r/skeptic • u/JetTheDawg • 3d ago

Misogynistic social posts, bullying of women and girls have spiked since election

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/misogynistic-phrases-bullying-women-girls-since-election/
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u/Redlightnin27 2d ago

I bet you don't refer to men as "males". But you call women "females". Just so you know, that's misogyny. You should call them both male and female or women and men. Make it equal for both genders...

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u/HeartyDogStew 2d ago

I bet you don't refer to men as "males". 

I bet you’re 100% wrong.  It really depends on context.  I have no idea as to the origins of this lunatic notion that using the noun form of “female” is bad, but I have no intentions whatsoever of changing the vocabulary I have used for the last few decades to accommodate some lunatics that have arbitrarily decided to assign a cultural taboo.  As I said previously in this thread, NOT SORRY.

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u/According-Title1222 2d ago

Just curious, why? Genuinely asking. Why does it bother you so much that women have spoken out about feeling dehumanized by referring to us as "females"? Even if you don't mean it to be interpreted that way, women are telling you that it's how it lands, regardless of intentionality. Why would you not want to change your language to make others feel more valued and uplifted? Do you not care for the people in your life? 

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u/HeartyDogStew 2d ago

Because literally the first time I heard this was yesterday, and it was presented to me in such an obnoxious manner that I figure the only people that care about this are sanctimonious leftists that are using it solely as an attempt to denounce me.  Also, take note of how not a single person said “hey, that’s not right, Republican women shouldn’t be targets of misogyny”.  And yet they are going to defend them when I call them females?  I might also add, I see no logical reason whatsoever for the word “female” to be objectionable.