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minus-square@Mango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish13•14 hours agoDid the first person just translate “like a man” as “superior to you”? They done failed their own little word game.
minus-square@unbanshee@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish5•12 hours agoOnly if you’re completely unwilling to unpack what things like “be a man” and “like a man” generally mean in the anglosphere, and how phrases like that have often been employed to reinforce the worst and most destructive aspects of masculinity.
minus-square@frayedpickles@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglish2•10 hours agoRecent results show this is exactly what is happening.
Did the first person just translate “like a man” as “superior to you”? They done failed their own little word game.
Only if you’re completely unwilling to unpack what things like “be a man” and “like a man” generally mean in the anglosphere, and how phrases like that have often been employed to reinforce the worst and most destructive aspects of masculinity.
Recent results show this is exactly what is happening.