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[-] realitista@lemmus.org 51 points 2 months ago

Not to be "that guy" but I think they are mixing their metaphors here. "Biological weapon" is the comparison they're making, not "biological war" which isn't something I think exists,

So examples like "chemical woman", "woman of mass destruction" work, whereas "total woman" or "guerrilla woman" do not.

[-] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 53 points 2 months ago

I was thinking "biological warfare". Which still doesn't fit all the references, but I'll write it off as "artistic liberty"

[-] Klear@quokk.au 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

But that would imply scientific liberty, engineering liberty and, worst of all, AI slop liberty.

[-] realitista@lemmus.org 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Warfare of attrition? Warfare of mass distruction? There are, I guess, ways to say those things properly, but these aren't them.

[-] atopi@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago

those are said by other people though

[-] protist@retrofed.com 14 points 2 months ago

I assumed it was "warfare," and for that every example works

[-] realitista@lemmus.org 1 points 2 months ago

Warfare of attrition? Warfare of mass distruction? There are, I guess, ways to say those things properly, but these aren't them.

[-] protist@retrofed.com 2 points 2 months ago

I suppose I was talking about the tweet and not the response to the tweet

[-] ieGod@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 months ago

Ah, a shit post enjoyer of refined taste I see.

[-] silver@das-eck.haus 4 points 2 months ago

It's warfare. The only one that doesn't fit is "of mass destruction"

[-] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago

I dunno, referring to somebody as a "total weapon" is very valid here

[-] Flyberius@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
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