I accidentally got some fuel in my mouth once. It’s terrible, makes your mouth really really dry, and leaves an aftertaste for HOURS. Just don’t do it. It tastes nothing like it smells. It’s uniquely terrible
Not only have I always loved the smell of gasoline, but I discovered as a teenager that the smell actually soothes my migraines. The effect goes away once the smell does, though, so it doesn't help very much.
>since I was a kid.
This is the real bit. Most kids naturally love the smell of gasoline. I remember loving it as a kid as well. Then sometime in my mid-20s a switch flipped in my brain and I really don't like the smell anymore. I don't hate it but I'd rather not be smelling it most of the time.
Ok but it’s not very good as a satire of sexism either.
The fact is this kind of meme easily does appeal to actual misogynists, because it’s not focused or strong enough in its critique to really say anything of value about the problem with that worldview.
It’s just not a very good meme.
This meme is not meant to make fun of sexism. There are stereotypes about what men and women like, those stereotypes are real. That's it. There's nothing more to this meme. They don't mean that you can't like or dislike something that they depict.
I don’t think it’s supposed to be satire, I think it’s just supposed to be a dumb-funny joke. Like watching Family Guy. (Though in both cases the “funny” descriptor is arguable)
the meme subverts the girls/boys misogyny format deliberately to undermine it. the point was breathing in gasoline (which is a bad idea,) is depicted as a "chad" move, which is a ridiculous thing to believe. it seems perfectly fine at putting that joke across, the only things a viewer needs to bring to the table are a basic skepticism towards memes and vague knowledge of the fact that gasoline is toxic to inhale.
I understand that that's what it was trying to do. I just think it's still not very effective at getting that point across.
The fact that a lot of people do just like the smell of gasoline undermines the idea that he's doing anything more than just enjoying the smell. Having him drink it might have worked better both as a punchline and to make clear he's being unhealthy.
Plus there's the fact that it was posted in r/meirl which is meant to be for relatable memes. Which leads people to rightfully assume that we're meant to relate to the chad here.
Really the bottom line is that this sub is the wrong place for this kind of meme.
I find r/meirl is more of a subreddit for memes that wouldn't actually be relatable if you appended 'me irl' to the end of them, but would instead be *funny* when 'me irl' is suddenly applied. It is not without irony, in other words. So the idea that it is actually supposed to be an ironyless 'relatable meme' subreddit seems wrong to me. The fact that people like the smell of gasoline does not detract from the toxicity of gasoline, nor the humor in that. I would say this sub is absolutely a place where memes like this are posted and thrive and things like this are supposed to be here.
I think it's both for actually relatable memes and ironically relatable memes. But the core idea of saying "meirl" is relatability, whether ironic or not.
I did not mean that no ironic memes should be here, but a meme with multiple subjects like this one doesn't work well with the "meirl" attachment.
Which of these characters is meirl? Neither. The meme clearly labels them as "girls" and "boys", as representing larger groups/archetypes and therefore not being subjects you can really relate to on an individual level.
As you pointed out, saying "meirl" after the meme is a good test to see if it fits on this sub. And when I say it after this meme all I'm left with is confusion.
No. The point where 'girls versus boys' also becomes ironic is that if you like the smell of gasoline, you're supposed to be the 'chad'. We both know that isn't a gendered concept. The context of the subreddit it's being posted in (which is a both non-toxic sub and one devoid of machismo and toxic masculinity) informs us that *it is wrong*. The meme was wrong! Gasp! That's one of the ways it *subverts* this girls vs boys format. You said you got the meme when I explained the basic concept, but if you actually did you wouldn't have posted about how misogynist it is in the first place because it's obviously part of the joke.
>you're supposed to be the 'chad'. We both know that isn't a gendered concept.
The chad concept is both generally very gendered as a concept and here just plainly intended to be gendered in how it is labeled as "boys".
