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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe last female I encountered who looked, talked and acted like Boebert was at a
high school beer party in the boonies.
She was real popular.
hlthe2b
(102,275 posts)onecaliberal
(32,860 posts)Trueblue1968
(17,218 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,926 posts)she ain't no "lady!"
Trueblue1968
(17,218 posts)LiberatedUSA
(1,666 posts)I am from Missouri. She would fit right in at a teenage weekend beer bash out on a farm. I should rewatch Varsity Blues and see if she is in it.
Dream Girl
(5,111 posts)Basic knowledge about anything at all.
Grasswire2
(13,569 posts)There's just something about her that makes me keep asking this.
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)* Considering its Boebert I think it gets a pass on rule 4 tho.
Simply put, it's rude and it's weird.
1. Because the words "female" and "woman" mean different things.
"Female" is a scientific term that refers to the sex of a species that is capable of producing children. The term "woman" refers specifically to human beings, while "female" could refer to any species.
2. Because reducing a woman to her reproductive abilities is dehumanizing and exclusionary.
3. Because nobody casually refers to men as "males."
4. Because it is most often used to imply inferiority or contempt.*
5. Because it's grammatically weird.
The word "female," in its primary usage, is an adjective. When you use "female" as a noun, the subject that you're referring to is erased.
For example:
"I talked to a female yesterday."
A female what? A female kangaroo? A female rock snake? The subject of the sentence is not clear.
"I talked to a female presidential candidate yesterday."
This sentence is now about a human being.
6. And most importantly, because the word you're looking for already exists.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/tracyclayton/stop-calling-women-females
obamanut2012
(26,076 posts)Is the appropriate usage. Many, many alt-right, incels, etc. use "female" as a noun for a human woman. It is incorrect, and it is also demeaning, and meant to be. I know you are none of those things, so I'm not accusing you of such, but only educating. Please use "women/women/" Thanks!
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)and I bet she was "real popular" with the guys
especially given the fact she married the dick she saw