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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 70 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

I don't get it. Please explain. All I see is just four panels of a woman standing there. What's the joke?

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 35 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Honestly it's so contextual I don't think a single person seeing this would read it the exact same way same way in terms of determining motivation and meaning.

Does OP think guns can't be self defense tools? Are they implying they want to use it offensively instead? What does the original author intend?

Is it just about a trans person challenging their previously held beliefs?

[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 31 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

She sees the sign
She considers the training
She comes to her senses and realizes what a bad idea owning a gun would be
She feels bad for having considered it

It's one of those common human reaction things, Oh yeah, I have done that.

[–] oplkill@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
  1. She can't have it, because guns banned for transgenders
[–] maximumbird@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Pretty sure that transgender folks are still people and therefore are governed and given rights (including the second amendment) by the constitution.

Fucking nuts how the constitution applies to everyone in the U.S. huh?

[–] janNatan@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Which rock you been living under? The current administration is itching to ban trans people from owning guns.

https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-ban-trans-gun-owners-trump-e05b489ad64b80af31e376d6d3ef7dfd

[–] maximumbird@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Completely aware. I thought someone was agreeing with it, so I felt the need to defend.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The joke is that they will be banned. Once the government declares transexuals as mentally ill, no guns. Watch. Money says the next Form 4473 asks the question.

[–] maximumbird@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

My apologies, I got defensive

Thought you were defending the idea.

Thanks for being nice cause it would have been easy to be rude to me back

[–] JandroDelSol@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

for now lol, republicans are trying to get transgenderism to be legally a terrorist organization or mental illness

[–] JandroDelSol@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Why would it be bad? The right wing wants trans people dead, we need to defend ourselves

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I don't want people carrying guns on the street. But I want even less to be the only one without a gun in the street.

Luckily, I live in a country with proper gun control.

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah no idea

Must be something I'm to Australian for

[–] Joelk111@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I'm American and haven't the foggiest. She realizes something in the third panel, but I'm not sure what that is.

[–] UntitledQuitting@reddthat.com 9 points 2 weeks ago

does it have something to do with the initialism of the poster being "DHT"? the person is wear a trans flag and from the little I know DHT is used in transitioning ftm.