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Man who calls women "females" hopes to one day be allowed within 500 meters of one (chaser.com.au)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Nero@sopuli.xyz to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Ok I will totally admit that, especially when during DEI discussions or other similar meetings, when my brain is about to say "woman" I can freak out and over-correct and I have absolutely said "females".

I used to say "boys and girls", even my female wife says "girls" is fine, but 1 time in 2009 I got yelled at for using "girls" and I have never recovered.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 19 points 5 months ago

Saying something that may be perceived as offensive and then later realizing you probably should have said it differently is totally different from saying the same thing unabashedly with zero self-awareness

[–] Aksamit@slrpnk.net 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Why can't you say 'woman' when refering to a woman?

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sometimes it feels awkward. I'm getting used to it but for some reason it's unnatural. My women friends in real life also find it weird to say women, they also say females.

[–] Aksamit@slrpnk.net 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Do you also have 'man friends' in real life? Or do you say 'male friends'?

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago

I don't really say man either, I guess I would prefer to say male friends or guy friends.