I am not a native English speaker and I have sometimes referred to people as male and female (as that is what I have been taught) but I have received some backlash in some cases, especially for the word “female”, is there some negative thought in the word which I am unaware of?

I don’t know if this is the best place to ask, if it’s not appropriate I have no problem to delete it ^^

  • @Wanderer@lemm.ee
    -1•8 months ago

    I’m talking about this

    we already have a word for “female person”, and that’s “woman”

    • 🔍🦘🛎English
      10•8 months ago

      Except “woman” has always meant “adult presenting as female”