I am not a native English speaker and I have sometimes referred to people as male and female (as that is what I have been taught) but I have received some backlash in some cases, especially for the word “female”, is there some negative thought in the word which I am unaware of?

I don’t know if this is the best place to ask, if it’s not appropriate I have no problem to delete it ^^

  • @Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world
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    144 months ago

    Humans are animals though. Why do they get offended when they get reminded of that fact? Smh, this is why us members of the galactic community don’t like your species too much. /S

    • @arin@lemmy.world
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      44 months ago

      Kinda like how ignorant people only thing humans have consciousness while more and more studies show capability in many animals

    • @SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca
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      24 months ago

      Maybe that’s how you animals in your “galactic community” operate, but be careful… a lot of people in these parts eat animals for breakfast. For your own self preservation you might want to come up with some reasons why you’re more than just an animal before we get to barbecue season.