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[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 19 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Is using "female" instead of "woman" (or similar) a dogwhistle now?

[–] bbnh69420@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago

Has been for half a decade now, at least

[–] Owl@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago

We were making fun of misogynists for saying "females" instead of "women" on ShitRedditSays before gamergate even happened.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 9 points 2 months ago

Yeah, unless you're talking in a clinical or scientific manner it's a red flag

[–] VHS@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

Calling twitter "X" is another sign