this post was submitted on 04 Dec 2023
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[–] CTDummy@lemm.ee 42 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Colour me surprised that friendzone memes are still a thing given the concept seems to be a 90% nice guy(TM) made concept.

[–] sus@programming.dev 32 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

looking at wikipedia it seems that there's even been research about the concept:

Binghamton University did a study on undergraduates from a midsize university in the northeastern United States. There were 562 participants with 305 identified as female and 257 as male. Of the 562 participants, 427 were exclusively heterosexual while 113 were not exclusively heterosexual. The participants were asked "Have you ever friend-zoned someone else?" and "Have you ever been friend-zoned?" The study found that 65.7% of exclusively heterosexual males have friend-zoned someone while 92.6% of exclusively heterosexual females have friend-zoned someone. The study also found that 75.2% of exclusively heterosexual males have been friend-zoned before while only 41.2% of exclusively heterosexual females have been friend-zoned before

unless the participants got severely misled about what the term means, I think this shows the idea is not going away any time soon

(also I just noticed, this was posted to an "antique memes" community)

[–] CTDummy@lemm.ee 11 points 7 months ago

That’s interesting that they actually did a study on it though I would point out that friendzoning someone and considering yourself friendzoned are different. Boy I didn’t even see the sub name so that’s on me.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 27 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Colour me surprised that friendzone memes are still a thing

I mean, this is antique memes roadshow.

[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz -3 points 7 months ago

There are some things that should be left to crumble into dust in an old cardboard box in the attic.

And then set on fire and thrown into a lake.

[–] guriinii@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Yeah, gives of incel vibes too.

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 36 points 7 months ago

conservatives think hymens be like

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Bedbugs are like "I don't get it."

[–] tquid@kbin.social 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Thank you for the comment that’s funnier than the post. You’re doing god’s work

[–] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

The real joke is in the comments.

[–] NinePeedles@sh.itjust.works 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Nothing a knife can't fix.

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 9 points 7 months ago

Whoa, whoa, whoa. I think he just meant murder dude.

[–] Classy@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago
[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

"It would be weird, you're like a brother to me" would probably be worse. I just picked it at random as an example.

[–] manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

this isn't antique, this is run of the mill current year misogynistic shit. the ig page is still posting shit like this regularly.

1/10 - delete this

[–] Saltblue@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Must be hard living so outraged all the time.

[–] Pilokyoma@mujico.org 1 points 7 months ago