Democratic strategist James Carville argued ātoo many preachy femalesā in the Democratic Party could be to blame for President Bidenās bleeding support from key voters. In an inteā¦
Not generally, although āpreachyā is. Saying females or women are mostly interchangeable, although using females in this case is an odd choice as thereās no real reason to pick that specific word. Generally youād use female in a scientific or medical context where the biology in question is relevant (E.G. when talking about disease statistics or similar). Saying women would be a bit more inclusive but since heās being an asshole anyway not sure a little extra inclusivity is going to make any difference.
Generally speaking, using āfemalesā instead of āwomenā is seen by women as an indicator you the guy understands them as little as if they were a whole different species. The Ferengi accent is palpable.
(Saying āfemaleā as an adjective about women, especially in a scientific context, doesnāt have that connotation.)
Adding to that. Most papers refer to their population as x amount of mem and women age bla bla. Females isnāt often used to describe humans. Itās just the internet trying to sound smart.
Well, here heās clearly using āFemalesā to be exclusive and offensive, demonstrating that the term does, in fact, have that potential, is my point.
It is kinda nice when trying to figure out other culturesā taboos, that you can get something as cut and dry as āthis word or concept can show up in a news article when politicians misuse it.ā
Kinda intimidating, but also a useful frame of reference, because then thereās post like yours which specify that its context-specific.
It can be really frustrating when you spend years tiptoeing around something, only to find out that the person you learned it from just had weird personal hangups or something.
Yeah at a fundamental language level every word has implications. Any given word is less one specific meaning than it is one or more primary meanings with a whole constellation of associated concepts. Picking to use a specific word means one thing but its associated concepts also shade the surrounding words and sentence. The word āfemaleā is not offensive any more than a word like āredā would be, but it carries a clinical connotation as well as being problematic with regards to trans people and the trans movement in general. Depending on how itās used it could offend someone, but with the right tone or context so could asking someone āHow old are you?ā. So itās wrong to say in absolute sense that āfemaleā is offensive, but like many words it can be used in an offensive manner.
Well, this a great example for the ESL guy wondering if āFemalesā is offensive.
Not generally, although āpreachyā is. Saying females or women are mostly interchangeable, although using females in this case is an odd choice as thereās no real reason to pick that specific word. Generally youād use female in a scientific or medical context where the biology in question is relevant (E.G. when talking about disease statistics or similar). Saying women would be a bit more inclusive but since heās being an asshole anyway not sure a little extra inclusivity is going to make any difference.
Generally speaking, using āfemalesā instead of āwomenā is seen by women as an indicator
youthe guy understands them as little as if they were a whole different species. The Ferengi accent is palpable.(Saying āfemaleā as an adjective about women, especially in a scientific context, doesnāt have that connotation.)
Adding to that. Most papers refer to their population as x amount of mem and women age bla bla. Females isnāt often used to describe humans. Itās just the internet trying to sound smart.
Well, here heās clearly using āFemalesā to be exclusive and offensive, demonstrating that the term does, in fact, have that potential, is my point.
It is kinda nice when trying to figure out other culturesā taboos, that you can get something as cut and dry as āthis word or concept can show up in a news article when politicians misuse it.ā
Kinda intimidating, but also a useful frame of reference, because then thereās post like yours which specify that its context-specific.
It can be really frustrating when you spend years tiptoeing around something, only to find out that the person you learned it from just had weird personal hangups or something.
Yeah at a fundamental language level every word has implications. Any given word is less one specific meaning than it is one or more primary meanings with a whole constellation of associated concepts. Picking to use a specific word means one thing but its associated concepts also shade the surrounding words and sentence. The word āfemaleā is not offensive any more than a word like āredā would be, but it carries a clinical connotation as well as being problematic with regards to trans people and the trans movement in general. Depending on how itās used it could offend someone, but with the right tone or context so could asking someone āHow old are you?ā. So itās wrong to say in absolute sense that āfemaleā is offensive, but like many words it can be used in an offensive manner.