this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2025
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[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 34 points 2 months ago

Is it weird to make a "historians erase gay people in history" joke by erasing where some historian wrote "same sex couple" and changing it to "roommates"?

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I know the joke, but I really want to know what was the original term there?

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] glimse@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

No problem. Not much of a "hmm" with the actual words though lol

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 13 points 2 months ago

Wait, that's not the hieroglyph for room!

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Two men… who worked on nails. That alone…

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 months ago

You mean like carpenters?

[–] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

This is a good one