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[–] paddirn 134 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The joke itself does a kind of bait & switch, it makes you think it’s going to be a trans joke, but then the last line sort of subverts expectations. The trans portion is necessary for the setup, as the punchline doesn’t make much sense without it, but it’s more a gender inequality joke.

[–] [email protected] 78 points 1 year ago
[–] BradleyUffner 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's almost like a garden path sentence.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A gender path sentence, if you will

[–] feedum_sneedson 9 points 1 year ago
[–] KreekyBonez 4 points 1 year ago

hot damn, that's a great term