• SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Ahah, you changed it plural which genders it. It’s dudes and dudettes in that case.

    Did you see that dude I slept with last night?

    Totally different now that it’s a singular.

    Yeah language sucks.

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      nah i still see “i slept with a dude” as “i slept with a man”, sorry

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        6 hours ago

        maybe it’s the article that makes it seem masc? A dude, vs “hey, dude!”

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        6 hours ago

        Well contextually you would know who the person was talking about…

        If you saw a woman and confused it with a man because of word, that’s on you mate. There’s another gender neutral and singular term.