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Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months ago

You Can Always Use Comrade!

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You Can Always Use Comrade!

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Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months ago
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  • SexMachineStalin [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    6 months ago

    From Urban Dictionary over 20 years ago:

    Comrade (noun, adjective): The best greeting in the world; A true worker’s word.

    Burning ameriKKKan flags again, comrade?

    • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mlOP
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      6 months ago

      Hell yea comrade 😎

  • tomi000@lemmy.world
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    Not in German unfortunately :/

    • Gladaed@feddit.org
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      You can also append an ess to English words if you want a gendered form. It’s just less common.

      • tomi000@lemmy.world
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        Comradess? I dont think thats legit. Kameradin/Genossin on the other hand is the official female version in German so its gendered by default

  • Count Regal Inkwell@pawb.social
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    Finna start using ‘citizen’ as an honorific

    • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mlOP
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      Pick up that can 😎

    • lars@lemmy.sdf.org
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      On the one hand, love

      On the other, I’m an American by way of birth lottery and hate borders. Comrade for me!

      • Count Regal Inkwell@pawb.social
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        Way I see it, “Comrade” is a term of endearment, like “mate” or “dude” or whatever.

        Whereas “Citizen” is a honorific. An ungendered stand-in for “sir/madam”.

        • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml
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          In socialist Poland both were used, but “comrade” (Towarzysz/Towarzyszka) was the honorific for member of the party while “citizen” (Obywatel/Obywatelka) was used for everyone else in official situations. Most people still used the “Pan/Pani” (Mr/Mrs) though, which was a bit reactionary because in Polish language this word does not even come from the bourgeoise honorific “Master” but from the aristocratic “Lord”.

  • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    I prefer the gender neutral dude. We’re all dudes on this glorious day.

    • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mlOP
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      Dude definitely has masculine roots, it isn’t really gender neutral even if it is sometimes used as such.

    • mathemachristian [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      6 months ago

      👎

    • Feydaikin@beehaw.org
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      I dunno, I like ‘dudette’. It’s a fun and silly word.

      • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Dudette is a silly word. But its sole existence is to make dude gendered.

        • Feydaikin@beehaw.org
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          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.

          • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            You need to use it in a gender neutral way, my dude.

            • Feydaikin@beehaw.org
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              I’m not a native english speaker. “Dude” isn’t part of my general vocabulary, with the exception of internet forums.

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    Don’t use comrade because you’re not a dweeb 👉

    • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mlOP
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      Mean…

    • lars@lemmy.sdf.org
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      I’m a dweeb and a comrade, friend

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