• jonathan7luke@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    How is that defeatist or a negative reflection on the speaker? My girlfriend says it from time to time and it’s never made me think less of her. She’s great at math and very financially responsible, she just says it to be funny sometimes.

      • stevestevesteve@lemmy.world
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        2 days ago

        The host literally hears “girl math” and replies “this is not a joke!” - showing that he, as well as the vast majority of people who have heard the phrase, knows that it’s an inherently and intentionally unserious way of looking at financial decisions.

        Nobody in that clip is SERIOUSLY thinking their “girl math” is correct. They’re using it as humor to cope with feeling overwhelmed.

        It’s not being used in a serious context.