• @idiomaddict
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      1123 months ago

      It stands for female humanoid and is exactly as dehumanizing as it sounds

      • @IlIllIIIllIlIlIIlI
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        173 months ago

        I think that the part being dehumanized is the one that uses that word.

      • atro_city
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        How is that “dehumanizing” when human is literally in the explanation. Had it been “female apeoid” I’d have agreed, but humanoid… So “moid” for male humanoid is “dehumanizing” too?

        • @[email protected]
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          493 months ago

          How is that “dehumanizing” when human is literally in the explanation. Had it been “female apeoid” I’d have agreed, but humanoid… So “moid” for male humanoid is “dehumanizing” too?

          “A humanoid is a non-human entity with human form or characteristics.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanoid

          A humanoid is by definition not human, hence calling a human a humanoid is dehumanizing.

          • atro_city
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            343 months ago

            I stand corrected. Thank you for the explanation. 👍

            • @clickyello
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              83 months ago

              graceful. props to you.

              more people should be like this.

        • @idiomaddict
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          143 months ago

          -oid is like -esque, in that it describes something that resembles the root word, without actually being it.

        • babybus
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          3 months ago

          And the n-word literally means “black”. But from the context we know that it is being used as a derogatory word just like in this case.

    • @[email protected]
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      273 months ago

      I think it’s supposed to be some kind of derogatory label for women, but is really just an identifier that the person using it is a worthless being whose opinion is as relevant as a gnats thoughts on the economy.