Helen Pluckrose (@helenpluckrose): "Yes, “female” and “male” work as adjectives, not as nouns. That sentence makes me want to ask ‘A cute, female what? If it’s not a human, do not attempt to start a sexual relationship with it. If it is, the word you are looking for is ‘woman.’”"

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Yes, “female” and “male” work as adjectives, not as nouns. That sentence makes me want to ask ‘A cute, female what? If it’s not a human, do not attempt to start a sexual relationship with it. If it is, the word you are looking for is ‘woman.’”

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This is a long-standing problem underlying discourse in English.

Female pilot - fine

Woman pilot - really awkward

Describing a human as female, as in, “I met a cute female today, might ask her out,” is not just awkward, it has a strange vibe that’s simultaneously clinical and demeaning. The latter probably thanks to Ice Cube, et al’s usage of it.

We have to shift back and forth a lot.

substack.com/@presterjohnsrevenge/note/c-256894…

May 13

2:30 AM

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