• TeoTwawki@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    “A female” seems kinda dehumanizing, like talking about an animal or words spoken by an incel.

    • SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldOPM
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      1 year ago

      That caught my eye too, but I think it might be a reflection of how law enforcement speaks “a female suspect” “a male detainee” etc.

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      1 year ago

      I get that they say “a female” because that’s how they “identify” people via police reports and such. But I still cringe so bad when I hear someone say “a female”.

      Female what? Deer? Shark? Dog?

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        That’s part of it, but police jargon is meant to dehumanize suspects. They could just as easily say man or woman but those words imply person-hood. While animals can be male or female they can’t be a man or woman. Male-Black-46 works just as well to describe an animal in a study as a human on the street.

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          The words “man” and “woman” imply that the person is an adult, which is an unnecessary added connotation.