Comment on Anon has nerdy hobbies
DaGeek247@fedia.io 6 months ago
Find a group of mostly older/married people. It might not solve the problem, but it'll delay it enough that you can get a solid playtest of your latest build before things go to shit.
Maeve@kbin.social 6 months ago
When I was young, the more females that joined, the less it happened. DND, MTG, whatever.
RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
They are called girls, you know.
fadedmaster@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Isn’t “women” preferable over both terms? Pretty sure if I used the term “girls” around most women I know they’d find it offensive. But most women I know are between 25 and 50 years old.
TheFriar@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Oh, so you only hang out with FEMALES AFTER THEYVE HIT THE WALL AND ARE NO LONGWR VALUABLE AND THEY PROBABLY ARE MANIPULATING YOU WITH THEIR VAGINAS EVEN THOUGH THEIR VAGINAS ARE POINTLESS AFTER 20
(I literally felt gross typing that. Even though the people who genuinely think that way would probably say, like 17, not 20. Yuck.)
RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
Possibly. They didn’t say how young they were, so I assumed teens, not 30s.
Zink@programming.dev 6 months ago
I’d say “women” in a professional setting, but among friends I don’t see it as an offensive thing. It’s just an informal or casual thing. I’m a guy, and the group of women often includes my wife. But it’s said in a friendly tone.
I think singular vs plural matters too. I would say “good night girls” to a couple of friends leaving, but not “good night girl” to one friend leaving.
Omniraptor@lemm.ee 6 months ago
I always wondered why people use the terms males/females. Maybe they’re copying some science fiction book they read?
Gullible@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Up until like 7 years ago, the word lacked major misogynistic connotation. It used to be fairly common in certain subsects, including nerds, and it all but died in them. I wonder when “female” will become kosher again. This century is unlikely, given the Tate taint. The evolution of language is fascinating.
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Sometimes it’s just a non-native speaker thing
Anise@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
I use it to distinguish sex and gender. Only some females have to deal with periods and pregnancy, but all women have to deal with social mysogeny. In this context I would use women because it’s a gender issue not a sex issue.