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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] zazo@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Exactly? As in, I identify as gender fluid not because my gender defines me, but precisely because the binary "male" and "female" genders don't directly apply to my identity, so a new term that better aligns with how I feel is useful.

So if it's "silly" to "create" a "new" gender, what do you suggest as an alternative?

[–] el_abuelo@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hope this isn't an offensive question to ask - but what do you mean by "how I feel"?

Because, by example, I am a man. I know this because I have the reproductive organs of a man. I am "more manly" than some men, and "less manly" than some other men. But I am a man, regardless of how I feel, dress, act or look.

In my current understanding of gender, being gender fluid would require the hot swapping of your reproductive organs.

So - genuinely (if you want to...) - can you help me understand what you mean by what you said? Perhaps I can become less ignorant without exposing my ignorance to the real world.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago