• Kecessa
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    6 months ago

    “female”

    Woman, thank you.

    • mightyfoolish@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      Would that mean Biden is our latest “man president?” I think male and female sound better in this case.

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        Male and female are perfectly okay when used before a noun.

        It’s when they’re used as nouns themselves that it becomes problematic and just plain disrespectful.