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[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 70 points 5 months ago

A mathematician, a physicist and an engineer are led into a long room. At the other end stands a beautiful naked woman. "When I ring this bell," she says" you may cross half the space between us. When I ring the bell again, you may again cross half the space between us." Both the mathematician and physicist groan and wander off. "Ah, it's Zeno's paradox, we can never actually reach her." The engineer, waiting for the bell, says "I think I can get close enough."

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 5 months ago

why is there a naked woman?

[-] echolalia@lemmy.ml 14 points 5 months ago

Only straight men are mathematicians, physicists and engineers. This is why the joke is framed this way.

See: responses from OP, valiantly defending his choice to "piss people off", instead of noticing the joke is just yet another reminder that men are default.

After all, sexism is over, and STEM isn't hostile to women/non-heteronormative people. It's all in our head.

[-] Halosheep@lemm.ee 13 points 5 months ago

What a .ml tier comment lmao

[-] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yay we got instance racism in lemmy!

[-] Halosheep@lemm.ee 11 points 5 months ago

When they can learn to behave themselves and stop giving the dumbest takes in every discussion, they can have my respect back.

[-] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I know, he wrote a shit comment. But yea most people took random instances

[-] sorrybookbroke@sh.itjust.works 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Hi there friend, I am here to inform you that many woman also like the titty. Gay girls exist my friend, and the gender of the three professionals is never specified.

I'll assume ya ain't trying to be homophobic my buddy but I hope you keep that in mind for future refference.

Edit racism comment was another guy, sorry, very tired

[-] echolalia@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago

I’m not going to spend much time engaging with your comment because you didn’t read mine well.

I did not mention race.

I included mention of gay folks (see non-heteronormative). The “joke” doesn’t work unless the stem major desires being very close to a naked woman, so I don’t find your mention of gay men to make sense.

[-] loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

You did a racism. You did an imperialism. You did a nationalism. You did a xenophobia. You did a white fragility. You did a weak apology. You did no growth. This makes it abundantly clear you don't understand the intersectional nature of the multiplicity of your offenses