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I just refer to everyone as people or as that person and i also think dude is a gender neutral term i think? I dont know, feel free to debate that.
Dude IS a gender neutral term and I will fight anyone who says otherwise. We didn't have an entire decade of surfer bros calling everyone and their mother 'dude' for people to think it's gendered.
It is, but if someone is uncomfortable being called dude, don't call them dude.
PS: Shaka brah
I couldn't stop myself from using dude if I tried. It's too much a part of me.
If you talk about "that dude over there" I would definitely look for someone male, but maybe that's a me thing
I know right?
While I agree in the abstract for usage as slang, it isn't completely gender neutral.
Would you refer to Romeo and Juliet as two dudes whose love ended in tragedy?
Yes
And I would think you're talking about two men. The urban dictionary and regular one both define "dude" as a man.
People tried to make “dudette” happen for a long time. But it never caught on.