mikey@feddit.uk to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoironmans a femalemessage-squaremessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down137
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minus-squareStarya67@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·18 days agoUse capitals and punctuation and don’t call women “females” unless you’re a ferengi.
minus-squaredev_null@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·17 days agoThe joke cannot work without “female” though. (Fe being the chemical symbol for iron)
minus-squaremikey@feddit.ukOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·18 days agoI understand that misogynistic groups have been using the word out of context. But surly that doesn’t preclude its use in mainstream English!
Use capitals and punctuation and don’t call women “females” unless you’re a ferengi.
The joke cannot work without “female” though. (Fe being the chemical symbol for iron)
I understand that misogynistic groups have been using the word out of context. But surly that doesn’t preclude its use in mainstream English!