Right, but male birds are usually the “pretty” ones because they have to impress the females with their display, and bees are all female, so it seems like a terribly inaccurate metaphor, if we can even call it that
They both do both, lol. Not arguing with you by the way. I’ve just never heard this as a thing before other than the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees and the moon up above… I assume it vaguely comes from that maybe, but I’ve never heard men and women as birds and bees or whatnot
prettybunnys@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Right, but it’s a metaphor not a science experiment
DancingBear@midwest.social 2 weeks ago
Right, but male birds are usually the “pretty” ones because they have to impress the females with their display, and bees are all female, so it seems like a terribly inaccurate metaphor, if we can even call it that
prettybunnys@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Yes. I pointed that out in my original comment also.
Since birds pollinate and bees make nests, it as youve pointed out sexual dimorphism in birds tends to have them as the pretty ones.
It’s a weak metaphor
DancingBear@midwest.social 2 weeks ago
They both do both, lol. Not arguing with you by the way. I’ve just never heard this as a thing before other than the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees and the moon up above… I assume it vaguely comes from that maybe, but I’ve never heard men and women as birds and bees or whatnot