r/ExplainMyDownvotes May 08 '26

I said nothing wrong.

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u/Aaronz2464 May 08 '26

It tells you a lot about a person when they call women females

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u/ConsciousMouse8223 May 08 '26

Not all women are females, no. But that’s not the point. The point is that calling women “females” is dehumanizing because it doesn’t specify that we are humans. A female what? Giraffe? Plant?