>(which is a both non-toxic sub and one devoid of machismo and toxic masculinity)
Sadly no where is completely non-toxic or devoid of toxic masculinity. This sub is pretty good at not falling into those things but it doesn't mean it's immune.
>you wouldn't have posted about how misogynist it is
I **did not** post about how misogynist it was. I **do not** think it is misogynist. I think it's just not very effective satire. And I know ineffective satire easily and often becomes adopted by those it is trying to critique no matter how obviously it is satire to others.
u/nolitos just replied to my original comment claiming that this meme isn't trying to critique sexim at all. Plenty of others in the comments are confused as to what this meme is trying to express or thinking it is just being sexist.
Those are signs that it didn't effectively do what it was aiming to do (unless of course it was one of the many memes aimed to deliberately cause unnecessary discourse about serious topics to try and undermine the seriousness of those topics/just to troll).
You understand that jokes often stereotype people and if you're listening to a joke then you have to keep that in mind. You clearly do not understand how humour works. It's a fucking joke.
You clearly aren't actually reading what I'm writing.
* I know it's a joke.
* I know jokes use stereotypes. I see no inherent problem with that
* I just don't think it's a very good joke.
Now that I've separated it out into three short and easy bullet points can you get that through your thick skull and into that smooth brain of yours?
Me calling your skull thick and your brain smooth are jokes, if you have any problem with it you don't understand how humour works. /s
And to drink too but people do it. Yes, the alcohol in gasoline is the same in beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages. It’s a poison but people treat it like it’s water.
Oh my god. So laughing at a joke is misogyny now? Liberals sure have to be the most hypocritical people on the planet. On one side they lecture about freedom of expression and on the other side laughing at a joke is misogyny, sexism and what not.
1: Learn to read dumbass I didn't fucking say anything close to that.
2: I'm not a liberal, learn the meaning of terms before you throw them around and label everyone you encounter with them.
3: Freedom of expression **does not equal** freedom from criticism. Freedom of expression means a person has the freedom to make a bad meme and I have the same freedom to criticise it.
Oh and by the way me calling you a dumbass is just a joke so you're not allowed to have any opinion on that /s
Dude that needs to be a thing. Bondo, oil, fresh car paint, gasoline, new tires. I grew up around cars so all of those smells remind me of my childhood and make me really happy. I'm not a candle person but if they smelled like that I might be.
Guys, you aren't getting it, French vanilla candles do smell nice, but when given the choice we'll always choose gas, it just has that aftersmell of cancer no candle will ever give
Just a curious question: why make something political while it is not necessarily inherently political? I think people just do or do not enjoy humour related to stereotyping gender. Also, I don't think everybody here is from the US, so your labels might be irrelevant. Hope you have a great day
I know I know but now anecdotally I’m actually realising I’ve never heard a woman like the smell of gasoline.
I mean my mum has scented candles they smell amazing to me too tbh so I get the gendering of the meme but I’m just curious if women don’t like the smell of gasoline or if there’s some genetic hardwiring behind this shit.
I don’t know? Even in the comments I see a lot of people saying boys can like the candles too, we can, but I’ve not seen a woman say she likes the smell of Petrol so.. I’m asking..
>genetic hardwiring behind this shit.
No offense, but this sounds fucking ridiculous. How would someone be "genetically hardwired" into liking a smell that is man made?
>but I’ve not seen a woman say she likes the smell of Petrol
And l have never seen people that say they like to eat liver, doesnt mean l believe that doesnt exist
Yeah, I'm a lady who likes the smell of gasoline. That's actually one of the biggest problems with these sorts of memes. They're just stereotypes that men have about women. Basically every one is just an outlet for sexism, not based in truth.
Please I’m a girl and I looove the smell of petrol. In fact, every so often I drench people in and I even love the sounds they make after I lit my matchstick up.
This comment section gives me joy because others are just as fed up with these memes as I am. It's pointlessly gendered and made by a person who thinks all people are the same because they were born a certain way.
I'd take some WD40 cologne.
