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I cringe every time I hear another guy refer to women like this

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I try to use "driver" or "person".

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

How are "this person" and "a BMW driver" likely male coded while "person" and "driver" are fine? It sounds to me like you're just assuming negative intent in others, while your own use of the same words is fine because you know what you mean.