Thread:Miststream/@comment-35882803-20180623002046

Just because unlike you, I was not born in this decade, does not mean I do not have an extensive understanding of modern popular culture. Do you even know where the term 'meme' originated from? Richard Dawkins, look him up. Also, the terms 'boy, bro and dude' are not gender-neutral; yes, there are some instances in which they are applied to females (usually in a satrical manner) but one cannot deny that the origins of these terms which date back to a historic era with only two genders, are male-centric and male-normative. Yes, that's right, back when everything was BINARY. (and I don't mean the 0's and 1's that are allowing us to communicate right now).

To reinforce the trope associated with modern day internet-intellectuals, I will quote Google and Wikipedia to prove my point.

Boi- derives from Boy- The word "boy" comes from Middle English boi, boye ("boy, servant"), related to other Germanic words for boy, namely East Frisian boi ("boy, young man") and West Frisian boai ("boy")

Dude- Dude is American English slang for an individual, typically male.[1]  From the 1870s to the 1960s, dude primarily meant a person who dressed in an extremely fashionable manner [...]       (the rest is not really relevant)

Bro (subculture)-



Bros may wear sweatpants in public

Bro is a male youth subculture of "conventional guys' guys" who spend time partying in ways similar to each other

Anyways, I hope you can find the common variable between all three of these definitions. Not sure why you attacked me in the chatroom in such a passive aggressive manner; up until that point, I was quite enjoying talking with you, even if you were incapable of distinguishing the multiple definitions of the word 'concious' given context. I know what you're probably thinking... 'these three words I just defined probably also have varying definitions, right?' Yes and no... the truth is that even though what they mean exactly is very much in contention, they are all unified by one common variable... being that they are typically associated with males.  