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Broken clock and all that (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by Stamets@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 132 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The joke itself does a kind of bait & switch, it makes you think it’s going to be a trans joke, but then the last line sort of subverts expectations. The trans portion is necessary for the setup, as the punchline doesn’t make much sense without it, but it’s more a gender inequality joke.

[–] ArachnidMania@lemm.ee 79 points 2 years ago

Thanks peter

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's almost like a garden path sentence.

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A gender path sentence, if you will

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

I won't.

[–] KreekyBonez@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

hot damn, that's a great term