• flicker@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    You’ve been told (probably at length) what women in general prefer to be called. It’s probably even been explained to you. Your feigning ignorance about why is just saying that you don’t find those answers satisfactory.

    You’re free to call women “females” and you can justify it however you want, just like I’m free to allow absolutely zero people who refer to me as “female” (outside of very limited clinical circumstances) to touch my tits.

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        6 months ago

        I actually say “lady doctor.” Because I do prefer a doctor who is a woman and “lady doctor” sounds fancy.

        E: Last male doctor I had told me that it was “just” an ovarian cyst and it “shouldn’t hurt that much” so I should take some aspirin and I’d be able to work tomorrow. So yeah. Lady doctor for me.

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          I actually say “lady doctor.”

          But what if you are in country where aristocracy doesn’t exist?

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            6 months ago

            I do exist in such a country! But I was recently called “quirky” so I guess take my advice as you will.

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      You’re just choosing to be outraged for the sake of drama. I’m sorry if one person in your past has called you a “female” offensively, but lets consider moving on from it.

      It’s just a word. It’s not a slur.

      The word “woman” is not any better, and even has its own issues with preconceptions. Every time you come across someone who is trying to be stereotypically traditional and enforce any idea of classic societal gender roles, they refer to themselves as a MAN or a WOMAN.

      Because I generally interact with people who are uncomfortable being assigned traditional gender roles, it’s more comfortable to think of them as their biological sex–male or female, so that I am not projecting gender stereotypes on them

      Now why don’t you chill out?

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        Oh fuck off. You know damn well it sounds like you think women are below you when you use “female” in all these contexts. Multiple people have told you you sound like a dick when saying “female”. But you just won’t accept it. Your comment history makes you sound completely insufferable…

        Just accept and learn and stop trying to die on this hill because of your ridiculous ego.

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        6 months ago

        Lmfao. Dude, calling me offended and telling me to chill out doesn’t work anymore. Trolling has evolved.

        I explained to you patiently where your mistake is, and you sent me a wall of text about why you should be allowed to refer to a whole group of people by a word they don’t like.

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        Because I generally interact with people who are uncomfortable being assigned traditional gender roles, it’s more comfortable to think of them as their biological sex–male or female, so that I am not projecting gender stereotypes on them

        That happened lmao. You just made this the fuck up

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          6 months ago

          Dude, I’m a furry. Most of my friends are gay, trans, or some form of LGBTQ+ or non-binary who do not conform to typical gender or societal stereotypes.

          Stop being a piece of shit lmao