r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Apr 24 '26

Meme needing explanation Lois?

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u/Dr-Assbeard Apr 24 '26

Chris here, the joke is sexism, she doesn't expect a man to be present and supportive durig childbirth

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u/Dr-Assbeard Apr 24 '26

Does that mean a cop who racially profiles is okay because he knows his job better than you and see people of whatever race do8ng crime during his shift?

If no then why the fuck is it okay for a nurse to do so?

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u/SeanTCU Apr 24 '26

Do you think the one and only problem with racial profiling by the police is that they experience mild surprise when they see a black person following the law?

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u/plantang Apr 24 '26

Lowering the stakes doesn't improve the logic

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u/Dr-Assbeard Apr 24 '26

No absolutely not

Do you think the largest problem with sexism is suprise that a man is a caring husband?

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u/SeanTCU Apr 24 '26

tbh I think the biggest problem with sexism is the inability of some men to empathise with women in any way and their propensity towards self-victimisation at the first hint of criticism.

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u/Dr-Assbeard Apr 24 '26

You think that is the biggest problem with sexism? Not the executions i places like Iran and Saudi arabia, not the removal of abortion rights spreading in the western world? Thats a wold take but okay

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u/SeanTCU Apr 24 '26

I'd argue that I'm describing the cause and you the effects.

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u/NUKE---THE---WHALES Apr 24 '26

the inability of some men to empathise with women

Thats a two way street, because i know for a fact that most women wouldnt want to be stereotyped like OOP did

The lack of empathy from OOP is not going to generate any empathy, I can promise you that

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u/SeanTCU Apr 24 '26

I hope you can take this as geniune advice and not just an attempt to win an argument, because its something I had to learn the hard way and doing so basically saved my life.

You'll never understand the true value of empathy until you can stop thinking of it as transactional. The more of it you can give away, the more you'll learn to reflect it back onto yourself, and that can cause miracles for your self worth.