The domination of male-coded language.
Especially in the 2010’s, everyone called each other “bro” and “dude”. I’m sure it even happened before this timeframe. Doesn’t matter who is who, what is what. You called everyone and everything “Bro” “Bruh” “Dude” “Man”.
Not many complained. Actually, the expression was shared back. Another way of saying homie. Everyone said it. Everyone accepted it.
Even till this day, for the most part, it is a part of our daily language. It’s become common language, usually to specify friendliness and common ground.
But why doesn’t this happen with female-coded language?
“Girl” “Girlypop” “Bestie”. While I’ll admit, Bestie is not technically female coded, a lot of women do use this word.
I think about how so many people, especially men, get annoyed or upset when called “Girl”. Even “Bestie”. I see men talk about it on Social Media, about how much they hate getting called that. They get annoyed. It’s even come to a point, it is seen as transphobic, we cannot call people Girly Pop or Girl because it can offend someone who is trans identifying.
People come to the defense “well not everyone feels comfortable with that” “not everyone identifies as female”. But only when people are offended by the female-coded terms.
Where is the same energy with women getting offended by being called Bro and Dude? During the 2010’s Giant SJW Bash, I’ve seen women come out that they hated being called Bro and Dude. And nobody had that same logic. They told these women, get over it. Everyone gets called Dude & Bro. It’s normal. It’s a good thing.
The normalization that being male is gender neutrality.
Being called Dude, Bro, Man— it’s ok. Even if you don’t like it. Even if you’re not a man. You should be lucky to be seen as a fellow…man…
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first of all, you calling abortion “genitalia-related” is already an indicator of your level of intelligence.
second of all, do you think rapists, murderers and molesters ask gender identity of their victims? do you think on job interviews they ask women their gender or if they’re planning pregnancy before not hiring? no, they see that you’re female and assume you’ll take a pregnancy leave one day or think you’re not as qualified as a man.
you’re trying to erase women’s reality, our everyday struggles, our history as an oppressed group. it never was and never will be about gender.
Sex is why women are opressed
Gender is how
i hate being on the internet on april 1st because i read something, get excited and then remember… it’s all a lie
source: Everyday Male Chauvinism
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