Comment on Anon has nerdy hobbies

DaGeek247@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Maeve@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  When I was young, the more females that joined, the less it happened. DND, MTG, whatever.

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  • RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    females

    They are called girls, you know.

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    • fadedmaster@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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      • TheFriar@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        most women I know are between 25 and 50 years old

        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.)

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      • RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Possibly. They didn’t say how young they were, so I assumed teens, not 30s.

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      • Zink@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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    • Omniraptor@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I always wondered why people use the terms males/females. Maybe they’re copying some science fiction book they read?

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      • Gullible@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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      • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Sometimes it’s just a non-native speaker thing

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      • Anise@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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