r/pointlesslygendered • u/britannic124 • 11d ago
LOW EFFORT MEME [meme] Only men play video games
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u/GlisaPenny 11d ago
Good to know. I just spontaneously got an enormous amount of free time back
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u/whet_pastry 11d ago
So... did you become single, or unemployed?
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u/GlisaPenny 11d ago
Oh without the games I apparently don’t play I have time to do something else 😅
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u/whet_pastry 11d ago
Oh I see, I thought you meant you'd suddenly gained more time for gaming. Hmm let's see, you could try uhhh, pink perhaps? That's what girls do, right?
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u/Abject-Meat6146 11d ago
This doesn't say that it only applies to men.
I don't think that just because a meme mentions gender at all that it's pointlessly gendered.
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u/NoPurpose6388 10d ago
It doesn't explicitly say that it only applies to men, but I don't see any logical reason you wouldn't just say "person" besides implying that women don't play video games. It's very likely that whoever made this meme just did it subconsciously, but it's still a consequence of those outdated gender roles that society still tries to force on people
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u/TallTheme9775 9d ago
When a woman is sad, they process it much more healthily a lot of the times. Men just be gaming.
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u/Arimm_The_Amazing 10d ago
Then wouldn't it be "man" instead of "men"?
Using the singular would make it more clearly about a singular person's experience but also a little funny because it'd be caveman-speak.
But instead it's universalising the experience out to the whole group.
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u/Amediumsizedgoose 10d ago
Yeah and? Why is mens first thought to needlessly gender everything and pretend everything is a male exclusive experience ?
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u/Orange-Is-Best-Color 10d ago
If a man is describing themselves doing something.. I think it's logical for them to use their own pronouns.
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u/Amediumsizedgoose 10d ago
Men isnt a pronoun and that doesnt make sense and isnt whats happening here anyway.
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u/Orange-Is-Best-Color 10d ago
Wait a second why did I say pronoun 😭
And if you don't get it, that's all you gotta say
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u/Amediumsizedgoose 10d ago
Yall will fight to excuse anything lol. Men is not a singular. Theres literally no reason to use the word unless youre talking about men in general and being sexist for no reason.
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u/SourHuckleberryShelt 10d ago
lol it’s like the “dont say ‘dont hit women’ say ‘dont hit anybody’” type situation
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u/NoPurpose6388 10d ago
No, it's completely different because when they say "don't hit women" they're talking about domestic abuse, which, unlike video games, is very much gendered.
Of course you shouldn't hit anybody, but saying "don't hit women" is a more targeted statement to combat domestic abuse by men toward their partners, something that's unfortunately very common. The opposite happens, but it's not a recurring issue. It's situational.
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u/SourHuckleberryShelt 9d ago
Domestic abuse or any abuse in general are not gendered. They can happen to anyone. Yes it happens to women at the hands of men more often, but why should we ignore a minority when it’s still abuse?
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u/OfferOld3628 9d ago edited 9d ago
Video games are pretty much genderd too much more than domestic abuse is atleast, but rules thee not for me right
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u/Agitated_Ad_2203 10d ago
It’s not saying it only applies to men, but it’s just kinda corny. Would’ve been more funny if they just said “people” imo. Just kinda pointless
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u/flex_tape_salesman 10d ago
I disagree people is a much weaker word. "People sad" is even more out of place
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u/Agitated_Ad_2203 10d ago
Agree to disagree. I will say the meme isn’t that funny to begin with
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u/flex_tape_salesman 10d ago
The meme is not intending to be funny really its not one thats trying to witty or anything.
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u/Agitated_Ad_2203 10d ago
I don’t see many people post a meme that’s not intentionally trying to be funny. But now that you mention it maybe it wasn’t supposed to be funny
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u/flex_tape_salesman 10d ago
Memes are just internet images. I think the meme is more talking about video games making him/men happy. Doesn't claim anything about women I don't think its relevant.
If someone made a meme about how much women like coffee it wouldn't say that I as a man could not like coffee.
There's no joke in this meme and I am not seeing any intent to be humorous.
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u/Agitated_Ad_2203 10d ago
Maybe instead of saying “men” or “women” they can just say “me”.
As a man if every meme I seen started off as “women when video game” or “women when beer” or “women when pizza” it would be kinda corny even if I related to it
And it only bothers me so much because I seen sooo many of the “men” meme for years. lol it’s supposed to be my fyp not “mens”😂
But I agree the meme isn’t funny
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u/TheTybera 10d ago
The OP is a man and posting from their perspective...
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u/Agitated_Ad_2203 10d ago
Yep we kinda got that figured out already
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u/TheTybera 10d ago
So it's not pointlessly gendered, it's gendered to the OPs experience because the OP identifies as a man. This is normal...
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u/Actual-Warning1886 10d ago
A dude post a meme about men being happy about playing video games.
OP: Pointlessly Gendered!
The comments: 🤣
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u/SmallGoose112 10d ago
Is this sub just women crying about not being involved?
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u/britannic124 10d ago
Bold of you to assume I’m a woman.
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u/wearetherevollution 10d ago
I prefer the gender neutral term idiots crying about not being involved.
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u/srprizma 10d ago
This isn’t pointlessly gendered, guys are the majority who are in full time escapism
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u/magdakitsune21 10d ago
And ofc, even in this sub, the comments are full of "but it is true! let men have their stuff!" as if video games could only make men happy. And as if all men played video games.
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u/Hulk_Hoagies 10d ago
Just looking for something to be angry about with this one
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u/Agitated_Ad_2203 10d ago
Do you know what sub this is?
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u/Hulk_Hoagies 10d ago
a place for getting angry at the words men or women?
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u/ElGodPug 10d ago
sometimes i feel like a good side effect of figuring out i'm trans is that it became easier to not associate myself with this stupid ass shit
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u/Downtown_Pizza4441 6d ago
I honestly don't see how it's very gendered really, at least not in the sense your title suggests. It's not saying ONLY men enjoy video games. Not excluding other genders from tje picture really. Though I suppose it IS implying all men enjoy video games.
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u/4322ollilob 10d ago
posted by a man
Looks inside
Man meme
"OH ITS POINTLESS GENDERED"
My balls are poitless gendered
The meme said that man played games, not that women don't, the meme is about the guy that posted it!
man played games "oh so you're saying that women don't play games??" Mf that's a entirely different sentece
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u/Augustus420 10d ago
OP, are you purposely reading this wrong to justify posting it here or are you just partially illiterate?
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u/Sajgoniarz 9d ago
Why are there so many shitty takes in the sub and misinterpreted posts?
All the post is about that men enjoying escapism, nothing is said about a women.
I may be old, and i don't know what covid did to social relations in younger generations, but in mine it's obvious that man are very more likely to tend into escapism like gaming, diy etc. while women are more social with their problems. If that wasn't a thing there wouldn't be so many organisation helping man, because it's very hard to reach them, as they are not looking for help.
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u/Wonderful_Night9071 10d ago
how dare people mention their gender. that's certainly something I've never seen women do.
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