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prmoustache on July 20, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Kevin Mitnick has died

"He is survived by his brother-in-law, Ricky Barry and his wife Roxy"

What a strange way to phrase it. Why don't they mention his sister first? Is it plain sexism or were they in bad terms?

alias_neo on July 20, 2023 [–]

I'm assuming you know something I don't (about who Roxy is), but it's entirely possible to have a brother-in-law married to someone that is not your sister.

I have a brother-in-law; my wife's brother.

prmoustache on July 20, 2023 | [–]

I think I simply forgot about that use case and assumed she was her sister ha ha. Makes sense indeed.

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