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Politics
10/06/20 10:32:43 PM
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Like would it be offensive to call a trans woman "dude" casually?

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eggcorn
10/06/20 10:33:04 PM
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it is in cali
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RedJackson
10/06/20 10:33:50 PM
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I do, shiiet I know where my heart is at

If they don't like it then ofc I won't say it, but y'know, that's just my language
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gunplagirl
10/06/20 10:34:34 PM
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It's not.

If someone walked up to you and asked if you fuck dudes, would you think they meant guys or anyone?

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g0ldie
10/06/20 10:36:24 PM
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ye...

gunplagirl posted...
If someone walked up to you and asked if you fuck dudes, would you think they meant guys or anyone?

...in certain contexts >.>

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RedJackson
10/06/20 10:37:06 PM
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gunplagirl posted...
It's not.

If someone walked up to you and asked if you fuck dudes, would you think they meant guys or anyone?

I stopped my brain from (over)thinking and wound up at 'anyone' but maybe that's because I've been saying dude to everyone ever since I was little
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IronChef_Kirby
10/06/20 10:40:05 PM
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When referencing an unfamiliar woman, how often do you refer to them as "that dude"?

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Vyrulisse
10/06/20 10:40:56 PM
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RedJackson
10/06/20 10:41:34 PM
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IronChef_Kirby posted...
When referencing an unfamiliar woman, how often do you refer to them as "that dude"?

I drop the 'that'

'dude over there is bugging out'

more often than not I say dudette though

if I wanna be neutral and wanna upgrade to 2020.. I guess I can do du maybe ude

ude over there
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Compsognathus
10/06/20 10:45:55 PM
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It's like 50% gender neutral.

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jon1012
10/06/20 10:46:17 PM
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eggcorn posted...
it is in cali
Cosign

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Paragon21XX
10/06/20 10:46:20 PM
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I'm a dude, he's a dude, she's a dude, we're all dudes.
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Bio1590
10/06/20 10:49:20 PM
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I use it gender-neutral but only with people I know.

Otherwise it's a male term.
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yutterh
10/06/20 11:04:13 PM
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Paragon21XX posted...
I'm a dude, he's a dude, she's a dude, we're all dudes.

https://youtu.be/FqMODweN8lQ

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parabola_master
10/06/20 11:05:04 PM
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Would you ever say yea I had sex with that dude yesterday

if no then no.

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cuttin_in_farm
10/06/20 11:06:06 PM
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Its only applicable to women when its a group with at least one man.

You cant say Lets roll, dudes! When only women are present.

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Kisai
10/06/20 11:07:23 PM
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I don't think so.

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LostForest
10/06/20 11:07:52 PM
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Dude is way more male-implicating than guy, IMO.

People use "guy" when referring to inanimate objects, and chicks frequently address their female friends saying "hey guys" all the time. In general people refer to groups of people as guys, rather than dudes (unless they're surfers).

I've argued for years that the word guy should just become the official gender-neutral term of English.

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OffTempo
10/06/20 11:08:44 PM
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It is.

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Unsugarized_Foo
10/06/20 11:09:14 PM
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Yeah, dude

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pfh1001
10/06/20 11:13:00 PM
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Compsognathus posted...
It's like 50% gender neutral.
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RedJackson
10/06/20 11:17:35 PM
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LostForest posted...
Dude is way more male-implicating than guy, IMO.

People use "guy" when referring to inanimate objects, and chicks frequently address their female friends saying "hey guys" all the time. In general people refer to groups of people as guys, rather than dudes (unless they're surfers).

I've argued for years that the word guy should just become the official gender-neutral term of English.

I can get down with that since I always say 'my guy' or 'hey guys'

I've said 'my dude' before too, even 'dude' straight up when I was talking to a gal pal who was off her rocker

'dude, you're like, insane'
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Smackems
10/06/20 11:20:11 PM
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I've always used it for both sexes

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Pus_N_Pecans
10/06/20 11:22:28 PM
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It depends on the context, but most time I feel like it's for guys.

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AlisLandale
10/06/20 11:23:15 PM
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first, in all cases, if someone doesnt want to be called that, common courtesy is to just not call them that.

beyond that, it depends. When I think of dude I think of it as an interjection, like the Dell guy. Dude! Were getting another Dell! Youre not really addressing anyone in particular, and in that case I dont assume its very gendered.

but saying hey dude, whats up? Or directly using it as a pronoun definitely is gendered and probably shouldnt be used unless you know the person well enough that they know you dont mean anything by it. >_>

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dib153
10/06/20 11:25:21 PM
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Pfff, dude is sentient-neutral

Dog? Dude
Cat? Dude
Seatbelt won't click? Dude
Water faucet taking too long to heat up? Dude

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