I have been rather opposed to the use of the word "females" to describe women for some time now. It just sounds disrespectful in a way. Humans are animals, sure... but we are more than animals as well. I am a woman, that human over there with a penis is a man, and that's that.
This idea that it is disrespectful was further reinforced by a student of mine last week.
I suppose I was being rather disrespectful as well.
Me: "I'm observing a lot of students talking, calling out, being mean to each other. What I'm inferring is that a lot of you are annoying."
Student: "Y'all are acting like a bunch of females."
I literally didn't even know what to say.
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