misandry-mermaid:

catkinclara:

what?? like serious that is not dehumanising in any way. what i find annoying is when men refer to women as ‘girls’ when the woman is in her teens and older

I’m not saying “female” is always derogatory or dehumanizing. But when “women” could easily be used and actually fits the sentence structure better and the author forgoes it in favor of “female”, it seems to have a particular intention of semantic dehumanization. Under that context, it is a microaggression.

“Why do females always…” VS “Why do women always…”

“I love females who…” VS “I love women who…”

“Females be like…” VS “Women be like…”

“My favorite kind of female is…” VS “My favorite kind of woman is…”



Which of those sounds like it comes more from someone who is truly respectful of women?