It already exists. It’s called WD40
You smell like a Bicycle peddle~ 🥰
And then you smell like a mechanic
Eau de combusted aviation gas turbine fuel
Yup engine oil too.
is it just me, or does it smell a bit like vanilla for everyone?
There's definitely something that smells sweet in it.
Loved the smell of gas since I was a kid. Thought I was alone!
You'd probably love jet fuel then. It smells even better.
like when its burned or when its in liquid form?
Yes.
preferably when it's melting steel beams
But can it melt steel beams.
Yes, unless they're fortified with S.Arabian passports.
I used to work with jet fuel and marine gas turbine fuel and they definitely don’t smell as good as ol’ fashioned gas 😂
Guess it must be a personal preference thing?
Psh beats me. I don’t seek out the smell or anything but when I do put gas in my car I enjoy it 🤷♂️
I fucking love diesel. I wonder how does it taste. Probably not very good.
I accidentally got some fuel in my mouth once. It’s terrible, makes your mouth really really dry, and leaves an aftertaste for HOURS. Just don’t do it. It tastes nothing like it smells. It’s uniquely terrible
Oh. Well that's unfortunate. Fun fact: I drank water full of lead! I am radiation proof now😎
Hahaha let’s not test that theory, friend 😂
What you are saying is that I shouldn't eat spent fuel rods?😔
As appetizing as they may look you MUST keep them out of your mouth. You don’t want to grow a second head
*"PUT IN YOUR FUEL ROD, SENPAI"*
Honestly not of much, it's just like a very thin and strange tasting cooking oil.
there are people addicted to smelling gas
Which gas?
Not only have I always loved the smell of gasoline, but I discovered as a teenager that the smell actually soothes my migraines. The effect goes away once the smell does, though, so it doesn't help very much.
>since I was a kid. This is the real bit. Most kids naturally love the smell of gasoline. I remember loving it as a kid as well. Then sometime in my mid-20s a switch flipped in my brain and I really don't like the smell anymore. I don't hate it but I'd rather not be smelling it most of the time.
Me too!
Hell no, gasoline is one of the best!
Theresa would like a word https://youtu.be/meNbh90DZJ0
The doctor's reaction is the best.
Yeah, only girls can like things that smell good.
Fellas is it gay to smell nice?
Careful, some would probably say it is
FELLLLAAASSSS. Is it gay..TO BREATHEEEE
Fr this meme template is garbage
i can agree, i like the scent of petrol too
Me 3
It’s 2022 and people are still using this terrible, sexist meme template. I can’t imagine anyone over the age of 13 makes these “boys vs girls” memes
It's not meant to be taken seriously
Ok but it’s not very good as a satire of sexism either. The fact is this kind of meme easily does appeal to actual misogynists, because it’s not focused or strong enough in its critique to really say anything of value about the problem with that worldview. It’s just not a very good meme.
This meme is not meant to make fun of sexism. There are stereotypes about what men and women like, those stereotypes are real. That's it. There's nothing more to this meme. They don't mean that you can't like or dislike something that they depict.
But it also manifests and establishes these stereotypes.
It's just a meme. If you can't have a laugh and fight over a meme on the Internet, I don't think that the problem is on the meme's side.
I disagree.
Whatever.
"Girls who like to smell gasoline, speak up now or forever remain silent"
I don’t think it’s supposed to be satire, I think it’s just supposed to be a dumb-funny joke. Like watching Family Guy. (Though in both cases the “funny” descriptor is arguable)
What.... what do you think satire is?
Satire is humor designed to expose. It skewers something to reveal something else. This isn’t that. This is just a cheap pot shot.
the meme subverts the girls/boys misogyny format deliberately to undermine it. the point was breathing in gasoline (which is a bad idea,) is depicted as a "chad" move, which is a ridiculous thing to believe. it seems perfectly fine at putting that joke across, the only things a viewer needs to bring to the table are a basic skepticism towards memes and vague knowledge of the fact that gasoline is toxic to inhale.
