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"female" and "male" are only used as nouns in technical contexts like biological studies of sex and police reports, where dehumanization or objectification is i
by lupire 4y ago
"female" and "male" are only used as nouns in technical contexts like biological studies of sex and police reports, where dehumanization or objectification is intentional because the human part is irrelevant (Biologists because their work isn't human-specific or even about humans at all, police because they are describing attributes of a suspect).
- throwaway4aday 4y agoThat's entirely wrong, just google anything with "female" in front and watch the results roll in. I started with "female athlete" and there are plenty of headlines that match exactly from big name publications like Forbes.
- philwelch 4y agoYou’re using “female” as an adjective there, not as a noun.
- throwaway4aday 4y agoTry playing that rule out for other terms and see how far it goes.