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

  • @captainlezbian
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    284 months 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

    • @michaelmrose
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      14 months ago

      Can you give an example of each?

      • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ
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        4 months 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.”