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Comment by ahartmetz

14 hours ago

Look again at the xkcd comic (I did before posting the comment). The sandwich-making person is not obviously female, in fact he(?) looks rather male according to xkcd convention.

"make me a sandwich" has been a saying to dismiss women for decades before the xkcd comic existed.

  • Context always matters. Phrases can also be normalized through everyday use without the negative connections.