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Once you see it you can't unsee it (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Also none of them have any legs...

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I feel juvenile now for remembering the male one by thinking that it looks like an abstract erect penis, lol

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Is that not what it is? I think the female symbol looks like abstract reproductive organs too.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago

Both symbols are actually the symbols Roman gods.

The shield and spear of Mars for the symbol of masculinity.

The mirror of Venus for the symbol of feminity.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It comes from Roman mythology, it was a symbol of Mars and is supposed to represent a spear and shield. I had to look up what the female symbol represents, allegedly it’s the hand mirror of Venus. I would bet it’s not a coincidence that they can be viewed as abstract genitals, though.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

I would wager the farm on that bet