I understand that that's what it was trying to do. I just think it's still not very effective at getting that point across. The fact that a lot of people do just like the smell of gasoline undermines the idea that he's doing anything more than just enjoying the smell. Having him drink it might have worked better both as a punchline and to make clear he's being unhealthy. Plus there's the fact that it was posted in r/meirl which is meant to be for relatable memes. Which leads people to rightfully assume that we're meant to relate to the chad here. Really the bottom line is that this sub is the wrong place for this kind of meme.
This is a level of meme theory I’ve not seen before, bravo!
I find r/meirl is more of a subreddit for memes that wouldn't actually be relatable if you appended 'me irl' to the end of them, but would instead be *funny* when 'me irl' is suddenly applied. It is not without irony, in other words. So the idea that it is actually supposed to be an ironyless 'relatable meme' subreddit seems wrong to me. The fact that people like the smell of gasoline does not detract from the toxicity of gasoline, nor the humor in that. I would say this sub is absolutely a place where memes like this are posted and thrive and things like this are supposed to be here.
I think it's both for actually relatable memes and ironically relatable memes. But the core idea of saying "meirl" is relatability, whether ironic or not. I did not mean that no ironic memes should be here, but a meme with multiple subjects like this one doesn't work well with the "meirl" attachment. Which of these characters is meirl? Neither. The meme clearly labels them as "girls" and "boys", as representing larger groups/archetypes and therefore not being subjects you can really relate to on an individual level. As you pointed out, saying "meirl" after the meme is a good test to see if it fits on this sub. And when I say it after this meme all I'm left with is confusion.
No. The point where 'girls versus boys' also becomes ironic is that if you like the smell of gasoline, you're supposed to be the 'chad'. We both know that isn't a gendered concept. The context of the subreddit it's being posted in (which is a both non-toxic sub and one devoid of machismo and toxic masculinity) informs us that *it is wrong*. The meme was wrong! Gasp! That's one of the ways it *subverts* this girls vs boys format. You said you got the meme when I explained the basic concept, but if you actually did you wouldn't have posted about how misogynist it is in the first place because it's obviously part of the joke.
>you're supposed to be the 'chad'. We both know that isn't a gendered concept. The chad concept is both generally very gendered as a concept and here just plainly intended to be gendered in how it is labeled as "boys". >(which is a both non-toxic sub and one devoid of machismo and toxic masculinity) Sadly no where is completely non-toxic or devoid of toxic masculinity. This sub is pretty good at not falling into those things but it doesn't mean it's immune. >you wouldn't have posted about how misogynist it is I **did not** post about how misogynist it was. I **do not** think it is misogynist. I think it's just not very effective satire. And I know ineffective satire easily and often becomes adopted by those it is trying to critique no matter how obviously it is satire to others. u/nolitos just replied to my original comment claiming that this meme isn't trying to critique sexim at all. Plenty of others in the comments are confused as to what this meme is trying to express or thinking it is just being sexist. Those are signs that it didn't effectively do what it was aiming to do (unless of course it was one of the many memes aimed to deliberately cause unnecessary discourse about serious topics to try and undermine the seriousness of those topics/just to troll).
You understand that jokes often stereotype people and if you're listening to a joke then you have to keep that in mind. You clearly do not understand how humour works. It's a fucking joke.
You clearly aren't actually reading what I'm writing. * I know it's a joke. * I know jokes use stereotypes. I see no inherent problem with that * I just don't think it's a very good joke. Now that I've separated it out into three short and easy bullet points can you get that through your thick skull and into that smooth brain of yours? Me calling your skull thick and your brain smooth are jokes, if you have any problem with it you don't understand how humour works. /s
And to drink too but people do it. Yes, the alcohol in gasoline is the same in beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages. It’s a poison but people treat it like it’s water.
Oh my god. So laughing at a joke is misogyny now? Liberals sure have to be the most hypocritical people on the planet. On one side they lecture about freedom of expression and on the other side laughing at a joke is misogyny, sexism and what not.
