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Humans and Stripes (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] Confused_Emus 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I call some of my female friends "dude." What's that count as, Language Arbiter?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Firstly, does thinking a "(gender neutral)" at the end of sentance is really weird and awkward truly make me the language police? Come on, it's clunky at best, a weird lazy lamshapde to virtue signal at worst. Just use something else if your intent is to have something gender neutral.

But to answer your question. If your lady friends don't mind being called dude, then why should I?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I read that as lampshade.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot -5 points 1 year ago

Are your female friends city people who've travelled to a rural area?