Comment on Why are expressions like "women artists" or "women writers" used?

• PoastRotato@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I mean, there’s also historical context to be considered here. Throughout history (and still today in many places) women have been treated as subhuman, or at least as lesser to men; in many cultures, married women were literally considered the chattel of their husbands. In that context, using the term “female” which almost explicitly carries no connotations of personhood feels a lot more like a hateful slur. I don’t think “male” really carries that same historical baggage, though.

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• Rhaedas@fedia.io ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  In that context you'd probably laugh if they used man too.

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