I cringe every time I hear another guy refer to women like this
this post was submitted on 15 Sep 2024
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Not really--as just one example, if you want to refer to something that is relevant to all ages, there is no single word that does the job more succinctly. Example: "Females blink about twice as often as males." <-- why should I have to write "Women and girls blink about twice as often as men and boys.", when better-fitting single terms exist that 'do trick'?
It's intellectually lazy people who imbue a bunch of sinister motivation into the words themselves, because it's easier than actually paying attention to what the person is actually saying, and assessing that.
that's statistics.
also no one imbued anything. i specifically said there were contexts in which it would make sense and otherwise it wouldn't.
The OP, and the amount of agreement it's gotten here, directly contradicts this.
If one is judging how trustworthy someone is based on whether they use a certain word, then they have indeed imbued the word itself with negativity, by definition.
what's with the reading comprehension today? not whether they use a certain word. whether they use a certain word within or without certain contexts. so no. not the word itself; the usage.
also not really important here but just for future reference, the number of people agreeing with something bears no indication toward its validity.
What "certain contexts" does the OP mention?
But it does bear a direct indication toward the assertion that it is a thing that is done.
what are you even talking about? i mentioned contexts. you don't seem to be able to follow the conversation.