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Yes, she did...
by zzalpha 10y ago
Yes, she did...
- helthanatos 10y agoWhy italicize she?
- acdx 10y agoBecause it's a correction
- rwc 10y ago"Dude" is typically understood to be male.
- Aloha 10y agoWhere I grew up Dude is typically non-gendered.
- stephenhuey 10y agoI've used dudette frequently over the decades.
- Aloha 10y agoeither-or really.
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- throwaway9475 10y agoSo clearly we should all look at language through the lens of your childhood experiences. Got it.
- throwaway9475 10y agoLotta male tears here, but then again, it's Hacker News...
- dang 10y agoPlease stop posting unsubstantive comments.
- throwaway9475 10y agoPlease go fuck yourself. :)
- helthanatos 10y agoYep. I've never seen anyone get offended by it unless they were joking. Dude is normally the same as saying yo.
- seanp2k2 10y agoYep: https://youtu.be/BVj8peo1WGo https://youtu.be/BVj8peo1WGo
- draw_down 10y agoWomen can be dudes.
- freshyill 10y agoBecause italicizing words implies emphasis.
- nebabyte 10y agoGot a sex change to fool the grim reaper. Brilliant
- oh_sigh 10y agoFun fact: 'Dude' is has no implied gender in many parts of the world that use the word. Same with 'guys'.
- reddytowns 10y agoYou've heard the song, "Dude looks like a lady", right? It would make the title a lot less impactful if this was generally accepted.
- oh_sigh 10y agoYou've heard the song, "A Boy Named Sue", right? It would make the title a lot less impactful if this was generally accepted.
- reddytowns 10y agoI don't follow.
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- ohblahitsme 10y agoIn California, dude is not gendered.
- djrogers 10y agoI've lived in California for 27 of my 41 years, about equally split between SoCal and Northern California, and I have never heard someone call a woman 'dude' without it being a mistake or a joke.
- stonogo 10y agoI've lived in California longer than you and for a higher percentage of my life. Born and raised: dude is not a gender-specific term.
- nl 10y agoThe Atlantic notes that women use "dude" to address other women[1]. I'm not from California, and I'd agree that the most typical usage seems to be towards men, but I have heard women refer to other women as "dude". [1] https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/11/dude-transcends/309528/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/11/dude-tr...
- kaitai 10y agoThere are two distinct uses of "dude". One is as an exclamation (not a form of address). "Dude, I'd never do that" is the approximate example in the article, and a woman might say that to another woman. She is not calling the other woman a dude. Test this claim by trying the following: "Man, I'd never do that." "Gentleman, I'd never do that." "Fellow, I'd never do that." etc. The use of "man" and "dude" as an exclamation has made it into everyday conversation. "Man that sucks!" has become an expression of dismay devoid of gender and indeed not even directed at any particular human. Then there is the use of "dude" to refer to a specific person (singular). This is a very rare use of "dude" in reference a woman, and usually is used as commentary rather than a literal descriptor, or ironically. "She's such a dude." It is definitely making a comment on gender or stereotypes. I would be very confused if you referred to me as a dude in everyday conversation, wondering what you were trying to say. On the other hand, I did recently say about myself, "I'm such a dude" when making a comment about my approach to an unfortunately often-gender-stereotyped activity, housekeeping.