For the record I was posting in support of inclusive language, but pointing out that context and convention matter.

They seem to have even scrubbed my comment from their instance, lol.

  • @yokonzo
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    Dude is gender neutral

    • @SmilingSolaris
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      301 month ago

      Not to everyone, and that’s cool, until someone tells you not to call them dude anymore. Then your an asshole if you try to argue the gender neutrality of the term dude. Such as telling someone to get over it.

      • no banana
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        21 month ago

        That’s like anything. If my name is Abigail and I don’t wanna be called Abby, I don’t have to hear an excuse as to why you wanna call me Abby. If someone isn’t comfortable being called a thing and they tell you so, you fucking abide by that. Everything else is weirdo behavior.

    • @Frozengyro
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      301 month ago

      I’m a dude, he’s a dude, she’s a dude, we’re all dudes, yea!

      • @yokonzo
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        221 month ago

        Using “dudes” as a common noun, is different from using “dude” as a vocative, apples to oranges my dude

    • Steve Dice
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      -271 month ago

      So is bitch, but if you ask someone to stop calling you bitch and they tell you to get over it, then they’re assholes.

      • @yokonzo
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        1 month ago

        That’s because bitch is an insult

        • Steve Dice
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          -101 month ago

          Insult is very subjective. I have friends that call me and I call bitch all the time.

          • @yokonzo
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            91 month ago

            You’re arguing that the context is subjective to the word provided yes? Yet your example is also subjective, clearly when your friends call you bitch it’s not meant as an insult. I can’t think of a single instance in which using dude as an insult is going to get someone offended on purpose, where bitch definitely can be used purposefully.

            • Steve Dice
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              -11 month ago

              Dude can be used as an insult when used to refer to someone who specifically said they don’t want to be called dude. I don’t know why this is so hard for you. If people don’t want to be called something, don’t call them that. Definitely don’t tell them it’s their fault if they’re offended and they need to get over it.

              • @yokonzo
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                41 month ago

                Yeah that’s not how language works, that’s how pestering works, just because you don’t like to be called Apple and I call you an apple doesn’t mean that apple is now magically an insult word.

                I don’t know why this is so hard for you

                • Steve Dice
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                  01 month ago

                  Nope. That’s exactly how language works. You seem to be confused.

                  • @yokonzo
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                    01 month ago

                    Nah, an insult would be me telling you “okay boomer” then blocking you to end this dumb back and forth

        • sunzu2
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          61 month ago

          Bad faith behavior there lol

          Bitch is technically an insult… Dude is not

          • Steve Dice
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            01 month ago

            Have lots of friends that calm me bitch. They can do so because I’m fine with it. If I tell them I’m not and they reply with “get over it”, we have a problem.

            • sunzu2
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              -21 month ago

              Do ban them immediately after alone act of this felonious transgression?

              🤡

              • Steve Dice
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                31 month ago

                I don’t ban people in real life. I would definitely cut them off. Why are you trying to normalize abuse?

        • Dr. WeskerOPM
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          91 month ago

          This community only has one rule so far: if you’re gonna troll, it had better be clever and entertaining. Make of that what you will.