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I'm mildly interested that the document has this quote: > It is nice they brought me in for equal opportunity survey points but don’t waste my time if you don’
by losvedir 9y ago
I'm mildly interested that the document has this quote:
> It is nice they brought me in for equal opportunity survey points but don’t waste my time if you don’t take females seriously.
which uses "females" instead of "women". Recall, that was the offense the March for Science twitter account got lambasted for[0], for which they later apologized[1]. I remember being surprised at the time and wondering if it was just a few inane twitter followers, but I found a lot of articles, e.g. this one[2] by Jezebel about how it's rude and offensive.
Still don't know what to think. I never really thought anything about using "females" that way, but nonetheless filed it away as a usage to avoid, so it caught my eye to see it here.
[0] https://twitter.com/sciencemarchdc/status/834840542848679936?lang=en https://twitter.com/sciencemarchdc/status/834840542848679936...
[1] https://twitter.com/ScienceMarchDC/status/835145373098323969 https://twitter.com/ScienceMarchDC/status/835145373098323969
[2] http://jezebel.com/the-problem-with-calling-women-females-1683808274 http://jezebel.com/the-problem-with-calling-women-females-16...
- danharaj 9y agoIt's common in clinical and academic language. There's a certain kind of creep who uses them to describe social relationships, usually in a reactionary way. The clinical connotation coupled with the regressive opinions has turned it into a red flag of sorts for when someone's about to say something gross about humans. Depending on the context, one norm is more relevant than the other.
- mpweiher 9y agoIf Jezebel finds it offensive that's a good indicator that it's perfectly normal.