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[–] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 18 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

female as an adjective for clarification (like "oh you're looking for that female doctor over there") is ok, female as a noun is just weird

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

There are contexts where it makes sense, mostly medicine or science, but even in those contexts it's deliberately dehumanizing, which is the point. It is also the only English word for a female human that does not imply age, as woman and girl both do.

The quick sniff test: "Males and females"? Clinical, but probably fine. "Men and females"? Fucking Ferengi freak, avoid that guy

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 13 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Unless you're speaking about (non human) animals. Saying a dog is a female is fine.

[–] Vincent@feddit.nl 6 points 5 hours ago

I knew it! Once I suggested this to someone assuming they're, like me, not a native speaker, and got downvoted to hell. Turned out I was too woke.

[–] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 hours ago

true! connotation is a weird thing.