Wren@lemmy.todayM to Brand New Sentence@lemmy.todayEnglish · 20 days agoIf she doesn't disclose up front that she's wearing makeup, that's sexual assaultlemmy.todayimagemessage-square286linkfedilinkarrow-up1293arrow-down134
arrow-up1259arrow-down1imageIf she doesn't disclose up front that she's wearing makeup, that's sexual assaultlemmy.todayWren@lemmy.todayM to Brand New Sentence@lemmy.todayEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square286linkfedilink
minus-squareZozano@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·18 days agoMaybe it’s cultural, but “woman” can sound “old” to some people, and “girl” can sound “young”. Some guys think its respectful to sidestep the whole issue and use an age neutral term, unaware of how it sounds.
minus-squarefdnomad@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·18 days agoFrom my personal experience, those who aims to be respectful just say woman.
minus-squareZozano@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·18 days ago from my personal experience Yes, exactly. I’m telling you as a matter of fact that I know people who felt awkward saying “woman” because of the age factor. These guys aren’t incels by any means, they’re just awkward and naive. For what it’s worth I did tell them that “female” is not a good look, and they should use “women” instead. The point is not every guy who says “female” is an incel.
Maybe it’s cultural, but “woman” can sound “old” to some people, and “girl” can sound “young”.
Some guys think its respectful to sidestep the whole issue and use an age neutral term, unaware of how it sounds.
From my personal experience, those who aims to be respectful just say woman.
Yes, exactly.
I’m telling you as a matter of fact that I know people who felt awkward saying “woman” because of the age factor.
These guys aren’t incels by any means, they’re just awkward and naive.
For what it’s worth I did tell them that “female” is not a good look, and they should use “women” instead.
The point is not every guy who says “female” is an incel.