Current Events > Please stop referring to women as "females"

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I see this everywhere and it really rustles my jimmies, but never more than when I see dudes say "men" and "females" in the same sentence. Really says a lot about how they view women. Shit's dehumanising as fuck. If you refer to women as females please consider: 1) thinking about why you do that and 2) not doing it anymore.

This has been a PSA.

[for further clarity, on adjectives vs nouns]:

"she is female"

"she is a female"
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Is tc female?
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Where can I find me some females to procreate with
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I don't really say it but I think I'll start saying it more because it makes the TC upset
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Why are you stealing topics from ResetEra?
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YourDrunkFather posted...

I don't really say it but I think I'll start saying it more because it makes the TC upset

Yo Deebo that's a female!
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I say females fairly often. Want to explain how it's "dehumanizing" or is my mouth stuck on a hook right now?
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Imagine projecting so much into the use of a literally harmless world
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I refer to females as dudes? Who tf doesn't?
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My father is passed that and still calls women "broads".
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Is there a proper, politically correct term for females we're unaware of?
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Kazi1212 posted...

Imagine projecting so much into the use of a literally harmless world

Actually, a girl that was into me told me the same thing, to always say "women" and not "females".
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Makeveli_lives posted...

Is there a proper, politically correct term for females we're unaware of?

bitches

The Nintendo Master posted...

Is tc female?

no, she probabbly is a female.
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It's such a creepy incel thing

reeeeeeemales
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I prefer gals or dames.
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Incorrect. 'Female' can be used as a noun and an adjective. Topic over.

Only incels call women females, I think there's an element of transphobia to it as well.
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"Females" can be used as a noun, but it's pretty much always in scientific or clinical settings. Calling a woman a female just makes it seem like you want to run tests on her or something.
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Vol2tex posted...

Kazi1212 posted...

Imagine projecting so much into the use of a literally harmless world

Actually, a girl that was into me told me the same thing, to always say "women" and not "females".

Not all girls are women. They're all female, however~
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Leanaunfurled posted...

Vol2tex posted...

Kazi1212 posted...

Imagine projecting so much into the use of a literally harmless world

Actually, a girl that was into me told me the same thing, to always say "women" and not "females".

Not all girls are women. They're all female, however~

uhhh
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Leanaunfurled posted...

Vol2tex posted...

Kazi1212 posted...

Imagine projecting so much into the use of a literally harmless world

Actually, a girl that was into me told me the same thing, to always say "women" and not "females".

Not all girls are women. They're all female, however~

I'm just telling you what she told me. She actually wrote it to me on Facebook, I can screencap it if you want.
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Kyurem-BIack posted...

YourDrunkFather posted...

I don't really say it but I think I'll start saying it more because it makes the TC upset

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It can occupy both parts of speech. Often times we use the word 'female' when we mean 'woman.' We can't know the chromosomes of a person, only make educated assumptions based on how they present themselves. As a result, it is more accurate and more humanizing to say 'woman' in most circumstances. Still, I try not to be overly didactic about it because I understand what's being said (unless someone is being ridiculous talking about females in the club like a hip hop dj from the aughts, then I'll assume they honestly don't know and ruin their evening).

Still I mostly only hear that use of the word female as a noun in professional circumstances or in some research context. That clinical connotation is part of what makes the word so noticable to me when I hear it in more casual conversation.
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There was a male winner of a season of Big Brother UK who was tasked with coming up with as many synonyms for the word "women" as possible in a short period of time. Note, was like 18 or 19, naive as fuck and a bit airheaded, entertaining as fuck, but cringey at times. He quickly came up with "girls" and "birds" (more common in the UK), then lost focus and added stuff like "vagina people" and "vaginas" which further devolved into him having no ideas other than to resort to gibberish and motorboating noises. I wish I could make this shit up, but it was real and it was actually pretty fucking funny even though asinine.
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If you're also referring to men as "males" at the same time, it's fine. Otherwise, yeah, it's a bit iffy.
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Vol2tex posted...

Leanaunfurled posted...

Vol2tex posted...

Kazi1212 posted...

Imagine projecting so much into the use of a literally harmless world

Actually, a girl that was into me told me the same thing, to always say "women" and not "females".

Not all girls are women. They're all female, however~

I'm just telling you what she told me. She actually wrote it to me on Facebook, I can screencap it if you want.

Oh no, I was more responding to the content itself and not necessarily to you. And I believe you, no need to go out of your way for something like that.
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nah there's nothing wrong with it
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YourDrunkFather posted...

I don't really say it but I think I'll start saying it more because it makes the TC upset

your inner cell is showing
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https://imgur.com/uOkkD0D
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most dudes who use "female" are typically substituting it for the word "bitch"
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Nah
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I don't see what's wrong with the term.
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everytime i hear it from someone, it immediately shows me that they don't interact with women very often and/or they see them as some weird species that they are afraid to comprehend
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Calling women females is now offensive.

You asked for this, America.
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Conflict posted...

FrisbeeDude posted...

most dudes who use "female" are typically substituting it for the word "bitch"

This is 100% accurate

Its probably realistically more like 50% or better inaccurate. But I know how you guys live for your generalizations.
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thanosibe posted...

Conflict posted...

FrisbeeDude posted...

most dudes who use "female" are typically substituting it for the word "bitch"

This is 100% accurate

Its probably realistically more like 50% or better inaccurate. But I know how you guys live for your generalizations.

uhhhhhhhhhhhh
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It's rather common in African American vernacular.