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minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down23·5 months ago“female” Woman, thank you.
minus-squaremightyfoolish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoWould that mean Biden is our latest “man president?” I think male and female sound better in this case.
minus-squareNythos@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-25 months agoMale and female are perfectly okay when used before a noun. It’s when they’re used as nouns themselves that it becomes problematic and just plain disrespectful.
“female”
Woman, thank you.
Would that mean Biden is our latest “man president?” I think male and female sound better in this case.
Male and female are perfectly okay when used before a noun.
It’s when they’re used as nouns themselves that it becomes problematic and just plain disrespectful.