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The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

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The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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    Bring a fire extinguisher

    • Katana314@lemmy.world
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      Aha! See, parents have begun to anticipate that! Now, the reveal is executed by the color of sulphuric acid that’s unleashed from a set of industrial containers.

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        Look, if you can somehow find or synthesise a cyan or pink dye that’s stable in sulfuric acid, you can do whatever you want with it.

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      Unironically not a bad gift for new parents, TBH.

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        Not a bad gift for anyone, if a tad impersonal. But a fire extinguisher is something that everyone should own.

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          More than one

  • Mario_Dies.wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    “Glad we cleared that up, son. Don’t worry, I’ll be sure to practice safe sex during the celebratory orgy.”

  • Emerald (she/her)@lemmy.world
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    I guess technically sex reveal would be more accurate lmao

    • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.world
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      Baby dick or vag reveal party

  • JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee
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    Unless it’s a coming out party, it’s not a gender reveal, it’s a sex reveal. Which is stupid as I thought we were moving away from sex stereotypes.

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      When I first heard about “gender reveal parties” I thought they were coming-out parties for trans people.

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    • Sylvartas@lemmy.world
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      Gender reveals are fucking weird, man. Does anyone do that other than Americans ?

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        I’ve been dragged to them here in Canada, but we’re kinda America-light, so yea.

        • betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world
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          In the spirit of cultural exchange, sorry.

      • Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Even the person who started the trend called them crazy

    • tamal3@lemmy.world
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      I think some of us are moving away from such stereotypes, and the conservative backlash is moving full speed in a weird direction. As always.

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      The Oxford Dictionary says:

      Sex is the biological category, whereas gender is the culturally shaped expression of sexual difference: the masculine way in which men should behave and the feminine way in which women should behave.

      So since it’s people talking about the biological male/femaleness they’re literally imposing cultural values on it right there, which I think qualifies as gendering.

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        You’re not able to gender someone else though, if someone says they’re female, you can’t go ‘No, you’re male’

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    More accurate than gender reveal really.

    • DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe
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      Do you know many people that would throw a gender reveal party and dress the child in purely unisex clothing until they’re ready to choose for themselves?

      • Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml
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        This is interesting because I’m trans and totally the other trans people I hang out with would do the unisex part, but all of us think reveal parties are dumb

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    Ah yes. Many moons ago, my grandmother would insist on calling my friend that happens to be male, my boyfriend. “Your boyfriend is here!” Thanks grandma. I’m a guy.

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      Grandma knew. Hope you’re happily married.

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    Reminds me of older people not realizing what “Netflix and Chill” means. A manager at work once mentioned it when talking about fun weekend activities in a department meeting. Had to bite my tongue after that

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      It seems like Lemmy’s more about that “Plunder and chill”.

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        It’s Lemmy. It’s got the same vibe as early reddit. The number of people doing any “chilling” is going to be low, I guarantee it.

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          Flows ok. What beat you spitting this too?

  • N0body@sh.itjust.works
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    Bring lemons and make it a lemonparty.

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      As long as she brings Grandpa Richard too. Can’t have a lemon party without old Dick.

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        If I had a nickel for every comment thread of lemon party/old dick jokes in the last 2 days, I’d have 2 nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it’s happened two days in a row.

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      And maybe some blue waffles, too?

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    #TechnicallyTheTruth?

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    A sex party would be way better than a stupid “gender reveal”. That’s definitely one of the trends of the 2010s I can connect with the least.

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    Image Transcription: Twitter Post


    Balm Threat, @balmthreat

    My 72 year-old mother just informed me she is going to her first “sex party” and doesn’t know what to bring.

    After some delicate questioning, “Gender Reveal, Mom. It’s called a Gender Reveal.”

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      Good human. Thanks

    • SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml
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      Please flair up as a bot

      • Emerald (she/her)@lemmy.world
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        I’m not a bot. Are you making a joke? I don’t understand lol.

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          Oh whoops sorry! I was just confused because it seemed like a bot comment which I’ve told my reader to block

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            bot racist :(

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    “Sex Reveal Party” is still open to ambiguity

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    Maybe it’s a gender reveal party that will turn into a geriatric sex party. And she’s just not telling you that part yet.

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    “Yes, mom, it’s just a gender reveal party, nothing to worry about.”

    I will remember this for my next sex gender reveal party 😏

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      nothing to worry about

      Except for wildfires.

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    Surely people don’t actually bring gifts to those things.

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