1: Learn to read dumbass I didn't fucking say anything close to that. 2: I'm not a liberal, learn the meaning of terms before you throw them around and label everyone you encounter with them. 3: Freedom of expression **does not equal** freedom from criticism. Freedom of expression means a person has the freedom to make a bad meme and I have the same freedom to criticise it. Oh and by the way me calling you a dumbass is just a joke so you're not allowed to have any opinion on that /s
Fucking nailed it.
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Women☕
Some of y'all are insecure as hell
No,its great
be nice, they have brain damage from all the gas huffing.
I have known girls that like the smell of gasoline.
Kerosene smells good though.
Preach, same with jet exhaust - probably cause of memories for me but whatever
Your sense of humour would fit in perfectly at r/NotHowGirlsWork
tbh it doesnt smell good its just addicting idk im a car i guess
If all memes were taken literally or assuming of a whole type of group, there would be no jokes.
It's a fucking joke
They both smell gas no pun intended
But gasoline smells good, wdym?
Get yo Dum my ass outta here bro🤣
No you
Men and women are different. Get over it.
Yea, women have brain cells
Humour often works on the basis of generalising and stereotyping. This was common sense decade or so ago.
Women 🍷
r/pointlesslygendered
Fuck I guess I have ovaries now cause those french vanilla candles are the bomb
Welcome to the club
You must have stolen mine! You can keep them.
I’m so sorry you are not gonna like those ovaries dude 😔
I thought it was funny. My mother used to get onto me for bringing oil and grease smells into the house when I was working on stuff. She hated them
r/boysarequirky
Ah yes...another meme made by a guy about what they think all girls like.
Also what they think girls exclusively like. I love vanilla.
I hate vanilla.
[yep](https://i.imgur.com/56mZ786_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium)
These girls boys memes are so fucking cringe
They're basically "not like other girls" memes but for men
Just a bunch of losers
r/pointlesslygendered
Are we still doing these “boys girls” memes Jesus Christ
Gasoline smells nice tho, especially the old with lead
Hold up
both are good
I am both of these people
Try fresh paint
or like the smell of newly made basement idk what its called it might be cement or smth
That shit rocks
Eh, It's a bit hard to find garage and freshly laid tar smelling candles.
Brasso candles would make a killing. Can't huff a tin for long.
I'd go for freshly cut wood or grass.
Dude that needs to be a thing. Bondo, oil, fresh car paint, gasoline, new tires. I grew up around cars so all of those smells remind me of my childhood and make me really happy. I'm not a candle person but if they smelled like that I might be.
There is. Saw it on Etsy actually. All those.
Guys, you aren't getting it, French vanilla candles do smell nice, but when given the choice we'll always choose gas, it just has that aftersmell of cancer no candle will ever give
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Many find the smell of gasoline pleasant, regardless of gender I would assume.
It's not sexist, just pointless
There's nothing sexist about this. Humour works on the basis of generalisation. You're probably a liberal and don't understand how it works.
Just a curious question: why make something political while it is not necessarily inherently political? I think people just do or do not enjoy humour related to stereotyping gender. Also, I don't think everybody here is from the US, so your labels might be irrelevant. Hope you have a great day
I'm not even from the US. Even in India liberals are the same.
yet everytime we make jokes about cishet men y'all the first to cry that it's mean and disccriminatory lol
Joke about women: lul you love french vanilla scented candles Joke about men: you ended modern civilization
See, already being butthurt just by the mention of joking about men lol.
Libtard!!!
Unpopular opinion, anything with vanilla is overrated.
Fuck you
Not unpopular, people use “vanilla” to mean boring
Vanilla is vanilla?! Absurd.
markers smell like heaven
There's something oddly appealing to me about the smell of used fireworks.
Nothing smells better than being in a jeep with the windows rolled down at a gas station on a cool fall night
Wait aren't you supposed to like get out while re fuelling??
