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[–] realitista@lemmus.org 30 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Not to be "that guy" but I think they are mixing their metaphors here. "Biological weapon" is the comparison they're making, not "biological war" which isn't something I think exists,

So examples like "chemical woman", "woman of mass destruction" work, whereas "total woman" or "guerrilla woman" do not.

[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I was thinking "biological warfare". Which still doesn't fit all the references, but I'll write it off as "artistic liberty"

[–] Klear@quokk.au 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

But that would imply scientific liberty, engineering liberty and, worst of all, AI slop liberty.

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] atopi@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

those are said by other people though

[–] protist@retrofed.com 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I assumed it was "warfare," and for that every example works

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Warfare of attrition? Warfare of mass distruction? There are, I guess, ways to say those things properly, but these aren't them.

[–] protist@retrofed.com 1 points 1 month ago

I suppose I was talking about the tweet and not the response to the tweet

[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago

Ah, a shit post enjoyer of refined taste I see.

[–] silver@das-eck.haus 4 points 1 month ago

It's warfare. The only one that doesn't fit is "of mass destruction"

[–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

I dunno, referring to somebody as a "total weapon" is very valid here

[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)