Then What's Their Problem

I was once talking to my 75 year old Chinese dad in passing about a trans friend of mine not getting along with her family and he asked why and I said err, because she's trans, dad. He asked: "Oh, was she the only son or something before *waves hand*?" and I was like, warily, no she has two brothers. And he responded with a great deal of confusion: "Then what's their problem?!?!" Later on: "Anyway, even if she WAS the only son, that's not her problem, that's THEIR problem. They should have had more sons if they were going to be bothered about it."

A person explains to their 75-year-old Chinese father that a transgender friend is having conflict with her family. The father initially misunderstands the situation as a family upset about having lost their only son, then concludes that even if she had been their only son, the problem belongs to the family—not to her. The meme is shared as a humorous reaction to unexpectedly supportive logic and a generational misunderstanding about being transgender.

• @memetutorial / 21063 2026-08-21