r/whenthe • u/ObscureRedditor77 • 19h ago

I know what you are

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u/genius_overflowing 19h ago

Imo it's specifically weird if you say 'men and females'. Otherwise in some contexts 'female' does make sense.

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u/Sheriff_Is_A_Nearer 19h ago

What if I exclusively say Male and Female? Am i still weird?

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u/Dragonssssssssssss 17h ago

Why tho? If you're a science guy you know Male and Female refer to the reproductive biology of most species. You don't interact with the things that make a person Male or Female on a regular basis. You interact with the social aspect of being a Human Male or Female, for which we have alternative words.

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u/Sheriff_Is_A_Nearer 17h ago edited 13h ago

I was a part of the American Imperial War Machine and thats how it was referred to and the habit kind of stuck around. I didn’t think too hard about it, but I use whatever pronouns people prefer.

EDIT: a part

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u/DMMeThiccBiButts 15h ago

I was apart of the American Imperial War Machine

So you weren't part of it?

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u/Sheriff_Is_A_Nearer 14h ago

No, that was an error on my part. It’s supposed to say “a part”. I figured people would understand what I meant based on the context, but I see I was making further mistakes.

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u/HungryYeastStarter 6h ago

Same, buddy. The egg on my face learning that's just not how it really works. Some habits die hard.

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u/CitizenPremier 13h ago

apart

In general, you may not be using English so precisely there mate, so let's not get held up and insist on using terminology that bothers people.

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u/Sheriff_Is_A_Nearer 13h ago

What terminology bothers people and who’s getting held up?

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u/CitizenPremier 12h ago

If you do say "There's a female outside to see you," people would be bothered by that.

Honestly though, if you use it as an adjective most people aren't bothered. It's if you use it as a noun that tends to be the worst.

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u/Sheriff_Is_A_Nearer 12h ago

Ah I see. I mostly use it as an adjective now that I think about it.