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queerveganfeminist:

queerveganfeminist:

the-naked-joker:

but actually though, calling everybody “guys” is not a gender-neutral.
yes, it may make you feel laid back, with-it, and/or hip, but … just no.

one guy = one man/male/dudely person
adding an ‘s’ does not make it magically inclusive

this is why I…

That’s what I’m getting at though, people constantly use the word “guys” as if it is inclusive when it simply is not. I’m just suggesting that we find and try to use language that is actually inclusive, not that we’d simply like to believe is inclusive.

I just really really loathe the idea that male is neutral and female is marked/other/different. Think about it: It would be deemed ludicrous and possibly offensive if people started addressing mixed groups as “gals” (or something of that nature). Aw, yeah, sexism.

Anyway, all I’m saying is that I strongly believe that finding neutral/inclusive ways to address groups of people is important.

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1. mxnotmrdarcy reblogged this from fauxmosexualtranstrender
2. delineatingkaj reblogged this from fauxmosexualtranstrender and added:

   I usually say “friends” if it’s people I know more than a little, or “people” or “y’all” if I’m feeling more formal.

3. tansytea reblogged this from jamesalexander and added:

   “Comrades!”

4. jamesalexander reblogged this from fauxmosexualtranstrender and added:

   Also guilty of doing this. “Folks” and “y’all” are far too American for me to be able to use but all the Britishy...

5. ifall reblogged this from queerveganfeminist
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8. nixvx reblogged this from fauxmosexualtranstrender
9. patriarchyforbreakfast reblogged this from fauxmosexualtranstrender and added:

   I slip up and use “guys” a lot as well, but I try to replace it with “y’all” which I actually like better. Although I do...

10. new-progressive reblogged this from fauxmosexualtranstrender and added:

    There’s lots of generic ways to address a crowd, while avoiding gender. Popular ones include: people, folks, everyone,...

11. dragonskales reblogged this from anonymouscatastrophe
12. anonymouscatastrophe reblogged this from fauxmosexualtranstrender and added:

    We do have one, actually. ”You all” and “all of you” are usually shortened to “y’all,” which is actually grammatically...

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14. fauxmosexualtranstrender reblogged this from queerveganfeminist and added:

    Sometimes I’m guilty of using “guys” that way IRL but I’ve been trying to work on it. This is one of those things that...

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16. queerveganfeminist reblogged this from warr-en-peace and added:

    That’s what I’m getting at though, people constantly use the word “guys” as if it is inclusive when it simply is not....

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20. stompy-boots reblogged this from shitberries and added:

    I keep trying to make the change and then failing… I just love saying “guys” so much. I’ve never been a fan of “y’all”...

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22. shitberries reblogged this from johnflynn and added:

    I like folks, but y’all really rolls of the tongue. Definitely a really tough change.

23. johnflynn reblogged this from the-naked-joker and added:

    This is something I’ve been trying to work on. It’s probably the hardest change I’ve made to my speech.

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