Original post: coolmathgam.es (Mastodon)

erin, witch of dumb (@erin@coolmathgam.es): "it's homophobic that i can't run 3 esim profiles on my phone at the same time".

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[–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)
  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Maybe she meant hobophobic.
    Because hobos travel a lot and would certainly benefit of multiple SIMs to avoid roaming costs.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Nah they just sound similar, it's homophonic.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    But, now in earnest: Is there a homophone in there that I am perhaps missing as a non-native speaker? Because I don't see any and may not entirely get the joke..

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    In case you are asking about the original post and not the follow up joke, its a reference to western gay culture, which may be a bit difficult to explain, as there's a few layers to it.

    • there's a lot of code switching (essentially changing outward personality) between your friends, close friends, gay friends, family, etc, depending on what they are comfortable with/how uncomfortable you want to make them. Having multiple phone numbers would be a way of separating the way of speaking based on what number you are texting from
    • multiple phone numbers is also a good way of separating you personal/work/sexual contacts
    • there is also a culture of both blocking your flings on all social media/texting/etc, but then making alt accounts to stalk them/check up on how their lives are going. Having multiple phone numbers could help with authenticating those alt accounts, and also gives you a way of bypassing their blocks on you for either harassment or apologies, or even just to ask for a night out with them (even if its specifically to spite a 3rd party, and not because you wish to make up with the person you blocked)
    • 'X thing is homophobic because it inconveniences my gay ass in this moment' is a popular meme (as pointed out by my spouse)
    • probably another layer I am too autistic/not enough in the community to get
    • honestly, my first few points are probably very much over thinking it
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