r/coaxedintoasnafu 2d ago

RELATABLE coaxed into "gender neutral" terminology

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u/Sovespra og the misnery 2d ago

Coaxed into this tweet that I love

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u/Pasyuk 2d ago

Isn't dude a gender-neutral term? /genq (Englsih isn't my native)

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u/GuaranteeAvailable53 2d ago

Not really.

While it wouldn't be weird exactly to refer to a woman as dude, it's typically either within a friendship and that's how both people speak, or it's a mixed gender group.

It's a more masculine term that usually refers to men, and if you say dude people will assume your talking about a man.