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

FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• lena@gregtech.eu ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  • LavaPlanet@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think it’s more that woman is singular, in that context and female is plural. Usually when people denote gender in a description, because fuck the patriarchy, they’re referring to one person not a whole group of writers, artists etc.

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