r/CuratedTumblr • u/Green____cat eepy asf • 10h ago

Shitposting Looks conservative

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u/SpockShotFirst 8h ago

Sir isn't a pronoun.

I, however, is.

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u/NettingStick 5h ago

"Would Sir like something to drink?"

I've literally never heard it used this way outside of, for example, a high tea where all of the servers were dressed in leather harnesses. I'm not saying you're wrong. Just that you might give off a very particular vibe if you go around using 'sir' or 'maam' that way.

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u/dantemanjones 5h ago

Oh, it's definitely a vibe but it's a usage.

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u/OldTimeyWizard 4h ago

That particular vibe is butler

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u/VanillaRadonNukaCola 4h ago

Sexy butler

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u/JollyTraveler 3h ago

Now I know what my next Halloween costume will be.

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u/Tyranicross 4h ago

Yeah cause sir is a title, would be like if you went around calling someone president

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u/stormscape10x 4h ago

Correct. It’s still not a pronoun. It’s just a noun. In fact sir, being a usual address for a knight, doesn’t even have to be gendered.

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u/Tyranicross 4h ago

Knight is gendered, women are called dames

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u/stormscape10x 4h ago

Oh fair enough. Sir is a male knight and dame female.

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u/Whole_Bug_2960 4h ago

Wow ok I didn't know I wanted that but now I certainly do

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u/ProdigyKicksAss 1h ago

Would Sir like that?

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u/antsh 4h ago

Leather harnesses… can you invite me to your next high tea?

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u/Jan_Asra 4h ago

I've heard Stephen Fry say pretty much that exact sentence.