Lovely_sombrero [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 2 年前Even if you are very online and know what this is referencing, this is still a bad joke.imagemessage-square70 fedilinkarrow-up174file-text
arrow-up174imageEven if you are very online and know what this is referencing, this is still a bad joke.Lovely_sombrero [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 2 年前message-square70 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMindfury [he/him]hexbear29·2 年前which circles back to the implication that Bethany Mandel is an academic or is even smart - she's a dumbass fash column writer This is why the whole thing falls on its arse - because Mandel is a fucking brainlet and you can't suspend belief enough to think otherwise link
minus-squarehexaflexagonbear [he/him]hexbear11·2 年前But it's not saying that, the absurdity is imagining an academic who was dedicated to a single topic do what she did. It's calling her a pseudointellectual. link
which circles back to the implication that Bethany Mandel is an academic or is even smart - she's a dumbass fash column writer
This is why the whole thing falls on its arse - because Mandel is a fucking brainlet and you can't suspend belief enough to think otherwise
But it's not saying that, the absurdity is imagining an academic who was dedicated to a single topic do what she did. It's calling her a pseudointellectual.