I am not a native English speaker and I have sometimes referred to people as male and female (as that is what I have been taught) but I have received some backlash in some cases, especially for the word “female”, is there some negative thought in the word which I am unaware of?

I don’t know if this is the best place to ask, if it’s not appropriate I have no problem to delete it ^^

  • MinekPo1@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    ah I must have misunderstood your comment , I think you may have replied to a different comment than you have intended to ?

    also just as a side note , one counter example is many autistic people , myself included prefer the term autistic person rather than person with autism , though to be fair that is moreso an adjective but the way you worded that sentence suggests its also incorrect in some cases yeah um

    also I have never met a single copper , really must open myself to new experiences /j :)