c/egg_irl@lemmy.blahaj.zone · TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 Sep 2026 04:36 egg🙃irl check post at origin
A principle of historical research: a timeline can impose structure on a mess of data and reveal the meaning.
2000s: A number of introvert boys with special interests assure you that Playing a Female Character in DnD is OK and Means Nothing.
2020s: Most of them are women now, Looking the Other Way when memes like this come up in the feed.