The Church numerals are a representation of the natural numbers using lambda notation. The method is named for Alonzo Church, who first encoded data in the lambda calculus this way.
He doesn't need to be an idiot to be lacking education. Knowing the name of the system is not necessary to use it. Yet this basic knowledge taught to small children hasn't reach him. In such context, he's not at fault but the teaching system.
Oh, it very probably did get told to him at some point. But like the majority of people here, he's forgotten it as one of those "useless" pieces of knowledge that got taught to you that y'all bitch about.
Unless it's something you need to know regularly, you will forget it.
The joke is that we use arabic numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) but many people don't know that those numbers are called "arabic numbers" and so racist people think It's outrageous that these 'foreign' things are being taught.
I went throught the US School system in 2 blue cities and the term "Arabic Numerals" were never once uttered in any of my classes.
My dad always told me these are called Arabic Numerals... and he did not go through the US Education system (went to school in a different country)... so... take that how you will...
That article is serious. Well I guess it makes sense - since the whole joke here is practically based on the fact that many people are too dumb to understand it. But they actually contacted Mamdani to make sure! Doubly hilarious.
Wouldn't be surprised if it happened. They already say no to metric, then why use logic with number and just go for 1000+(1000-100) +50+10+10+10+5+1 to write the year 1986, but instead of Arabic numbers they use letters so it's MCMLXXXVI. I mean, it's not as bad as Danish but it's somewhat as overly complicated as French.
The joke is that to be offended by that statement you have to be both racist and an idiot, which is a criteria that many Americans can satisfy in spades
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A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 150 pts · 291d
Shakira law is imminent!
JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 78 pts · 291d
Rule 1: The hips do not lie
i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 26 pts · 290d
Ooh, baby, when you talk like that...
not_me@piefed.social · 15 pts · 291d
foodandart@lemmy.zip · 97 pts · 291d
OMG! My husband just told me a few minutes ago that people are het up over the notion that their kids are going to be taught Arabic numerals.
I'm like.. "Really? No.. is this.. you mean online or at work?"
"Work."
Facepalm.
I told him if they say anything again, to ask them if they believe Roman numerals would be a better option to do math with.
(Gah, the MAGA people are fucking stupid.)
merde@sh.itjust.works · 70 pts · 291d
Are MAGA alright with the Latin alphabet?
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 54 pts · 291d
You mean, like, Mexican?
merde@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 291d
are you playing the game or are you getting played?
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 290d
talk to them in a latin tongue.
Hope@lemmy.world · 55 pts · 291d
We're a good Christian nation! Our children should only be learning Church numerals!
idegenszavak@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 290d
True disciplines only use Cistercian numerals!
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 15 pts · 290d
Impressive.
nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl · 4 pts · 290d
^ This thread right here, officer.
idegenszavak@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 290d
snoons@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 290d
...go on
idegenszavak@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 290d
cypherpunks@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 290d
because they said cis?
Dasus@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 291d
So its like a Page Rating?
myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip · 39 pts · 290d
Had my republican friend mention this one. He’s not an idiot either. Had to explain what Arabic numbers are.
Stamau123@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 290d
Hmmmm
mushroomman_toad@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 290d
Eh, don't insult people if they're willing to learn.
4am@lemmy.zip · 24 pts · 290d
I’d hate to meet a chud who is considered an idiot if that’s what passes for a smart one
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 4 pts · 290d
Go to the White House, you'd hate it a lot.
pseudo@jlai.lu · 4 pts · 290d
He doesn't need to be an idiot to be lacking education. Knowing the name of the system is not necessary to use it. Yet this basic knowledge taught to small children hasn't reach him. In such context, he's not at fault but the teaching system.
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 3 pts · 290d
X is full with MAGA memeing shit about libs. Yet here they're too dumb to realize they're being had.
Not sure which type of dumb is worse. One is deliberate ignorance, the other the self-centeredness of a child.
Bluewing@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 290d
Oh, it very probably did get told to him at some point. But like the majority of people here, he's forgotten it as one of those "useless" pieces of knowledge that got taught to you that y'all bitch about.
Unless it's something you need to know regularly, you will forget it.
hddsx@lemmy.ca · 27 pts · 291d
Yeah and we are going to be using Latin alphabet derivatives.
