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  • Meron35@lemmy.worldtoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldYAAAAS queen!
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    16 days ago

    This overlooks the queer history behind Queen. Using the term Queen was historically a perojative against men who were not masculine enough. Its use as a compliment is therefore more accurately described as a reclamation of a homophobic/misyginisric slur, rather than the ad hoc application of royal titles.

    The term King does not have this history.







  • Physical Vs chemical changes.

    It was typically taught that physical changes are differentiated from chemical changes because they could be “undone” or that they had “no chemical reaction.” Which was very confusing, because you can’t uncut paper, and dissolving stuff in water clearly results in different chemicals being produced, yet both were examples of physical changes (actually the latter is sometimes taught as a chemical change). Furthermore, most chemical changes are actually reversible.

    It has since been recognised that this classification is BS, and most changes actually exist on a continuum.