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Man who calls women "females" hopes to one day be allowed within 500 meters of one (chaser.com.au)

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 months ago (45 children)

Clinical nomenclature has a place but social interactions aint it

[+] [email protected] -26 points 5 months ago (41 children)

I will never understand the drama over the word "female".

I set up a doctor's appointment the other day, and I was asked if I had a doctor preference. I responded and said "I'd prefer a female doctor." According to the internet, apparently I should have asked for a "woman doctor".

Reversing the gender, I'd be asking for either a "male doctor" or a "man doctor". I will literally never use the phrase "I'd prefer a man doctor, please." Because it has weird connotations, and doesn't even roll off the tongue as well.

So because I believe in male/female equality, I am necessarily required to treat them the same, with similar varieties of words.

So what's the problem? Give me a reason why I should use the less technical versions of words that invoke social-gender-stereotypes when I want to avoid all of that entirely.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 months ago (24 children)

You've been told (probably at length) what women in general prefer to be called. It's probably even been explained to you. Your feigning ignorance about why is just saying that you don't find those answers satisfactory.

You're free to call women "females" and you can justify it however you want, just like I'm free to allow absolutely zero people who refer to me as "female" (outside of very limited clinical circumstances) to touch my tits.

[–] CouldntCareBear -1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Would you say 'women doctor' in this scenario?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I actually say "lady doctor." Because I do prefer a doctor who is a woman and "lady doctor" sounds fancy.

E: Last male doctor I had told me that it was "just" an ovarian cyst and it "shouldn't hurt that much" so I should take some aspirin and I'd be able to work tomorrow. So yeah. Lady doctor for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I actually say "lady doctor."

But what if you are in country where aristocracy doesn't exist?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

I do exist in such a country! But I was recently called "quirky" so I guess take my advice as you will.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Weird of you to continue the argument at this point really

[–] CouldntCareBear 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It was a genuine question. I have no argument here. I don't know the best term in this situation.