I mean, there's also historical context to be considered here. Throughout history (and still today in many places) women have been treated as subhuman, or at least as lesser to men; in many cultures, married women were literally considered the chattel of their husbands. In that context, using the term "female" which almost explicitly carries no connotations of personhood feels a lot more like a hateful slur. I don't think "male" really carries that same historical baggage, though.
To add on, I've found that referring to women as "females" in anything other than formal or scientific contexts has adopted something of a sour taste in recent years. The practice is often associated with incel/misogynistic behavior and ideology, probably because it implicitly strips women of their personhood and reduces them to their sex. Put another way, both a female dog and a female human could be called a "female", but only one could be called a "woman".
That's my own two cents though, take them with a grain of salt.
I don't disagree; the full-grown adults who are complicit in the bullshit we've been subjected to absolutely deserve to be punished. But the comment I originally replied to demanded the death of "kids and pets" as well, which is plainly unhinged.
Everyone in this thread is suddenly really comfortable with hurting innocent people/animals as long as they get to see the ones they hate suffer. Where have I seen that before...?
You can't really move out though. The metaphor is that your parents construct the lower floors of your building based on how they raised you. In real life, you can't un-raise yourself or rewrite history, so moving out and into a new building with better foundations isn't an option. Best you can do is get some outside help to throw in some external supports for those shaky lower floors.
This is exactly why I've stayed working for the same company for the last 6 years. I could definitely go elsewhere and get paid more (job hopping for higher salary is pretty common in my field), but I seriously doubt they'd be as cool with my senior dog's frequent vet appointments.
Well, yeah, but unless you're suggesting we exterminate the species, the answer must be regulating the way we interact with each other, like the person above suggested.
My DM had a similar problem with Common, but instead of removing it entirely he basically nerfed it. The in-game explanation is that it's basically a cobbled-together system of hand signs and syllables that are supposed to be used to make trade possible between traveling merchants who don't speak each other's language; as a result, you can't really use it to express anything more complicated than "I want that" or "give me this." Rarely, he'll let us roll if we want to try to convey some important information via Common, but otherwise we're stuck behind a hard language barrier. It's made the game more interesting, not least because of the charades-esque mini game we get to play every now and then lol
She's dancing at a ball, and "having a ball"
Better luck next time, Austin Powers!
I mean, there's also historical context to be considered here. Throughout history (and still today in many places) women have been treated as subhuman, or at least as lesser to men; in many cultures, married women were literally considered the chattel of their husbands. In that context, using the term "female" which almost explicitly carries no connotations of personhood feels a lot more like a hateful slur. I don't think "male" really carries that same historical baggage, though.
To add on, I've found that referring to women as "females" in anything other than formal or scientific contexts has adopted something of a sour taste in recent years. The practice is often associated with incel/misogynistic behavior and ideology, probably because it implicitly strips women of their personhood and reduces them to their sex. Put another way, both a female dog and a female human could be called a "female", but only one could be called a "woman".
That's my own two cents though, take them with a grain of salt.
I don't disagree; the full-grown adults who are complicit in the bullshit we've been subjected to absolutely deserve to be punished. But the comment I originally replied to demanded the death of "kids and pets" as well, which is plainly unhinged.
Everyone in this thread is suddenly really comfortable with hurting innocent people/animals as long as they get to see the ones they hate suffer. Where have I seen that before...?
What in the hell is the matter with you?
look-at-sunset::: spoilerof-human-race:::You can't really move out though. The metaphor is that your parents construct the lower floors of your building based on how they raised you. In real life, you can't un-raise yourself or rewrite history, so moving out and into a new building with better foundations isn't an option. Best you can do is get some outside help to throw in some external supports for those shaky lower floors.
This is a lot like responding with "Actually, I'm an atheist" when someone says "Bless you" after you sneeze.
You know what they meant, and you know the kind sentiment they were trying to get across. Nitpicking at it serves no one.
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This is exactly why I've stayed working for the same company for the last 6 years. I could definitely go elsewhere and get paid more (job hopping for higher salary is pretty common in my field), but I seriously doubt they'd be as cool with my senior dog's frequent vet appointments.
I think the weird part is finding a company that's actually inclusive and provides said representation.
Even if they did kind of wield it as a cudgel in an attempt to punish this employee.
Well, yeah, but unless you're suggesting we exterminate the species, the answer must be regulating the way we interact with each other, like the person above suggested.
Eric Adams had approved a 5000 officer increase before he left office, but Mamdani scrapped that and budgeted for a 500 officer increase instead.
How about instead of casting speculations wildly and baselessly, you just read the damn article.
Well thank god we have heroes like you to remind us that our minor acts of resistance are completely pointless. God forbid we build up to anything 🙄
My DM had a similar problem with Common, but instead of removing it entirely he basically nerfed it. The in-game explanation is that it's basically a cobbled-together system of hand signs and syllables that are supposed to be used to make trade possible between traveling merchants who don't speak each other's language; as a result, you can't really use it to express anything more complicated than "I want that" or "give me this." Rarely, he'll let us roll if we want to try to convey some important information via Common, but otherwise we're stuck behind a hard language barrier. It's made the game more interesting, not least because of the charades-esque mini game we get to play every now and then lol