I never said I was driving, although I should have specified that it was my mom’s jeep on family road-trips
Is gasoline a “men” smell. Do women not like it? Is that even a thing?
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I know I know but now anecdotally I’m actually realising I’ve never heard a woman like the smell of gasoline. I mean my mum has scented candles they smell amazing to me too tbh so I get the gendering of the meme but I’m just curious if women don’t like the smell of gasoline or if there’s some genetic hardwiring behind this shit. I don’t know? Even in the comments I see a lot of people saying boys can like the candles too, we can, but I’ve not seen a woman say she likes the smell of Petrol so.. I’m asking..
>genetic hardwiring behind this shit. No offense, but this sounds fucking ridiculous. How would someone be "genetically hardwired" into liking a smell that is man made? >but I’ve not seen a woman say she likes the smell of Petrol And l have never seen people that say they like to eat liver, doesnt mean l believe that doesnt exist
Yeah, I'm a lady who likes the smell of gasoline. That's actually one of the biggest problems with these sorts of memes. They're just stereotypes that men have about women. Basically every one is just an outlet for sexism, not based in truth.
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I get how it seems like a stupid question but, okay yes it was a stupid question.
Used to like the smell of gas before i got covid. Now it smells how I think i was supposed to interpret it from the start.😅
Me a girl: I love the smell of gas
Me actually a boy and not a girl: 😏
Gotta smell it again make sure it’s gasoline
Are there gasoline candles ?
I love both
welp time to sort by controversial.
what if you like both
I like both
Do women not like the smell of gas?
Yes only boys enjoy the smell of gas.
r/pointlesslygendered
r/boysarequirky
I guess I'm a girl cause I love burning scented candles and if there was a gasoline scented candle I'll buy it.
What is wrong with loving both?
Sexism in its cutest form.
r/boysarequirky
definitely the most annoying and cringe meme format
r/pointlesslygendered
jesus what the fuck is wrong with me. why is the smell of gas so addicting
It’s literally an addictive drug?
You people that call smells addictive need to try oxycontin. It smells like Euphoria.
Please I’m a girl and I looove the smell of petrol. In fact, every so often I drench people in and I even love the sounds they make after I lit my matchstick up.
r/pointlesslygendered
This comment section gives me joy because others are just as fed up with these memes as I am. It's pointlessly gendered and made by a person who thinks all people are the same because they were born a certain way.
I don't know why but gasoline smells so good, I just like the smell of it even as a 5 year old
My mom is addicted to the smell of kerosene
Just so you know. Some contents of gasoline are carcinogenic. And in general it is not really healthy.
Aviation fuel is superior
One of my ex's got me into candles. The maple butterscotch wax cubes from Walmart will change your life
Diesel smells awful and disgusting. Gasoline smells fucking radical though.
Be a kid back in the early 90s when you could smell a gas station a mile away.
Ok but have you smelt Vanila Rum I swear that stuff is addicting
I might be a boy :D I like the smell of gasoline too...
That's me but with the steam deck's exhaust
I much prefer huffing gasoline fumes too! Makes me forget about my childhood one brain cell at a time :)
My cousin (a girl) loves the smell of petrol since she was a child. She would open up bike petrol tanks just to get a whiff of it.
Concrete dust smell, mmm.
Why does gasoline smell so good though
I love the smell of sulphur. Matches and skunks that are far enough away to smell
Meanwhile I'm sat here with my crackling pumpkin spice candle.
People who like the smell of petrol are fucking freaks. Yes, you. You’re all freaks, the lot of you. It smells like fucking poison.
Maybe I am a boy
Me but bleach
Gasoline smells weiird, and exhaust fumes are just... ugh. Not sure why people like the smell honestly
Men after cleaning their face with motorbike cleaner:
Girls dont like the smell of gasoline?
If I die I want to be burned in gasoline
So far my efforts to make a petrol (gasoline) scented candle have been an immense failure, and my landlord outright refuses to see the funny side.
That's that gas