Always follow the golden rule. I use male/female to describe people. If theyre offended, lrt me know.
But i wont change my whole vocabulary to satoffy ONE group of butthurt people.
Always follow the golden rule.
I use male/female to describe people. If theyre offended, lrt me know.
But i wont change my whole vocabulary to satoffy ONE group of butthurt people.
For what it's worth, I can't stand hearing women being called "females" either. Not for the same reasons, I think it just sounds stupid. I don't think "dehumanizing" is the word she's looking for, as that's basically a definitive human word. Maybe "depersonalizing" is more accurate, since it just washes over any individualistic qualities of the person in question.
Therein lies the problem, I suppose, because nobody is happy with just being a person to others anymore. It's not OK to be another head in the crowd, it's terrifying to them. It's just the way it is, you can't know everybody and it's honestly not worth trying unless you have the time to spare or will be interacting with the person consistently. Still, treat everyone as well as you can and be humble.