does anyone else get unnerved when people talk in terms of "males" and "females"?

[76561198278961361]

i get it in contexts like medicine, or talking about groups of animals
but going around calling people "females"? referring to someone as a "male"? in an everyday context?

i dunno if it's because of incel communities using the term disrespectfully like they say "femoids", or because of some people's obsession with chromosomes, but something about it waves a massive red flag for me


i should clarify, it's not that big a deal
just something that really weirds me out, and i wanna know if i'm the only one

[saranacX]

No I'm not a zoomer.

[agu]

No I'm just normal when I hear that, there is no real reason to overthink that stuff

[tmwfte]

Unnerved? Not particularly.

But generally people who call women "females" in casual conversation remind me of the Ferengi.

[Morkonan]

Parents leaving it up to their adolescents to raise themselves in isolated online communities so that irrational notions and unfounded idealism becomes the norm... might be something that infuriates me. Filling in the blanks on a medical form does not. Unless... "Other" is a box waiting to be checked.

That comment isn't about people who may have true issues. It's about the sensationalism of the absurd that takes off like wildfire in such settings and ends up doing real harm to people.

[76561198278961361]

Publicado originalmente por Totally Not Geo:

Not necessarily

..and what in the world is a "femoid"?

a despective word some people call women

[𝕎𝔸𝕃𝕋𝔼ℝ]

I study biology so nah. I only see female and male.

[Affronter]

I use strictly "dude" & "dudette"

[Yavin Shikanoko]

Yes, it really gives you a vibe of what kind of person are you dealing with depending on the context it's said.

[Rio]

I don't really care. Just like I don't care if people are referred to as animals.

Someone calls me a guy, someone calls me a male, someone calls me an animal. They're right on all 3 counts with me.

[logith]

It does raise an eyebrow with me, so yes a bit, depends on the context I guess

[the vampire of time and memory]

of course, like it or not they're derogatory terms that devalue people and show disrespect

the people who completely deny this fact are usually just the same boomers who pretend that language can't change at all (uhhh excuse me but gay means happy???)

[hehexd]

no it doesnt, im not judgemental

[hehexd]

Publicado originalmente por the vampire of time and memory:

of course, like it or not they're derogatory terms that devalue people and show disrespect

the people who completely deny this fact are usually just the same boomers who pretend that language can't change at all (uhhh excuse me but gay means happy???)

yeah language doesnt mean anything in reality (outside our collective human society anyway), there are no words or audible sounds to be offended by unless you like acting and playing the game

[𝕎𝔸𝕃𝕋𝔼ℝ]

Publicado originalmente por Aguker:

No I'm just normal when I hear that, there is no real reason to overthink that stuff

Same. I don't frequently visit such places, so I have no tendency to relate those words with them.

[Morkonan]

Publicado originalmente por the vampire of time and memory:

of course, like it or not they're derogatory terms that devalue people and show disrespect

That interpretation relies entirely on the offended person's desire to be offended rather than the intent of the person using the word.

the people who completely deny this fact are usually just the same boomers who pretend that language can't change at all (uhhh excuse me but gay means happy???)

As above, the word has several meanings and the specific interpretation relies upon the obvious indicated intent of the user, not the person hearing/reading it.

The definition of the word was "added to" in order to incorporate contemporary colloquial use, not "changed."