Pharmacokinetics@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 days agoAt least Quark had some integrity.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square120fedilinkarrow-up1950arrow-down137
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minus-squareDepress_Mode@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·2 days agoFrom what I googled, it’s especially bad when you pair “man” and “female” together, which makes sense to me.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoJust don’t use male or female as nouns to refer to humans. That simple. If you’re talking about animals it doesn’t matter.
minus-squareskisnow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day ago If you’re talking about animals it doesn’t matter. Not even that it doesn’t matter, it’s almost entirely the point. The reason why using ‘females’ as a noun to refer to women is dehumanizing is because it’s a noun we use for animals.
From what I googled, it’s especially bad when you pair “man” and “female” together, which makes sense to me.
Just don’t use male or female as nouns to refer to humans. That simple. If you’re talking about animals it doesn’t matter.
Not even that it doesn’t matter, it’s almost entirely the point. The reason why using ‘females’ as a noun to refer to women is dehumanizing is because it’s a noun we use for animals.