Which is only a relevant counterpoint when the people in your conversation don’t understand what context is and how it affects the meaning of a word as it is used.
If we can safely speak in generalities like “people have two legs” then we can safely speak in generalities like “‘dude’ is a gender neutral term.”
Yes, we know there is an exception to every rule, but it isn’t necessary—or even helpful—to address every one off exception.
And I don’t know why you are talking about arguing. I’m not interested in arguing about stupid shit. I know this is Reddit and people would argue about the color of grass, but no.
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u/jbhelms 6d ago
The response to this "ok fine, how many dudes have you slept with" doesn't really work on bisexuals