• madame_gaymes@programming.dev
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      16 hours ago

      One time I was talking to a friend of my parents (all Christian maga) about Cicada Killer wasps, and how the female is the deadly one that provides for the colony. The response from the friend was, “That’s so backwards to nature!”

      mind blown

      Luckily, my mother saw the ignorance and replied with, “How do you think Lions hunt?” That was just as surprising.

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        Humans are backwards if anything, humans are the invasive species, humans are superior only through war, killing and stealing from others.

        Nature is beautiful. The human species is not.

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          No, humans aren’t weird at all. Read about parasites, River blindness, Surplus killing, Chimpanzee diet (note the abundance of monkeys in their preferred prey).

          The only thing remarkable about humans is our success. We’ve been able to use technology to adapt to and survive in environments far from the ones we evolved in. Otherwise many insect species such as ants have been nearly as successful as humans, inhabiting every continent save Antarctica.

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          Couldn’t agree more. I even had the comment: “Humans are the weird ones”, but left it out 'cause some people can’t seem to handle that thought.

          Some times I think we really are aliens on this world, and we only resemble some things in Earth’s nature because evolution doesn’t like to reinvent the wheel.

          ETA: A lesser idea that a lot of people won’t agree with: I really wish Humans would disappear entirely. Into space or from existence, doesn’t matter, just leave Earth alone.

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                  Ahh, I guess you’re not wrong. Thanks for clarifying, wasn’t sure if you meant subject matter or something else, glad I asked.

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                  Lemmy gonna downvote. I say what I say because I believe in it. I’m always open to changing my mind. I think a lot of the downvotes I receive are from people who don’t like the implications of what I’m saying but don’t have a pithy response.

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      Jokes aside, I think Frieza (at least the American VO version) was the first character that made me wonder about the gender norms forced upon us by the church. The voice and initial behavior was fairly feminine, but then it was supposed to be a male the whole time? Or maybe neither! I’m kinda glad they never really called it out. If they did, I missed it and wasn’t a serious part of the plot.

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        They’ve referred to Frieza as a “he” a few times in the English and original Japanese version.

        As well as the non cannon movie about his brother Cooler.

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    I have genitofemoral neuralgia. According to my neurologist, my pain most closely resembles severe period cramps, and occasionally will manifest akin to childbirth.

    Women are the stronger sex. Trust me.

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        I have heard that kidney stones are comparable to giving birth, by women who have experienced both.

        So I put it on the level of my buddy who keeps getting kidney stones by overindulging in mountain dew. He knows that enjoying too much mountain dew has periodic excruciatingly painful consequences, and yet in the moment another mountain dew sounds pretty good…

        I think it’s the years of raising an actual child that’s the real incentive to avoid having another one.

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      Since I’ve had my IUD it’s super sporadic and sometimes I kinda forget and then last week I wasn’t even up trying to pass meds or lift patients or anything I was literally just sitting suicide watch and just doubled over in the chair wondering if I was about to involuntarily expel my IUD, the world’s biggest shart, or both simultaneously. I wound up begging a coworker for a break and finding a bathroom off the unit to destroy.

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      Idk, I’ve had a vasectomy with no anesthesia.

      But, there’s really no standardized way to measure pain, so this conversation will always be moot.

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        Same here. They just did it in the office with a laser. Nothing in comparison. I have persistent lightning-like stabbing pain in one testicle. That’s what my neurologist likened to period cramps. It’s bananas that women can just go about their day in that condition. It’s way beyond distracting.

        When I move the wrong way, the pain floods my entire groin, to the point of complete disorientation, visual white out, profound ringing in my ears, and freezing cold rippling chills throughout my body. I’ve almost passed out on several occasions.

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          This is a great description of severe cramps. Please accept your honorary Period Enjoyer Certificate™ and also my condolences.

          Hopefully they come up with a solution for yours, because the solution for mine was an IUD and it sounds like that one won’t work for you.

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            It was initially caused by crossing my legs the wrong way and pushing back while sitting in an office chair. I was then misdiagnosed and had a surgery that compounded the problem with adhesions. It’s been a rough five years.

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      18 hours ago

      Why do you think he was so desperate to find him? Did you see any other clownfish throughout the movie?

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    The strongest MALE becomes female, to be clear.

    Anemonefish are protandrous sequential hermaphrodites, meaning they develop into males first, and when they mature, they become females. If the female anemonefish is removed from the group, such as by death, one of the largest and most dominant males becomes a female

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        I’m not sure but the part I’m still wondering is if you remove the female fish, and then some time later added it back does the second fish stop laying eggs and become the male again, or do they just fight to the death

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            An epic tale of a fish named Nemo finding out who they are, and then being forced back into a subservient masculine role. As a Broadway musical.

            A bit weird but id probably still watch it.

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              My less-than-normal thinking was Nemo’s mom left, another Clownfish became female, then Nemo’s mom returns and is like, “BITCH THIS MY HOOD.”

              That’s how Nemo lost their mom, she just wasn’t as tough as she thought.

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                My thinking is that the barracuda fish was Marlin’s actual wife. Marlin started cheating on her when his best friend Steve the clown fish became a she. The barracuda found him and this new clown fish lady together and entered a bloody rage. That’s my way-less-than-normal thinking.

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                  Since Steve got ripped to shreds, Marlin becomes female and they live happily ever after as wife and wife? So wholesome, I dig it.

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      Just read it myself and you’re right… OP doesn’t really lie but puts a certain spin on the facts in that title summary.