If you want to only specify gender then that is the correct word to use. If someone wants to be derogative towards a certain group, the said person can twist the context of almost every known word so that it sounds rude and disrespectful. Does not mean everyone else should stop using that word in the correct context. I don't know what else to say.

[–] Nikko882 10 points 2 months ago (5 children)

It's equally, or more, correct to say "female/male people". It's just like "poor people" is ok, but "the poors" makes you sound like an asshat. Including "people" makes the difference.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Sure, like almost every time I've ever used the word "female" it is in the context of "my male friends X, while my female friends Y." And yet, while that is ok according to your comment, every fucking time I catch flak enough that now I say "my male friends X while my woman friends Y" instead, which sounds so dumb but nobody can get mad at me so fuck em.

Including "people" makes all the difference to you, but others will be needlessly offended at such an innocuous statement due to not fully understanding whatever they copy their angry opinions from.

[–] Nikko882 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If someone gets angry at "my female friends" that sounds like a them problem, tbh. I've never met anyone that cared about that use, but your mileage might vary, I guess.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I have unfortunately. Hell there are people in this very thread saying that it's never acceptable to refer to a human using the word "female" outside of a scientific/medical context, which would include my usage as "not ok."

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