• GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    251·
    6 hours ago

    I used to work in a pizza place, and the head cook was from Mexico working on his citizenship. He helped me with my Spanish, and I’d help him with his English. One day, we discovered that jokes was a good way to discover any loss in translations, so jokes became our preferred method of conversation.

    One day he said he’s got a great joke, but he’s not sure if it’ll work in English, so he’s asks to tell me if it works. I tell him to hit me. The joke:

    A guy and his girlfriend have been together long enough to move in with each other. Being a new(ish) couple, they’re still pretty frisky. Every time they’re finished and basking in the after glow, she plays with his junk, just gently kneading the balls in their sack. After a few months, he asks her why does she always play with his balls afterwards. She looks him dead in the eye with a Mona Lisa smile, gently kisses his lips and whispers in his ear “because i miss mine.”

    He asked if the joke works in English. When i quit laughing, i said it does. That was 2006, and it’s still one of my favorite jokes to this day.

          • squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
            14·
            9 hours ago

            It’s not brain rot if the internet is an outlet where you can be who you truly are. It’s the rest of the world that is fucked for forcing people to hide their interests and identity.

            • EldenLord@lemmy.world
              3·
              2 hours ago

              True. If anyone in my social surroundings found out I like femboys and Tomboys they would be weirded out and shun me from their socials, I guess. The internalized shame is so strong, but why?

              • squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
                3·
                2 hours ago

                Yeah, internalized shame is a hell of a thing, but - at least in my view - it is good to realize that it is forced upon us and not something that comes from within ourselves. It is hard to unlearn, but very liberating to do so, even if the possibilities to live the way we want is limited.

                • EldenLord@lemmy.world
                  2·
                  2 hours ago

                  Well said, you sound like you are at peace with who you are. I hope and wish for you to be able to express yourself the way you want.

              • EldenLord@lemmy.world
                3·
                2 hours ago

                Real life is ruined by the blunt and ignorant people that spew hatred and division everywhere. Best to avoid them by having good friendships and using the internet as a substitute

      • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world
        5·
        5 hours ago

        I think boils down to “similar optics, different gender identity”, but I’m neither of these flavors so I really don’t know. But for this joke, I think either works.

        Calling for assistance: we need a ruling here. Halp.

      • photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        15·
        13 hours ago

        What makes you think there’s a trans girl involved? Could just be a femboy. Also, there’s nothing wrong with bi dudes liking trans girls.

        • Literal@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          111·
          8 hours ago

          Because the idea that a man attracted to trans women could not be straight is transphobic. Trans women are women and a man attracted to women can be straight regardless of whether they’re trans or cis.

          • EldenLord@lemmy.world
            3·
            2 hours ago

            I would argue that sexual attraction to a non-op trans woman involves attraction to male genitalia, which by definition and logic extend beyond the label “straight”. A different case would be a man attracted to masculine presenting women (tomboys), or post-op trans women, which would not rule out bisexuality, but be within the defining bounds of straightness.

            Because the visual overlap between non-op trans women and femboys is quite noteworthy, an umbrella term for attraction to both male and female identities such as “bisexual” is appropriate. Denying that is arguably Bi-erasure! I hope you understand my point.

          • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.world
            7·
            3 hours ago

            True, but if a guy doesn’t like male genitalia and the woman is non-op, well, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with him not wanting to have sex with her. That’s his preference and it’s valid.

            • Literal@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
              1·
              49 minutes ago

              Not sure what that has to do with what I said. I didn’t suggest anyone should be compelled to have sex with anyone…