I always assumed “dude” is gender-neutral word. We even have a saying “dūdiņa” in my language which is like sweet-talking “dude” meant towards women.
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OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 3 days agowhy are dudes like this
Dudes are individuals whose personalities differ from person to person.
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OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 10 hours ago
It depends on context. It gets used gender neutral sometimes, but it also gets used as a masculine descriptor too.
markz@suppo.fi 3 days ago
I’m guessing that was the joke