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I cringe every time I hear another guy refer to women like this

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[-] SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 months ago

Well depends on context i guess. Like saying "my women teacher" just doesn't sound as good as "my female teacher"

[-] watersnipje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 41 points 2 months ago

That’s an adjective, that’s fine. It’s about using “females” as a noun.

[-] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 months ago

Yep. Same with saying "a Trans Woman" versus "a Trans".

[-] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 months ago
[-] eleitl@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago
[-] Droechai@lemm.ee 12 points 2 months ago

Transformers, both the electrical and cybertronian variant

[-] alx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago

Does it matter, tho? Does every trans person need to be defined by their assigned gender? Do they need to be inserted in a binary system?

[-] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

I am a genderless blob :3

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago

Female as the adjectival form of woman is normal and ok. As a noun for a human it tells me you’re on one of a few varieties of bullshit

[-] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Can you give an example of each?

[-] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

My teacher is female.

My teacher is a female.

The former is adjectival, the latter is an icky noun. That "a" is doing a lot of work lol.

[-] CptEnder@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Latin languages:

[-] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

The latter is indeed awkward

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

As a noun: “Females are often uncomfortable being called females.” As opposed to “Women are often uncomfortable being called females.”

As an adjective: “The reported rate of sexual violence among female soldiers indicates a serious problem that is being insufficiently dealt with.”

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 11 points 2 months ago

The most offensive part is using the noun as plural when it's meant to be singular, as in your example

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