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Is "female" offensive? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I am not a native English speaker and I have sometimes referred to people as male and female (as that is what I have been taught) but I have received some backlash in some cases, especially for the word "female", is there some negative thought in the word which I am unaware of?

I don't know if this is the best place to ask, if it's not appropriate I have no problem to delete it ^^

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[+] -24 points 2 years ago (8 children)

It's ridiculous that a perfectly fine word is seen as insult used by a certain type of people.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    It's ridiculous that a perfectly fine word is seen as insult used by a certain type of people.

    That’s how association works

    I can have the best and most lasting solution to a problem ever, but my company still won’t allow me to put “THE FINAL SOLUTION” in marketing copy.

    And they shouldn’t.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    The VP of product messaged me a couple weeks ago after some back and forth about some work. She asked if I had some time to talk about the final solution. I went "uhhhh so long as we don't call it that"

    I'm like 90% sure she had no idea why that phrase is reserved.

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  • [+] -14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    So you say ... The word describing a biological fact, and a national socialist euphemism for mass murdering millions of people are the same?

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    So you say ... The word describing a biological fact, and a national socialist euphemism for mass murdering millions of people are the same?

    Do you even hear yourself?

    Engage in good faith or sod off.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    If it has negative connotations, it's not a perfectly fine word.

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