It’s never not been embarrassing. As a Native American I get asked questions like “do you live in a teepee?” The portrayal by white Americans of their fellow citizens to the rest of the world has been a profound source of embarrassment for my entire life, just as one for instance.

The US has a long history of changing the names of things because “fuck you”, Mt McKinley is actually Denali for instance.

Yes, dammit! Even as a kid I was like wait if they can make Archimedes talk then why can’t they do something with the squirrel?

Patents in the US only last 20 years on stuff like this, the problem is that lawyers are crafty. So they will patent the formula and then 20 years later the delivery method or something like that. Thus preventing generics for longer than they should be able to.

Who do you think I am? You will need to take your beef up with Noah Webster or the Merriam brothers.

I said good day. Comprehend that.

My source is the dictionary…

And you’re telling me you’ve never heard of permafrost thawing? Or the weatherperson talking about the spring thaw?

Yes it is but I’m not here to correct your comprehension skills so good day.

If you aren’t going to read the comments you’re replying to I’m not going to help you.

If you have time to correct you have time to inspect, get back to fucking work.

That’s what I said…

You said no one will ever say it, I’m saying I’ve heard it. Any competent kitchen would honestly not stop to correct because they’re too fucking busy.

Just because you’ve never experienced it doesn’t mean it’s never happened.

Sure but in this case the meme isn’t specific, they could be talking about pasta sauce.

Solids are frozen already. Gallium melts in your hand, taking it from the freezer to the counter would do nothing. Thawing is specific to solids that contain liquids.

thaw /thô/ intransitive verb

1. To change from a frozen solid to a liquid by gradual warming

melt /mĕlt/ intransitive verb

1. To be changed from a solid to a liquid state especially by the application of heat.

???

I’m just seriously not understanding why hyperbole all of a sudden includes calling people “bitch“ or “asshole“ or using the word “Women“ as a pejorative. I’m honestly astonished how people have defended this. This has never been about malice, this has been about the fact that I said hey is it just me? and everybody decided to try mansplaining humor to me like I’m the weird one for thinking that calling my spouse or parents bitches isn’t banter. I’ve literally had people in this thread questioning my ability to hold a relationship over this. I don’t feel like I’m the one with the problem here honestly. I’m not the one who fucking hair triggered on somebody saying hey is it just me? And you at least have been a little calmer too but for real… this entire comment threat has been fucking insane.

I still feel like there’s a way to explain to somebody a thought process they might not have thought of without needlessly making it a gender thing. But again maybe it’s just me.

I’ve communicated no such thing. I stand by the only thing that I have said in this entire thread: using “Women” as a pejorative term is not required for a good natured ribbing. And I didn’t assume anything I asked if it bothered anybody else as much as it bothers me all you had to say is no it doesn’t bother me as much as it bothers you but you didn’t say that you’ve continued to try to equate it to using other pejorative terms. And I’m still not sure what that has to do with pointlessly gendering people or why you are now accusing me of exactly the kind of assuming you have been doing this whole thread.

You think my parents hurt me because I won’t pointlessly refer to them by their gender? What the fuck?