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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 162 points 6 days ago (3 children)

This is fake and gay. Literally

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 39 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Yeah, 20 dudes is rookie numbers

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[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 20 points 5 days ago

Yeah, the fact that OP mentioned being at a party was sus. Nobody who posts on 4 Chan is ever invited to parties.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 138 points 6 days ago (15 children)

Dude is also genderless.

I'm a dude. He's a dude. She's a dude. We're all dudes!

[–] Jerkface@lemmy.world 72 points 6 days ago (5 children)

I worked at a university and I heard women call each other "bro" all the time.

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[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 42 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Dude for me is genderless, but it's not a label everyone can fit into, you gotta be chill.

[–] EffortlessEffluvium@lemm.ee 23 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If they don’t abide, they lack dudeness

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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 25 points 6 days ago (7 children)

Depends on the context.

"Hey Brian, were you making out with a dude last night!?"

"Haha, no, that was Annie, she's a chick, she just has short hair."

Dude(s) and Guy(s) can be gender neutral or male-only. Girl can mean a female child, or it can mean a woman, depending on the context.

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[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 85 points 6 days ago (20 children)

People really dont understand how languages work. Even brother and man can be gender neutral. If you say "man, whyd you do that" thats gender neutral. Same with dude and guy.

[–] Walk_blesseD@lemmy.blahaj.zone 45 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Whatever you say, girliepop

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 44 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I'm a man but I love when people call me babygirl or something like that

[–] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 5 days ago (7 children)

Yo, something like that, send nudes

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[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 25 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Idk about the rest of it but dude and guys can totally be gender neutral and i hate people that dont get that. Its such a bitchy thing to get mad about

[–] Jrockwar@feddit.uk 13 points 5 days ago

Also queen, "James, you're such an Excel queen". I've seen this sort of use many times at my workplace. It doesn't have anything to do with gender or sexual orientation.

It's obviously more niche than "dude" but I've seen it before.

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[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 25 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This. I've got a fair few trans friends, and we're all in agreement - unless it's obvious we're talking in gendered terms based on context, "dude", "man", "bro", etc are just interjections, not reference to someone's gender. And, when we are talking in gendered contexts, we tend to be pretty clear about that.

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[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 47 points 5 days ago (1 children)

"You fuckers" is the correct nomenclature

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 16 points 5 days ago (5 children)

"Fuckos" for informal situations

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[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 29 points 5 days ago

Shouldn't it have been "How many guys have you fucked?" He didn't say "you dudes."

[–] HappyTimeHarry@lemm.ee 40 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (6 children)

At some point you need to take responsibility for your insecurities and work on moving past them rather then expecting society to placate you. Languages evolve, so if your end goal is gender equality (or even if its not), the best thing you can do is accept that words are context sensative and "dude" and "guys" can be neutral terms.

[–] kipo@lemm.ee 27 points 5 days ago

Alternatively, if a woman asks you not to call her a guy or a dude, respect that.

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[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 64 points 6 days ago (20 children)

I definitely use "guy" as gender neutral. I used to refer to women as "dude" as well, but it was a bit controversial so I stopped

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 51 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I'm a dude. He's a dude. She's a dude. We're all dudes!

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[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 81 points 6 days ago (12 children)

I always "y'all" and I'm not even from the south.

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 67 points 6 days ago (10 children)

Y’all gives modern English the second person plural it would otherwise be missing

[–] moody@lemmings.world 36 points 6 days ago (6 children)
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[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 22 points 6 days ago

"You" used to be that word, but mfs didn't wanna say "thou" anymore so "you" has to pull double duty now

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[–] porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml 60 points 6 days ago

This is a good joke but it really lets itself down by switching from "guys" to "dudes" when it's about the former word...

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 30 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 12 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Accidentally Australian /j

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 12 points 5 days ago

Cunt is singular, he should have used "cunts".

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[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 41 points 5 days ago (31 children)

It's not a problem until someone tells you to not refer to them as a dude or a guy. If you continue, you are just an asshole 🤷🏻

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 52 points 5 days ago (9 children)

Sure, but we're talking plurals of strangers atm. "Please don't call me a guy going forward" is a different conversation than "what you just said is stupid, mean, and wrong".

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[–] teslasaur@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago (20 children)

Or, just maybe. The person remarking is an asshole. It gives off the same energy as correcting grammar when talking with someone.

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 23 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Obviously fake, but the response is a total non-sequitur to set up for the grindr but.

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[–] hexabs@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Why would she ask "How many dudes have you fucked?" to attack his position??

It seems like a completely different topic altogether. I call fake.

Oh and the gay part is trivial and left as an exercise to the reader.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

"what is up, my mammals?"

[–] luce@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I view "guys" and "dudes" as gender neutral but when its directed towards me i start feeling like shit

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