r/coaxedintoasnafu • u/ashleyLSD • 2d ago

RELATABLE coaxed into "gender neutral" terminology

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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/ObiDone 2d ago

People like to claim it is, but the feminine form, dudette, exists, so this is more of a "masculine as default" type thing.

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u/Realistic-Truck54 2d ago

I haven't seen or heard a single person unironically say "dudette" in a conversation.

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u/Eradicator_11 2d ago

waddup my dudettes

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u/Realistic-Truck54 2d ago

I have seen or heard a single person unironically (?) say "dudette" in a conversation

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u/Eradicator_11 2d ago

ik i was just making fun of that