tissek@ttrpg.network to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agoThe most Texan of all expressions - Y'All - is ungendered and therefore wokemessage-square194fedilinkarrow-up1896arrow-down185
arrow-up1811arrow-down1message-squareThe most Texan of all expressions - Y'All - is ungendered and therefore woketissek@ttrpg.network to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agomessage-square194fedilink
minus-squaretwelvefloatinghands@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s also a good substitute for “you guys”
minus-squareWoodlandAlliance@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down5·1 year agoIt’s literally a non gendered replacement for a gendered term. Texas is woke confirmed.
minus-squareBigT54@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoIt’s a contraction of “you” and “all.” It was never a gendered phrase to start with.
minus-squaremeseek #2982@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down3·1 year ago“Guys” is an ungendered word. Has been since the 80’s (and likely well before): https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/19074/what-is-a-feminine-version-of-guys People who are into pronouns and all that crap really need to do more research.
minus-squaremeseek #2982@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoThe same night my mom died, so did my pride and that small clock near the door. What’s your point flipping words?
minus-squareseitanic@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI guarantee you that when most people think of a “guy”, they aren’t thinking of a woman. This is the same argument as “mailman is gender-neutral”.
minus-squareDigitalFrank@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoOr in New Jersey, “youse guys”
It’s also a good substitute for “you guys”
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It’s literally a non gendered replacement for a gendered term. Texas is woke confirmed.
It’s a contraction of “you” and “all.” It was never a gendered phrase to start with.
“Guys” is an ungendered word. Has been since the 80’s (and likely well before): https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/19074/what-is-a-feminine-version-of-guys
People who are into pronouns and all that crap really need to do more research.
I banged 10 guys last night
The same night my mom died, so did my pride and that small clock near the door.
What’s your point flipping words?
I guarantee you that when most people think of a “guy”, they aren’t thinking of a woman. This is the same argument as “mailman is gender-neutral”.
Or in New Jersey, “youse guys”