll see myself out.

[–] kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

don’t noodle with space play, me

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 3 points 2 years ago

do me with play, nt spacenoodle'

[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

m

You havent specified the language, so i wrote all of them in my newly created language where all words are written the same: "m"

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So there's only one gender?

[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No. Its a homograph. All words have different pronunciation and different meaning, so there are multiple genders

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sure, but you only wrote one of them.

[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If multiple words are written the same in this language, you dont need to write them all individually. They are still pronounced separately

[–] mossy_@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

if I said

"here are two different things that are spelled the same: bats"

would I be correct? I'd argue no

[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

That is a feature specific to my newly invented language. Its not copied from english

[–] meep_launcher@lemm.ee 130 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think it is fair to judge Biden by his record more than his accute gaffs. He's old af, so on a minute to minute basis, he's unable to keep a coherent thought. But if you look at what he does in a more macro sense, his administration has been brilliant. It's the entire "I'm smart in my head but I can't fully articulate it" situation. Basically he has solid philosophy, he just can't sell it anymore.

Frankly, if Biden didn't have to go into the public, he would be a great president for the next 4 years (with the support he has). Harris will be sharper in public, and I think she will take the Biden positions one step further.

Ultimately to win elections, Democrats need to be better story tellers. They keep pulling up statistics and data, but they need to create a more visceral message. The GOP fear monger with stories of "an immigrant invasion", but Dems have yet to create a blockbuster "women dying of lack of abortion access" story. I mean those stories are out there, they just need better messengers.

[–] primrosepathspeedrun@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago

I might even buy that, if there wasn't a really good case for calling him 'genocide joe'.

also, they need to start treating fascists like they treat the left. you know, if they want to win elections. I bet they could even win some votes FROM the left, if they made some compromises.

[–] Eiri@lemmy.world 60 points 2 years ago (3 children)

My favourite answer is "who the hell cares".

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My favourite answer to a LOT of questions.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

"I don't follow" and moving on is also a great answer

[–] Wiz@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago

"Mind your own damn business!"

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 years ago

Mine is "I don't know, I just got here."

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 50 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Off the top of my head - male, female and nonbinary meet the criteria of "at least three" and are probably the most well known. But I imagine a straightforward answer like that would not have satisfied some right wing mouthpiece and they would then intentionally try to conflate sex with gender to make Biden look bad when they take it out of context on the evening news (not that proper context would have mattered to the people watching it anyway).

[–] norimee@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago

Since gender is a social construct, I'd say there are as many as we as a society construct. And if you grow up tomorrow and feel like you, as a part of this society doesn't see yourself in the ones we already constructed, you just construct a new one.

So I'd sa, how many genders there are is fluid. But absolutely AT LEAST 3.

[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I have a son that loves ballet. He's 3 and loves to dance. I could beat him, because ballet is arbitrarily "girly, " or I could encourage him to do things he loves.

I am much more interested in him being a kind, well-rounded person than I am interested in him being someone else's stereotype of a man.

I kind of still dislike some of the even more nuanced discussion around gender because it's goal can still be to categorize. More precisely, but still occasionally hurtful. I would love for everyone to be happy as they are, undefined by anyone but themselves. I've known people who came through so many awful experiences, and some found comfort in the group acceptance of a new gender definition, but the ones I know who are happiest eventually shrug that off entirely and find full self-acceptance. It's so hard to do, and not everyone can, but gender acceptance is only a stepping stone in the path to self-acceptance.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 31 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Male dancers are fucken ripped.

Speaking from (my brothers experience) boys who dance and are good, get the girls (if they are into girls). Fuck the ones who judge, I have three boys, let him enjoy what he likes.

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Name one unattractive dancer. I guarantee no one can do this. They're all hot. All of them.

[–] tb_@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There would be some selection bias when it came to professional dancers.

[–] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 4 points 2 years ago

I've been to swing dance classes in a few cities. The instructors are usually not professionals, and still fit the bill.

Dancers be hot.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

male dance kid here - ballroom or other partner dance is actually a good start for the quite young as it's more about footwork and you have a partner to help guide you.

I moved into jazz/modern around 8-10 years old.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago

Also, when they're a little older and ready for it, dance kids fuck. It's like theater for fit people.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago

You sound like you’d make a terrible conservative. But a good parent!

[–] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Donkter@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Could still getem, that quip is years old at this point

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"All I know is that man and woman aren't ones, since those are sexes not genders".

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago

That's male and female but you got the spirit

[–] dudinax@programming.dev 15 points 2 years ago

You don't play games with me. I play games with you.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 years ago

"All the ones that sociology describes"

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 49 points 2 years ago

He’s not an expert, but he’s not a bigot. He knows about men and women and he knows that some people identify as neither, so he knows there are at least three genders, but there could be more than one “third” option, so he doesn’t want to cap it at three.

I don’t know if you meant you didn’t get the funny part or the meaning itself. I think it’s funny because it’s a question that trips up people regularly when British tabloids accost politicians with it. Biden didn’t really answer completely, but he cut through the bull shit pretty cleanly.

[–] blandfordforever@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Kleinfelter syndrome. He's talking about Kleinfelter syndrome.

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] blandfordforever@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Intersex? The person you enter during sex is generally the "bottom"

In a traditional heterosexual scenario, this would be the woman.

Throw in homosexuality and a Kleinfelter or two and who knows!

[–] tacticalsugar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hey uhhhhhhhhh maybe dont be weird about intersex people lol

[–] blandfordforever@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I agree with what I think you're saying here: The joke is more awkward and potentially offensive than it is funny.

[–] tacticalsugar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

Thanks for being cool about it. You didn't seem malicious so I was trying not to be too much of an asshole. Sorry for being snarky, I was arguing with some transphobes at the time and got a bit edgy 😛

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Kleinfelter? But I barely know 'er/'im/'em