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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Unless you're speaking about (non human) animals. Saying a dog is a female is fine.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

I knew it! Once I suggested this to someone assuming they're, like me, not a native speaker, and got downvoted to hell. Turned out I was too woke.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

But isn't calling her a bitch also fine in this case?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

To be fair, the existence of animal breeders is not fine.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Excuse me, but my dog is a lady.

(An obnoxious, clumsy, stupid lady but...)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

true! connotation is a weird thing.