• dragontangram88@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    As a female who earned a math degree, I’m really offended by this meme. This does not represent women in mathematics at all.

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      11 months ago

      What makes you think that the intent was to represent women in mathematics?

      I’m honestly asking, I’m a privileged white male so I’m not going to pretend to know what it’s like as a woman in STEM fields.

      Perhaps the meme would work better if the genders were switched? I mean, finding intellectual passion attractive is universal, at least in my experience.

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        11 months ago

        There actually are plenty that do. But I’m right there with you, it’s weird.

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        11 months ago

        I’m not trolling. I swear that every woman who doesn’t use her account to post nudes to Lemmy, just gets abused on here and accused of being a man.

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            11 months ago

            To males? Yes. Also to females. It has been part of my job in the past. It might be part of my job in the future, too. It depends on my job assignment.

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          11 months ago

          If you’re not trolling, why would you choose the word female instead of the word woman? Are you working with us herd of goats?

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              11 months ago

              My point was that, when you say female, you need to specify the species. Otherwise it’s ambiguous. I assume when you say female that you’re talking about goats.