I am not a native English speaker and I have sometimes referred to people as male and female (as that is what I have been taught) but I have received some backlash in some cases, especially for the word “female”, is there some negative thought in the word which I am unaware of?

I don’t know if this is the best place to ask, if it’s not appropriate I have no problem to delete it ^^

  • @ComradeR@lemmy.ml
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    201 year ago

    “I have a female friend.” (As in “I have a friend that’s a woman.”) “I’ve talked with a female today.” (As in “I’ve talked with a woman today.”)

    The first one is fine, because isn’t using the word as an adjective. The second one is derogatory, because it is being used as a substantive.

        • @n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          -31 year ago

          Considering I read the initial statement to my mom (60) and she said wtf?

          Y’all just assume. Hope ya don’t go through life with that kind of outlook you will never make friends

            • @n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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              01 year ago

              You’re great at twisting words to suit your narrative.

              Literally said what the fuck is wrong with these people. And I concur.

              Went into this knowing exactly what I would be dealing with, a bunch of idiots who have never been told to shut the fuck up.