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[–] its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works 89 points 1 week ago (24 children)

Yes this! I hate when people say biology supports their trans/homo/ect. phobia when in reality it absolutely does not

[–] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 49 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Transphobic people must really hate frogs.

[–] its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago

And many kinds of fish! Like clown fish : ]

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago

Which doesn't prove the above statement but it hints towards it.

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[–] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 19 points 1 week ago

It's 1st grade biology!

Yes, it is. Advertising the fact that you only know biology up to a 1st grade level is not the flex you think it is.

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[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 68 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Attention! Turn back. Going into these comments can bring you nothing of happiness. You can just look up the "tumblr reading comprehension" meme instead of needing to see the gory details of it in action.

[–] Soulg@ani.social 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

But comments like that are exactly why I'm here!

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 10 points 1 week ago

Haha fair enough, in that case you will find exactly what you're looking for.

[–] sulgoth@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

The warnings are clear but we choose to advance anyway.

[–] sporkler@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

This is not a place of honor. Nothing of value is here.

[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 48 points 1 week ago (5 children)
[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)
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[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 34 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The world is a wonderful place, and far too wide to need to conform to your pet theory.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I have a theory that you're all my pets. So you will conform, or you won't get a treat.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I would oppose this theory, but I want treats more.

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

Fish absolutely exist cladistically, OP just didn't want to admit they're a land dwelling fish. You believe the implications of cladistics or you don't, cowards.

I'd also argue it's relatively easy to separate fish-fish from land fish from land fish that became sea fish again to bully the fish fish.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Diogenes strips naked and does a cannonball into the pool

"Behold! A fish!"

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[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just gonna swing by and drop this little grenade:

If you believe "race doesn't exist", then this post also applies to you. If you can refer to different genders while also understanding that at the individual level definitions are fluid and blurry, then you can refer to different races while also understanding that at the individual level definitions are fluid and blurry.

[–] yunxiaoli@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Got it, fish are racist confirmed.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Of course some fish are racist, especially humans.

[–] EvilCartyen@feddit.dk 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Unfortunately I could still read this, needs more jpeg.

[–] GooberEar@lemmy.wtf 15 points 1 week ago

I try to tell folks all the time that biology is not as simplistic as they think. It's basically an endeavor of humans trying to make simplistic categories out of a naturally complicated clusterfuck. Some things defy labels, not everything fits into a nice, easy little box. Life is complicated. Get over it.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

We're all just collectively ignoring the biologist's username?

I mean they are definitely correct, but that name detracts from their credibility somewhat.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 20 points 1 week ago

That's a problem for the future society

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (5 children)

What's the worst an evil biologist can do? Dissect a frog, but with a frown?

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[–] ObsidianZed@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Bees are fish.

(in California)

[–] Whorehoarder@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 1 week ago (15 children)

Fish do not exist because of pedantic technicalities? Reality isn't real

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's more that biological classification is tricky and linear, and vertebrates went in and out of the ocean a few times

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[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Have you heard about birds?
It's worse.

[–] Rusty@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

Birds also don't exist, it's all government drones.

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[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (7 children)

This is like bemoaning the fact that doctors don't treat "the humors" anymore. We gained knowledge that invalidated what we thought we knew, so we've updated our understanding. Unless you're a taxonomical marine biologist, it's really very unimportant anyway, I wouldn't worry about it.

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[–] Derpenheim@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No no, it's that humans are technically in the fish group of evolution, even though it happened a LONG time ago. That's what they mean by "cladistically", there is no "clade" of fish. Look up "humans are hagfish by Clint's Reptiles". He explains it wonderfully

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

"Gender is absolutely the same way." - from How to Start a Vicious Online Argument

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[–] LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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