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The last female I encountered who looked, talked and acted like Boebert was at a (Original Post) Atticus Jul 2021 OP
She is forever locked in adolescence (and a very unsavory mean girl existence that must have been) hlthe2b Jul 2021 #1
Sad existence. onecaliberal Jul 2021 #2
she's a tramp. Trueblue1968 Jul 2021 #3
But....... MyOwnPeace Jul 2021 #4
no she isn't. she is not a disney princess. Trueblue1968 Jul 2021 #8
Wow, you are right! LiberatedUSA Jul 2021 #5
I definitely got a high school vibe from them. The juvenile pettiness, lack of sophistication or Dream Girl Jul 2021 #6
I want to know where she was at the time the pipe bombs were planted. Grasswire2 Jul 2021 #7
Boebert is a garbage person. But she is a person, so "woman", not "female". FreepFryer Jul 2021 #9
Woman, not female obamanut2012 Jul 2021 #10
she has only been and ever will be Q-Bert 1 to me demtenjeep Jul 2021 #11
 

LiberatedUSA

(1,666 posts)
5. Wow, you are right!
Thu Jul 29, 2021, 09:36 PM
Jul 2021

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)
6. I definitely got a high school vibe from them. The juvenile pettiness, lack of sophistication or
Thu Jul 29, 2021, 10:26 PM
Jul 2021

Basic knowledge about anything at all.

Grasswire2

(13,569 posts)
7. I want to know where she was at the time the pipe bombs were planted.
Thu Jul 29, 2021, 10:34 PM
Jul 2021

There's just something about her that makes me keep asking this.

FreepFryer

(7,077 posts)
9. Boebert is a garbage person. But she is a person, so "woman", not "female".
Fri Jul 30, 2021, 04:50 AM
Jul 2021

* Considering it’s Boebert I think it gets a pass on rule 4 tho.

6 Reasons You Should Stop Referring To Women As "Females" Right Now

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)
10. Woman, not female
Fri Jul 30, 2021, 06:32 AM
Jul 2021

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)
11. she has only been and ever will be Q-Bert 1 to me
Fri Jul 30, 2021, 06:48 AM
Jul 2021

and I bet she was "real popular" with the guys

especially given the fact she married the dick she saw

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