• Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    Generally speaking, using “females” instead of “women” 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 “female” as an adjective about women, especially in a scientific context, doesn’t have that connotation.)

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      3 months ago

      Adding to that. Most papers refer to their population as x amount of mem and women age bla bla. Females isn’t often used to describe humans. It’s just the internet trying to sound smart.