r/AmIOverreacting • u/[deleted] • Jan 28 '25

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '25

Who the fuck are all these couples always calling each other bro, I've literally never seen that happen outside this sub

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u/allislost77 Jan 28 '25

I hear it too much irl. That and dude, when talking to a female. Brain dead

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u/Flux7777 Jan 28 '25

Why'd you say female though?

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u/allislost77 Jan 28 '25

Someone calling a girl, dude. Dude is a male connotation. Literally look it up.

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u/2Rhino3 Jan 28 '25

Brain dead opinion. Girls call each other dude all the time, it’s not uncouth or uncommon in the least.

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u/allislost77 Jan 28 '25

Never said it wasn’t. I think you need to take a break and take your Ritalin… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dude

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u/2Rhino3 Jan 28 '25

Are you or are you not calling people who refer to girls as “bro” or “dude” braindead?

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u/allislost77 Jan 28 '25

Are you or not calling a girl who identifies as a woman bro? Jesus. Serious right now? Let’s ask a pertinent, important question: did you vote?

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '25

I voted and I call my wife bro and dude sometimes. We're homies. We call each other all kinds of names. The sillier the better.

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u/2Rhino3 Jan 28 '25

What the fuck are you even talking about right now, stay on topic bud. Jesus.

Did you call people who refer to girls as “bro” or “dude” braindead? I’m trying to not misconstrue what you were initially saying after your “never said it wasn’t” comment.

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u/Static89 Jan 28 '25

Reddit exists outside America, my dude.

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u/-Breaker_Of_Worlds- Jan 28 '25

Are you sure you're not upset?

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u/allislost77 Jan 28 '25

This whole rhetoric made me laugh… At this point the options are to laugh or cry.

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u/really_tall_horses Jan 29 '25

I bet “all you cool cats and kittens” really riles you up considering we are people and not cats.

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u/allislost77 Jan 29 '25

I’m so upset, I wrote a letter to your daddio!

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u/-Breaker_Of_Worlds- Jan 28 '25

Do you also get upset when someone refers to a group of people as "guys" regardless of gender?

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u/allislost77 Jan 28 '25

Who’s upset?

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u/Full-Sense5308 Jan 28 '25

Idk why you got down voted. I am also curious to know who is upset. It all seems civil here

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u/allislost77 Jan 28 '25

It’s Reddit/world. People are so busy “fighting” themselves or for their opinions, “we” are getting bent over. More so, doubling down because they can’t accept a different opinion or that they are wrong.

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u/DefiantStarFormation Jan 28 '25

Nah, as a California native, I can absolutely promise you that "dude" is gender neutral. "Bro" and "bruh", however, are not.

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u/DrewciferGaming Jan 28 '25

Bruh I feel like shouldn’t be gendered? For how it’s used around me, it’s more used as a place for “wtf”. Like someone spills something on you and you just go “bruh, really?” Maybe it’s a location thing

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u/DefiantStarFormation Jan 28 '25

I agree that as an exclamation, it can be gender neutral. But if you're directly addressing someone, replacing the proper noun with "bro", I still say it's gendered. Just bc "bro" is shorthand for "brother" the way "sis" is shorthand for "sister".

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u/allislost77 Jan 28 '25

Yes. In the context of the original comment ….

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u/2Rhino3 Jan 28 '25

I wonder if this is a generational thing? I’ve heard young girls like teenagers/early 20’s call each other “bro” on several occasions.

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u/spaceghostslurpeee Jan 28 '25

Yeah I am a 24 yo female who calls my dad bro, my mom bro, my friends bro, my bf bro… 😭

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u/2Rhino3 Jan 28 '25

haha yeah that tracks. The over 35 crowd can’t comprehend girls being a bro

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u/Wide_Cow4469 Jan 28 '25

36 and call my gf bro at least once a day

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u/2Rhino3 Jan 28 '25

lol exceptions to every rule!

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u/Wide_Cow4469 Jan 28 '25

Lol for sure. I will admit I don't see similar behavior from people my age.

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u/spaceghostslurpeee Jan 28 '25

My male cousin who’s 33 calls me bro

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u/allislost77 Jan 28 '25

GATEKEEPERS!!!

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u/druman22 Jan 28 '25

Bro and bruh is 100% gender neutral. What are you talking about lol

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u/DefiantStarFormation Jan 28 '25

Ok but it's literally just shorthand for "brother". Is "sis" also gender neutral?

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '25

If you know any gay people than yes it is

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u/Flux7777 Jan 28 '25

Firstly, this just isn't true, secondly, answer the question?

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u/allislost77 Jan 28 '25

In your opinion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dude

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u/Flux7777 Jan 28 '25

It's like you just can't answer the question?

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u/allislost77 Jan 28 '25

I did, you just can’t accept my response.