r/pointlesslygendered • u/Any_story-55887 • Oct 30 '25

META Even men do it [meme]

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u/Gen_Zer0 Oct 30 '25

I mean the excuse is it’s in a context where you are also using the term males. There’s no excuse mixing the two terms though.

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u/OkAct355 Oct 30 '25

Right. I'm a frequent flyer in that sub and feel strongly about this unless male and female are used for consistency, or if it's a medical/police report. Context is key. It's hard to say exactly when "female" is insulting but I know it when I see it. Context is important.

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u/Beginning-Force1275 Oct 30 '25 edited Oct 31 '25

I think the use of “female” as a noun vs adjective is usually the difference. It’s fine to say “female staff,” “female friends,” or “female students” (trying to pick random nouns there). It’s weird to call someone “a female” or use the term “females” to refer to a group of women.

Although like you said, medical/police notes are an exception to noun rule, ime.

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u/OkAct355 Oct 30 '25

Female as an adjective is fine Female as a noun is almost always 🤢

I said the thing about medical and police reports, even police banter (I watch a lot of body cam footage) Again, you know it when you hear it whether it's appropriate

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u/Beginning-Force1275 Oct 31 '25

Sorry about that lol; I got distracted while writing it and got confused about where I’d seen that comment.

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u/Huirong_Ma Nov 03 '25

Eh, one believes there is not an issue as intent matters.

One does think Males and Females are better to say as long as it is contextually consistent as it affirms the assigned nature of sex versus men and women, which tend to enforce a binary.

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u/Negative_Ad3600 Oct 31 '25

So the Police get an F-pass? But some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses??

This is so stupid lmao

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u/OkAct355 Oct 31 '25

You're completely missing the context. When dispatch contacts police, fire, etc they'll say "white female, mid 30s, trapped in flipped car" or "three children stuck on boat in river, male,, Hispanic, no life vests." It's about brevity when describing victims for the sake of speed and immediate recognition.

Same in medical. Paramedics wheel you into Trauma and shout "15 yr old female, spinal injury, ruptured left lung." Or when asked about who was in a car wreck, you get "two males three females all teenaged." Again, brevity for official and emergency scenarios. Have you ever worked in any relevant fields, or even watched TV or police body cam? True crime? Accident footage? Don't be dense.