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“Coed” as a noun informally/imprecisely refers to female college students (for reasons that I have no idea, as it seems like it should be a symmetric label to m
by sokoloff 3y ago
“Coed” as a noun informally/imprecisely refers to female college students (for reasons that I have no idea, as it seems like it should be a symmetric label to me, given that a coed college requires both men and women, but the use of “coed” as a noun overwhelmingly means women).
“Cherry” suggests virginity.
I’ve never heard of CoedCherry until this HN post, but from the name, I’d assume they were an adult site focused on college or college-age women.
- thyrsus 3y agoHistorically, very few colleges admitted women, thus when they began doing so, they became "coeducational" institutions, but the prominent feature of such institutions was the (then minority) presence of women, who thus became associated with the term. There's little in history or language that is symmetrical or equitable - although, these days, the smart money on the unspecified college student is that she's a woman.