This is something I struggle with in English, especially vernacular local dialects or pidgin dialects, because words like bruh/brah and dude are often effectively used gender neutral, bit can come across as mis gendering
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jdr@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
It was sea peoples, coulda been a bunch of chicks
tropicaldingdong@lemmy.world@lemmy.world 1 month ago jdr@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Haha, it’s complicated even for natives. I believe there’s a legitimate use for gender-neutral “guys” and “dudes”, but it really depends on who I’m talking to and what they expect.
AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Okay but dude is pretty gender neutral. Couldve been a bunch of sea dude chicks