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In your opinion, do you think it’s inappropriate to refer to women as “females” rather than “women”?
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Yes, it’s inappropriate
No, it’s not inappropriate
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Anonymous 1d

Female is fine as an adjective not as a noun

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Anonymous 1d

They never say “males” so yeah that’s weird

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Anonymous 20h

It depends on the context but most likely inappropriate

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Anonymous 20h

as with many things, it depends on context

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Anonymous 12h

This is such an overblown issue online tbh. I agree with two people here: yes, it's damn weird if a guy uses it constantly, in like every context. However, a lot of the time it's just being used completely innocuously, as a general adjective. As with most things, context is key, it's not an automatic "yikes" every time.

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Anonymous 4h

This seems like a non issue tbh because males and females are the appropriate terms when referring to anatomy and hormones

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

I agree.

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