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It can also be pretty off-putting for women to be honest. When someone's avatar is an AI-generated "waifu" picture with deep cleavage, I don't think it looks we

• kwhitefoot 3y ago
  It's not welcoming to this male programmer either.
• kaba0 3y ago
  Calling them female is much more off putting. Women is a word.
  • meindnoch 3y ago
    What do you mean? I thought these are synonyms. (English is not my native language though)
    • revelio 3y ago
      You said it correctly. "Average woman programmer" is un-idiomatic English.
  • SSLy 3y ago
    > female, adj.; feminine; woman(ly); womanlike; womanish; effeminate. These adjectives all share the sense “of, relating to, or involving women.” Female is a neutral term usually used to indicate the sex of a person (or an animal or plant), in contrast with male <a female cadet> <my female coworkers>. Feminine typically refers to what are traditionally considered a woman’s favorable qualities <feminine grace>. Womanly often carries these positive connotations as well <womanly intuition>, but it’s also used to distinguish an adult female from a girl <her womanly figure>. (Woman is sometimes used attributively where female would be more natural <a woman lawyer>. These constructions are best avoided.) Garner's Modern English Usage
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• pas 3y ago
  are you talking about Asahi Lina?
  • meindnoch 3y ago
    No. She's more of a "loli" character as far as I can tell. (Which can also be disturbing, but for different reasons.)