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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

One time a woman told me that my lack of a second X Chromosome meant I would "always be a man"

So I gaslit her into thinking her husband had klinefelters.

I hate how Republicans think transphobia is science

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[–] matlag 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"Yeah but science can be proven wrong an change over time, while my beliefs and biases are forever!"

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 62 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Wait until they learn about XXY, XYY, and XO individuals.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There hugs AND kisses people?

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 days ago

I swear I was learning about extra X and Y in high school 20 years ago and that studies (at the time) were showing correlation between different traits displayed by effected people. Just that alone shows incredible gender fluidity.

So where we are, 20 years later, you’d think we’d have a better understanding within society but instead somehow it’s literally regressed since then.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 2 days ago (3 children)

While this is very funny, and definitely representative of a sort of ignorance/arrogance commonly found in ideologues - I recently learned that most people talking about the effect have, in fact, been Dunning-Krugering themselves.

Insightful video on the topic.

What most people expect the effect to look like:

What the actual results were:

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Can I get a T shirt that says “I have Dunning-Krueger and your Phd looks cute”? I just have a lot of BS to share and I don’t want to be sorry about it.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You know how a bunch of villains are Dr. So-and-So? I bet it's dealing with morons talking about your area of expertise that leads to one's villain era.

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