submitted by neuroticdragon [head of a corgi on alternating pink and blue background, text above reads “men are oppressed too!”, bottom text reads “Laughs hysterically”] Is it okay to use the word “hysterically” considering it comes from “hytera” meaning “uterus” in Greek? I personally am not sure if the word itself is offensive anymore, though it is used more often on women than men for known historical reasons (ie. hysteria). I do see it being used to describe men though. So i’m really not sure. What do my followers think?

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[head of a corgi on alternating pink and blue background, text above reads “men are oppressed too!”, bottom text reads “Laughs hysterically”]

Is it okay to use the word “hysterically” considering it comes from “hytera” meaning “uterus” in Greek?

I personally am not sure if the word itself is offensive anymore, though it is used more often on women than men for known historical reasons (ie. hysteria). I do see it being used to describe men though. So i’m really not sure. What do my followers think?

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    agreed with the meme and I don’t think it’s offensive anymore. Except if a man starts using it all the time to describe...
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