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[–] Triumph@fedia.io 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Don't the traditionally racist depictions of Jews also include large ears?

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

There's a whole myth thing about the wandering jew that pops up a lot in media....

But "inch plant" is the preferred nomenclature for tradescandia.

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I think so. But these are two different species, one is a flower the other is a mushroom

[–] Acinonyx@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Plum@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Fungi aren't flowers in the same way that human beings aren't flowers.

[–] Acinonyx@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 3 weeks ago

human beings aren't flowers

not with that mindset