Deafening Pleasure: Sometimes I wonder if my reference to everyone as "dude," "man," "bro," etc →
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Is patriarchal in origin, or in any way offensive.
But I just
I like sayin’ stuff like that.
I’ve tried really hard to stop sayin’ “dude.”
It’s really hard, dude.
I’m trying to incorporate “ladydude,” “ladybro,” and “ladyman” (because calling women “woman” holds offensive and dominant…
I will never not say ‘dude,’ idgaf, it is gender nuetral in my mind
Also ‘man’ and ‘bro’ are definitely on pretty heavy rotation in my vocab… I would like to think they are really equalizing words, taking any kind of hierarchy out of a situation, which is cool, but the fact that they are gendered is obviously problematic.
Also, Petey, please never call me ladybro <3
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faketaiwanesegirl liked this
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gobonkersnow reblogged this from deafeningpleasure and added:
easy to say, they’re friendly....fix this patriarchal problem but not saying “dude”...
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souriantcoeur liked this
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siempre-palante reblogged this from deafeningpleasure and added:
I will never not say ‘dude,’ idgaf, it is gender nuetral...my mind Also ‘man’ and ‘bro’...
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kisseslikejudas said:
I do the same. All the time. To Males and Females. It’s totally fine bro.
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sotenderlycoaxed liked this
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john-a-zoidberg reblogged this from deafeningpleasure and added:
don’t know about any other ladybros, but...never taken offense
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staircaseinfinities reblogged this from deafeningpleasure and added:
See, worrying about this is...silly. To resolve problem, call females vagina wearers
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ashleyisaboysnametoo said:
I wouldn’t say offensive so much as rude, mostly because it assumes someone’s gender or assigned sex.
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