Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months agoYou Can Always Use Comrade!lemmy.mlimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1450arrow-down138
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minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down5·5 months agoI prefer the gender neutral dude. We’re all dudes on this glorious day.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·5 months agoDude definitely has masculine roots, it isn’t really gender neutral even if it is sometimes used as such.
minus-squareFeydaikin@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoI dunno, I like ‘dudette’. It’s a fun and silly word.
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoDudette is a silly word. But its sole existence is to make dude gendered.
minus-squareFeydaikin@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoOr just because it was a joke in some shitty comedy. I’ve only ever heard ‘Dude’ used about men. So I can not attest to it’s gender neutrality.
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoYou need to use it in a gender neutral way, my dude.
minus-squareFeydaikin@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoI’m not a native english speaker. “Dude” isn’t part of my general vocabulary, with the exception of internet forums.
minus-squareI_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 months ago🎶 I’m a dude, he’s a dude, she’s a dude, we’re all dudes!
I prefer the gender neutral dude. We’re all dudes on this glorious day.
Dude definitely has masculine roots, it isn’t really gender neutral even if it is sometimes used as such.
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I dunno, I like ‘dudette’. It’s a fun and silly word.
Dudette is a silly word. But its sole existence is to make dude gendered.
Or just because it was a joke in some shitty comedy.
I’ve only ever heard ‘Dude’ used about men. So I can not attest to it’s gender neutrality.
You need to use it in a gender neutral way, my dude.
I’m not a native english speaker. “Dude” isn’t part of my general vocabulary, with the exception of internet forums.
🎶 I’m a dude, he’s a dude, she’s a dude, we’re all dudes!
In context of music, DUDY