Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 days agoYou Can Always Use Comrade!lemmy.mlimagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down13
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minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoI prefer the gender neutral dude. We’re all dudes on this glorious day.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoDude definitely has masculine roots, it isn’t really gender neutral even if it is sometimes used as such.
minus-squareFeydaikin@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoI dunno, I like ‘dudette’. It’s a fun and silly word.
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoDudette is a silly word. But its sole existence is to make dude gendered.
minus-squareFeydaikin@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoOr just because it was a joke in some shitty comedy. I’ve only ever heard ‘Dude’ used about men. So I can not attest to it’s gender neutrality.
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoYou need to use it in a gender neutral way, my dude.
minus-squareFeydaikin@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoI’m not a native english speaker. “Dude” isn’t part of my general vocabulary, with the exception of internet forums.
I prefer the gender neutral dude. We’re all dudes on this glorious day.
Dude definitely has masculine roots, it isn’t really gender neutral even if it is sometimes used as such.
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I dunno, I like ‘dudette’. It’s a fun and silly word.
Dudette is a silly word. But its sole existence is to make dude gendered.
Or just because it was a joke in some shitty comedy.
I’ve only ever heard ‘Dude’ used about men. So I can not attest to it’s gender neutrality.
You need to use it in a gender neutral way, my dude.
I’m not a native english speaker. “Dude” isn’t part of my general vocabulary, with the exception of internet forums.