I cringe every time I hear another guy refer to women like this

  • SaltyIceteaMaker
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    253 days ago

    Well depends on context i guess. Like saying “my women teacher” just doesn’t sound as good as “my female teacher”

    • @captainlezbian
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      283 days ago

      Female as the adjectival form of woman is normal and ok. As a noun for a human it tells me you’re on one of a few varieties of bullshit

        • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ
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          3 days ago

          My teacher is female.

          My teacher is a female.

          The former is adjectival, the latter is an icky noun. That “a” is doing a lot of work lol.

        • @captainlezbian
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          As a noun: “Females are often uncomfortable being called females.” As opposed to “Women are often uncomfortable being called females.”

          As an adjective: “The reported rate of sexual violence among female soldiers indicates a serious problem that is being insufficiently dealt with.”

    • Track_ShovelOP
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      103 days ago

      The most offensive part is using the noun as plural when it’s meant to be singular, as in your example