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[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

I had a few dates with an asian woman in the US who called herself only half-sarcastically a "Twinkie," which the Internet told me was yellow on the outside and white on the inside. I laughed to be polite not knowing what she meant, but when I learned it made me feel racist by proxy.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Maybe she meant cream filled?

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 hours ago

what if that was her trying to hint at what she wanted, and they completely missed it