Honestly Ladies, Whats Wrong In Being called a ''Female'' ?

[Still FloW]

I honestly didn't even know it was an issue until Michael B Jordan had to write that long ass apology for it. I was literally like "dude is apologizing for using the term FEMALE!?!!?!!"

yeah that shyt was crazy, thats when i knew the internet ruined a lot of people minds.. mindless opinions just filtering through the inter web causing commotion

 

[Soundbwoy]

The Problem With Calling Women 'Females'

one of the best reasons and I've never given it much thought until my sister @CinnaSlim made this point.

1. Because the words "female" and "woman" mean different things.
"Female" is a scientific term that refers to the sex of a species that is capable of producing children. The term "woman" refers specifically to human beings, while "female" could refer to any species.

See @Matt504 's post above.

it still doesn't make sense to me as we are still using male when we refer to men

 

[Matt504]

They get offended when you call them a female because they claim it de-humanizes them yet they call each other bytches aka female dogs.

Black people get offended when a white person calls them nikka yet they call each other nikkas.

 

[Chelsea Bridge]

Typical female response

I'm very offended right now

 

[Still FloW]

The Problem With Calling Women 'Females'

one of the best reasons and I've never given it much thought until my sister @CinnaSlim made this point.

1. Because the words "female" and "woman" mean different things.
"Female" is a scientific term that refers to the sex of a species that is capable of producing children. The term "woman" refers specifically to human beings, while "female" could refer to any species.

SO ? how does this warrant the outrage ... if i called a woman a female i would hope she was intelligent enough to know i wasnt referring her to any species but human.. like i said just a reason for fake outrage on something that should never even be an issue

 

[RaneDolzNikeMonster]

Black people get offended when a white person calls them nikka yet they call each other nikkas.

That's because white people used to call us ******s and whipped us across the spine with lashes. It's not something as light hearted and meaningless as name calling.

 

[EndDomination]

Its dehumanizing.
@RaneDolzNikeMonster "bytches" has long since been a derogatory term toward women that they've since reclaimed. Its still derogatory if used by a man.
@God's Gift. "nikkas" has long since been a derogatory term toward Black people in general that we've since reclaimed. Its still derogatory if used by a person who is not Black.
I almost never hear "female" used as a casual reference to a woman outside of the Black community, and it isn't a term to be reclaimed, its a biological term that should stay that way. It sounds odd, and forced anyway.

 

[Matt504]

it still doesn't make sense to me as we are still using male when we refer to men

if you don't have a problem with being referred to as a male, that's absolutely fine.

your argument is, "I don't have a problem being called a male, I don't get why they have a problem being called a female"

that's a very self centered view of things.

 

[GoFlipAPack]

I'm very offended right now

Stop acting like a little bit...er...girl....female?

Just be a woman about it!

 

[TheAlbionist]

Females is reductive and arguably offensive because it strips humanity from a gender... like @Matt504 said a female could be animal or vegetable, a woman can only be human.

The real kicker is whether it's routinely used in a positive way - "These females..." is pretty much guaranteed to have a negative comment after it. Men saying it is hardly like white people using the n-bomb, but it's on the same road.

It's rare that a group of men will be referred to as "These males...", more likely "These men", "These guys" etc which shines a light on the double-standard.

 

[GYAAAL YA PUM PUM FAT!]

The Problem With Calling Women 'Females'

one of the best reasons and I've never given it much thought until my sister @CinnaSlim made this point.

1. Because the words "female" and "woman" mean different things.
"Female" is a scientific term that refers to the sex of a species that is capable of producing children. The term "woman" refers specifically to human beings, while "female" could refer to any species.

I, for one, have NO problem referring to a woman as 'woman' instead of 'female'

I wonder what her issue could possibly be with 'woman'......after all, it clearly refers to a female human being.....

 

[Matt504]

Females is reductive and arguably offensive because it strips humanity from a gender... like @Matt504 said a female could be animal or vegetable, a woman can only be human.

The real kicker is whether it's routinely used in a positive way - "These females..." is pretty much guaranteed to have a negative comment after it. Men saying it is hardly like white people using the n-bomb, but it's on the same road.

It's rare that a group of men will be referred to as "These males...", more likely "These men", "These guys" etc which shines a light on the double-standard.

excellent post.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

The Problem With Calling Women 'Females'

one of the best reasons and I've never given it much thought until my sister @CinnaSlim made this point.

1. Because the words "female" and "woman" mean different things.
"Female" is a scientific term that refers to the sex of a species that is capable of producing children. The term "woman" refers specifically to human beings, while "female" could refer to any species.

Ok this is understandable.

It's highly semantic, and I doubt this is peoples intention when using the word.

But at least theres sound logic behind it. I never understood why women saw it as offensive.

Now lets see if those same women go after people calling men "males'

 

[RaneDolzNikeMonster]

Its dehumanizing.
@RaneDolzNikeMonster "bytches" has long since been a derogatory term toward women that they've since reclaimed. Its still derogatory if used by a man.
@God's Gift. "nikkas" has long since been a derogatory term toward Black people in general that we've since reclaimed. Its still derogatory if used by a person who is not Black.
I almost never hear "female" used as a casual reference to a woman outside of the Black community, and it isn't a term to be reclaimed, its a biological term that should stay that way. It sounds odd, and forced anyway.

Using the word female to refer to a person is not dehumanizing as humans can be female. Using the word bytch is because human beings are not dogs.
bytch was a word originally coined for a female dog in heat. It has been used in a multitude of ways. One way as to describe an emasculated or weak male and another to describe an abrasive female. It was never a word to be reclaimed or claimed being that men and women of all races still use it loosely and in a multitude of ways non-exclusive to just describing females.

 

[A1aaa]

it's mainly used in a dehumanizing/disparaging context, let's not play dumb