In what way it obvious? I’ve seen so many people make similar “jokes” just to spread their hateful rhetoric.
If you want to make a joke like this, you should really use a sarcasm tag or similar indicators that they’re not your truly-held beliefs. Unfortunately modern conservatives have kicked Poe’s Law into overdrive, and if one leaves a comment like this one wihout a clear indication of sarcasm, people really have no choice but to assume they’re a bigot.
How dare you assume their gender? They are now referred to as theyists.
people downvoting an obvious joke?
In what way it obvious? I’ve seen so many people make similar “jokes” just to spread their hateful rhetoric.
If you want to make a joke like this, you should really use a sarcasm tag or similar indicators that they’re not your truly-held beliefs. Unfortunately modern conservatives have kicked Poe’s Law into overdrive, and if one leaves a comment like this one wihout a clear indication of sarcasm, people really have no choice but to assume they’re a bigot.
Maybe it’s just a bad joke
Been seeing weird instances of downvotes on obvious jokes on lemmy lately.
Like I get sometimes it’s hard to tell sarcasm but… The ones I’m thinking of it’s extremely obvious lol