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| ▲ | BeetleB 12 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| > it gives off incel vibes imo One really should be careful making statements like these on the Internet. It's a stronger signal than people saying "male" and "female". |
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| ▲ | joenot443 12 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| I've always found this to be such a pedantic hill to die on. I don't think the author is an incel and it's pretty rude to throw out that kind of language for what's pretty clearly just a style choice. |
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| ▲ | IAmBroom 11 hours ago | parent [-] | | Agreed. "A female doctor/accountant/X" is incel-ish, but "male and female" is treating both genders equivalently. That. Is. The. Goal. |
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| ▲ | edgineer 12 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| I hear this commonly about using the words "male" and "female." I think it's unfair. For one thing, the military uses them frequently, and so would veterans. Another reason is that their meanings are age-agnostic which helps to emphasize the intent of the speaker--to differentiate on sex alone, not sex plus age. |
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| ▲ | ragazzina 12 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | "It's used in the military" supports the point the GP is making, that it sounds unnatural in a common context. | | | |
| ▲ | michaelscott 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Yes because these descriptions are meant to foster dehumanization and detachment, which is very useful in military and scientific study contexts. That's why they also sound unnatural in casual conversation |
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| ▲ | Miraltar 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Keep in mind that not everyone on the internet uses English as their first language and they might use words weirdly cause it resembles what they're used to |
