Seriously asking, i seen “females” and “males” used everywhere including here, is it not ok? I was under impression that in English those are neutral words (unlike in Polish where its very insulting when used for humans).
The problem is that a lot of misogynists will use “females” to describe women and “men” to describe men. I don’t use reddit anymore but there was a subreddit about this very thing called r/MenAndFemales
Think about it in a similar vein to the word jew. You can tell exactly when someone is using it as a noun specifically to be offensive. There also are ways you wouldn’t normally use those words very often if you aren’t a bigot.
Depends on the context. In formal scientific or academic writing it’s perfectly normal to use this language for humans. In most casual settings though, dudes who say “female” in lieu of where most would say “woman” is a bit of a red flag. Betrays an unfamiliarity with women and an “otherness”, like they are some weird test subject they observe from afar and take notes about.
Seriously asking, i seen “females” and “males” used everywhere including here, is it not ok? I was under impression that in English those are neutral words (unlike in Polish where its very insulting when used for humans).
The problem is that a lot of misogynists will use “females” to describe women and “men” to describe men. I don’t use reddit anymore but there was a subreddit about this very thing called r/MenAndFemales
Ty for answer
Think about it in a similar vein to the word jew. You can tell exactly when someone is using it as a noun specifically to be offensive. There also are ways you wouldn’t normally use those words very often if you aren’t a bigot.
Or the word “gay” lmao
Depends on the context. In formal scientific or academic writing it’s perfectly normal to use this language for humans. In most casual settings though, dudes who say “female” in lieu of where most would say “woman” is a bit of a red flag. Betrays an unfamiliarity with women and an “otherness”, like they are some weird test subject they observe from afar and take notes about.