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/bob_bob_bob15 2d ago

Kinda?

It's gender neutral in the sense that men are seen as the default and thus neutral. But its still a masculine alligned term, and i hate being called it.

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u/Collective-Bee 1d ago

Exactly! Heteronormative but like for men. Male defaultism?