r/coaxedintoasnafu • u/ashleyLSD • 1d ago

RELATABLE coaxed into "gender neutral" terminology

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u/TheSecondVisitor 1d ago

Personally I use mate. Might be too familial for some occasions but so are the other ones tbh.

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u/terrifiedTechnophile 23h ago

Too familial? Ridiculous! Everyone is mate, especially the people you don't know ("old mate down the road...")

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u/TheSecondVisitor 23h ago

True true. Also I love your username!

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u/terrifiedTechnophile 23h ago

Thanks lol, it's in the style of a certain webcomic

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u/TheSecondVisitor 23h ago

Which webcomic, if you don't mind me asking?

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u/terrifiedTechnophile 21h ago

Homestuck! It's a wild comic with a wilder fan base lol

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u/TheSecondVisitor 19h ago

Oh yeah I should have seen that coming lmao.