• alterforlett @lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Not going to get into an argument about the mod or the op, but I’ve never heard someone say female instead of woman or girl. Only seen it online (more often than not in a negative manner,) or nature documentaries.

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      1 year ago

      “Only seen it online” yes because most people who think it’s bad are only ever online.

      No, you don’t hear the word female often in conversation, but no one cringes or judges someone when it does get used. It’s just another fucking word.

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        1 year ago

        Not going to judge you or anyone for it, but I’ma be honest it does strike me as odd to use that word instead of woman. Woman’s a perfectly good word, and it’s not being used in a derogatory manner, which I assume you agree female most definitely does in some circles