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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

There's people who don't like dude being used as unisex

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can't help people who take offence when none is given. People need to stop taking what isn't theirs.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

People need to stop taking what isn't theirs.

I'm going to be referring to people taking offense to things like that or being offended for another group of people as "stealing offense" now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It's such a great way to put it too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Because I'm dope as shit. 😎

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

For sure the only convincing argument is when they asked if I fuck dudes.. that made me think haha

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Well, those dudes suck.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those people should stay in their homes and off the internet, so no one has to see them or speak to them.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

Or, y'know, if someone asks me not to call em dude, I just do my best not to. It's a bit simpler

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

They aren't dudes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Nobody's asking the elephants how they feel about it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This is how the neutral gender in latin, got absorbed into the male gender in most romance languages.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Doesnt German have a gender neutral form just in case you can't remember what imaginary sex organs "Pizza" has?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

My pizza has whatever kind if imaginary sex organs I want, thank you very much.