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[–] AllHailTheSheep 29 points 1 week ago (7 children)

female as an adjective for clarification (like "oh you're looking for that female doctor over there") is ok, female as a noun is just weird

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Unless you're speaking about (non human) animals. Saying a dog is a female is fine.

[–] AllHailTheSheep 2 points 1 week ago

true! connotation is a weird thing.

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