Wow, way to reveal that you’ve never interacted with a woman. You think you can just speak for all of them? You know every single woman’s thoughts and words, huh? Or maybe you just think you do because in your mind they don’t have their own thoughts and opinions, and could only possibly agree with everything that you believe, because the only women you’ve ever interacted with were in your imagination.
Not the guy you were replying to, but if you genuinely believe woman don’t think it’s weird being referred to as females (noun, not adjective) then I really have wonder how many women you’ve spoken to
Referring to women as female, especially in the same breath as saying men, is impersonal and cold feeling.
They do feel more like specimen terms because it’s really only used in the context of academic material or government forms. Yeah words have their meaning, but you also have to look at the context of how it’s used.
And on top of that it’s still a weird and clunky title. You either say male and female, which does feel weird and impersonal, or you say man and woman. Mixing them like that does feel strange. For example, you wouldn’t say felines and dogs, you’d say cats and dogs. You wouldn’t say interior and outside, you’d say inside and outside or interior and exterior.
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No, that’s why it’s not used outside the Internet to talk about women.
It’s also the thoughts and words of the women who hear it. But maybe they aren’t normal people in your opinion.
Wow, way to reveal that you’ve never interacted with a woman. You think you can just speak for all of them? You know every single woman’s thoughts and words, huh? Or maybe you just think you do because in your mind they don’t have their own thoughts and opinions, and could only possibly agree with everything that you believe, because the only women you’ve ever interacted with were in your imagination.
Get a life.
Look, you just had your world view challenged. You have been informed that you may be doing something that contributes to misogyny.
The non-sexist thing to do is to listen. Educate yourself on the subject. Learn how you can be a better person.
The sexist thing to do is to double down. Talk over every other voice. Lash out at the world and claim you are the only person who talks to women.
Not the guy you were replying to, but if you genuinely believe woman don’t think it’s weird being referred to as females (noun, not adjective) then I really have wonder how many women you’ve spoken to
Idk, every woman I’ve talked to about this seems to have an opinion, and they disagree with you.
Wow, all 0 of them.
Clinical and scientific words do that. That’s why normal people say “women” instead of “females”
Referring to women as female, especially in the same breath as saying men, is impersonal and cold feeling.
They do feel more like specimen terms because it’s really only used in the context of academic material or government forms. Yeah words have their meaning, but you also have to look at the context of how it’s used.
And on top of that it’s still a weird and clunky title. You either say male and female, which does feel weird and impersonal, or you say man and woman. Mixing them like that does feel strange. For example, you wouldn’t say felines and dogs, you’d say cats and dogs. You wouldn’t say interior and outside, you’d say inside and outside or interior and exterior.