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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] [email protected] 99 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Ok, as a man, I can see that these are two different hairstyles. Visually, it's obviously the same person but with slightly different configurations of hair. Where I'm lost is that this meme seems to imply that one is better than the other. Which is the superior look? I don't know. That doesn't mean I cannot differentiate between the two, it means I am out of touch with whatever is stylish at the moment. There's nothing objectively more or less beautiful in these photos. Maybe one style is easier to maintain, and the difference is supposed to sugest that one of them takes better care of their hair? Or maybe they are too fussy and vain to a fault? This is specialized knowledge that can only be shared via communication. You cannot discover it on your own like some scientific truth. You must learn it from someone else who knows.

The people who are snarky about people not knowing something like this are the worst sort of snobs. Not only are they mocking people who haven't been included in the secret, they are wasting an opportunity to share knowledge to do it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

My interpretation was that people are just paranoid and that nobody is cheating since I would agree that it's almost certainly the same person.

[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 week ago (2 children)

My read of the meme was that the similarity is the point. "You vs the girl he cheats with", if one was significantly more attractive than the other would probably imply that it's the woman's fault for not being more attractive. But by showing them both basically the same, the message is "if he's a cheater, he's gonna cheat, no matter what you do. It's on him."

But maybe I'm putting too much thought into it.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's an interesting take. So basically a cheater isn't being drawn into anything because of a specific desirable trait that you lack, it's just that he's a piece of shit who wants to cheat.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Yeah... But brain rot will have you believe if they cheat, you need to attack the person they cheated on you with.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Yes the point is that they're similar, but with the added layer that you're supposed to prefer the left because it looks more natural whereas the right looks like they tried too hard to achieve the same look and failed.

[–] undefinedValue 26 points 1 week ago

Hah, this guy doesn’t get it

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

The only people paying attention to nuanced differences in women's hairstyles are other women. Most men wouldn't notice a minor difference like this lol. I've joked about this with my wife before. Only other women pay attention to women's outfits and hair. Men don't notice or care. We're interested in other things lol.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My wife gets mad at me when she asks my opinion between different shoes. "Which ones are more comfortable?" They both look great, but we're going to be standing and walking a lot.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Haha yea. Same. She'll show me 2 pairs of shoes that look almost exactly the same and demand that I choose haha. But to be fair, there are plenty of things I show her that she doesn't give a shit about. So at least it's equal on that front :-P.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Only woman care about woman's styles and only men compliment men at the gym.

It's a crule world

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

It's like that study that showed that the size of men's pecs are of interest to other men, women don't really look at them as indicators of attractiveness

#notallwomen sweeping generalisation etc etc

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

We're interested in other things.

Like tits.

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[–] [email protected] 87 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I am a biological woman. I identify as such. I don't know what the same person plus 30+ minutes with a curling iron has to do with cheating. Effort? Vanity? This is far, far beyond me somehow. I am also very old so there's that.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I think you helped me crack it, i think it's saying that the person who looks like you but puts in more effort to their appearance on the regular is more attractive. That makes sense to me, and would be true in the main for most people, it's one of the most common things said to people who are struggling to find partners.

You could take negative connotations from that about that person being vain but really it should be on the cheater for being a fucking cheater.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I am a biological woman. I identify as such.

Do you mean a cis woman?

Or are you trying to separate yourself from robot women?

[–] anzo 2 points 5 days ago

Good take. Jokes aside, to me it only sounded like a terf or an ignorant. All women are women. Plus, the detail didn't add to what they said in the next sentences..

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

That's good enough for me. Congrats!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I assume she meant exactly what she said.

[–] owsei 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

oh, no, a lot of pesticides are involved

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I suspect the hidden meaning is that guys apparently cheat on people who are fundamentally no different to the person they're cheating on.

The implication being that guys cheat for the sake of it, rather than because there's a difference in the person they're with.

For clarity, I'm not saying I believe any of that. I think it sounds like utter nonsense. No doubt it's true for some people, but I think applying it to a wider group isn't very reasonable.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Well, people do tend to have a type, right?

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

the actual answer is that the curls are brushed which is essentially a minor thing that make some people feel like they're better than others, hence why the unbrushed version is the version that the guy would cheat on (worse) and the main girl is "better"

the different ideas in the comments are KILLING me though. I think the 'tight curls = tight grip on dick' theory is the funniest one

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

I'm pretty sure the actual answer is that they're virtually the same hairstyle. Cheaters gonna cheat.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I got the idea that the woman on the left took a little more care in her personal appearance and the one on the right was a little more trashy, which made this song pop in my head.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What in the Victorian over complicated aristocracy social rules is this bullshit?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I feel like it doesn't mean anything, it's just trolling.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago

No clue.
But it looks better on the left imo.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My guess: Guys don't give a fuck about who looks better. They will cheat on you with anyone, even if there is no perceivable difference between you and who they are cheating with. The point of cheating is to cheat.

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[–] ICastFist 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I won't even pretend I know where to begin. Same girl, different hairstyle, that's all I can gather, no clue on possible hidden meanings

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Maybe it's boys cheat with women similar to their actual girlfriend?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

That actually sounds logical.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

I'm a woman and I don't understand this My immediate thought is something about the tighter curls on the right implying she has a tighter grip on his dick

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I think it's the tightness of the curls

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's the same person at different stages of styling. They're both the same level of artificial/natural, however you measure that.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm betting that in the image on the right she's wearing hair extensions.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

There does seem to be a lot of hushed discussion about hair extensions.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

He will cheat with a cheaper-looking, tackier wannabe of the girlfriend/spouse.

The cheaper tackier girl had to try emulate the look of the original in order to attempt to be on the same league, which she’s never be.

Since he’s not cheating with a "better version" of yourself, it’s a bit reassuring for a woman’s ego; it’s just "sex" and he’s not gonna leave you for that slut.

The man’s still a stupid idiot for cheating though.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

My take on this is that Jaz k is gaslighting all of us.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I dunno anything about styling longer hair, but I'm going to guess that the tighter curls on the right look less messy. But it does seem like a pretty toxic attitude displayed.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

I'm not gay and I do see a slight difference between the two, but the difference is pretty minimal IMHO. What this person sees, I have no clue. It's significant for them, though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Looks like natural curl pattern vs manually hand twisted curls maybe?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is it something about hair extensions?

I don't know what the implications of hair extensions would be.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The curls on the left look natural and fluffed up, the curls on the right look stiff and like they were done in a hurry.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I assumed that "he" is cheating on his partner with this girl. Like, it's the same person, because this is the person he's having an affair with.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

The joke is for the in group and we're not in it.

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