Why can’t we all just learn American instead? 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
not_me@piefed.social · 8 pts · 291d
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 290d
Oh, they're pretty big. Usually 500lbs and using hoverrounds at age 23.
hddsx@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 290d
Excuse me? We’re Americans not British. We don’t use lbs. We aim for the perfect weight of one 7.3L Godzilla
not_me@piefed.social · 27 pts · 291d
JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 77 pts · 291d
And yet, this was literally on my phone's newsfeed because people are that stupid.
4am@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 290d
We are so cooked
not_me@piefed.social · -6 pts · 291d
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 290d
I saw the article on Lemmy
marighost@piefed.social · 39 pts · 291d
That's why the joke is fun. It's at the expense of ignorant Islamaphobes.
not_me@piefed.social · 8 pts · 291d
zd9@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 291d
Exactly why MAGA still gets upset by it, they aren't smart enough and never matured past 11.
FardyCakes@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 290d
Oh no! You’re already using those anti-american squiggles!
djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 290d
sorry do you mean II or XI year olds?
nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl · 6 pts · 290d
yes
NewDark@lemmings.world · 6 pts · 290d
Everyone is 12 now rule going strong
Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 290d
Half the country can barely read better than a 12 year old so it makes sense they wouldn't catch on.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 290d
god forbid they see greek letters in mathemtics as "foreign" words too.
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 291d
I, for one, don’t get it.
Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it · 21 pts · 291d
The joke is that we use arabic numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) but many people don't know that those numbers are called "arabic numbers" and so racist people think It's outrageous that these 'foreign' things are being taught.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 290d
No no, that's a Roman numeral
not_me@piefed.social · -1 pts · 291d
prex@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 290d
*Erudite.
Edit: was that the joke?
not_me@piefed.social · 3 pts · 290d
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 291d
If I use I for one I wouldn’t get it.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 290d
I went throught the US School system in 2 blue cities and the term "Arabic Numerals" were never once uttered in any of my classes.
My dad always told me these are called Arabic Numerals... and he did not go through the US Education system (went to school in a different country)... so... take that how you will...
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 290d
Did you ever learn Roman numerals? I think that's probably when I was taught that "regular" numbers are called Arabic numerals.
That, or I just learned it through messing with my computer's character sets or whatever.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 290d
Algebra shouldve been a clue,
anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 290d
Well, the neonazi party in Germany fell for it a few years back.
not_me@piefed.social · 1 pts · 290d
anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 290d
I think it was an AfD state or municipal group making an official question to the responsible governmental body.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 290d
They're teaching Non-Binary stuff to our kids! What has this world come to? Oh mah lawd!
0000/1010 do not recommend
1001/1011 Never Forget
cypherpunks@lemmy.ml · 14 pts · 290d
Newsweek has contacted representatives of Mamdani for comment via email outside of regular working hours.
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-mamdani-arabic-numerals-new-york-schools-11079540
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 6 pts · 290d
That article is serious. Well I guess it makes sense - since the whole joke here is practically based on the fact that many people are too dumb to understand it. But they actually contacted Mamdani to make sure! Doubly hilarious.
theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 13 pts · 290d
Bring back Roman Numerals.
TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 290d
Wouldn't be surprised if it happened. They already say no to metric, then why use logic with number and just go for 1000+(1000-100) +50+10+10+10+5+1 to write the year 1986, but instead of Arabic numbers they use letters so it's MCMLXXXVI. I mean, it's not as bad as Danish but it's somewhat as overly complicated as French.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 290d
bring back writing and reading latin.
CriticalMiss@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 290d
bring back writing and reading
latin.Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 289d
and then old english.
Entaty_13@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 290d
In our CCXLIX years as a country we never stooped this low
Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 291d
they didnt before?..
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 40 pts · 291d
The joke is that to be offended by that statement you have to be both racist and an idiot, which is a criteria that many Americans can satisfy in spades
GalacticSushi@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 17 pts · 291d
hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 290d
As John Stewart Mill.said, all stupid peole are conservative but not all.conservatives are.stupid.
kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 290d
There are both kindhearted morons and intelligent, wealthy sociopaths.
mikenurre@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 291d
Next your gonna tell me he'll make junior high students learn the teachings of Al-Jabr. Unbelievable!
SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 291d
This is C% bullshit!
cyborganism@piefed.ca · 3 pts · 291d
Hahahahaha that's top tier trolling.
ieatpwns@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 291d
Haters will say this is fake
regdog@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 290d
The feral hogs are getting restless