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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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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 15 points 5 months ago (3 children)

That's what we were instructed to use to refer to a subset of our platoon-mates while working, in those rare cases where it made a difference. One of my DS, an MP from Halifax, would absolutely tear a strip off you if she heard you say 'girl' or 'woman', in barely comprehensible English out from under that scary red Beret, and you knew the woe was coming.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 27 points 5 months ago

As a recovered Marine, I know too well how sexist the military is especially under the guise of "nomenclature."

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 4 months ago

I honestly thought you meant she was a Member Of Parliament from Halifax, though that sounds way scarier.

[–] AquaTofana@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I just made a comment about this too! The "male" and "female" vernacular is alive and well in the US military as well!