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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 164 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is fake and gay. Literally

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yeah, 20 dudes is rookie numbers

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

Ikr? I've fucked more guys than that, and I'm straight

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[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year 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 1 year 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 73 points 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago (1 children)

If they don’t abide, they lack dudeness

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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 year 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 86 points 1 year 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 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Whatever you say, girliepop

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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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[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 64 points 1 year 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 1 year ago (3 children)

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

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[–] porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml 60 points 1 year 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...

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"You fuckers" is the correct nomenclature

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 16 points 1 year ago (5 children)

"Fuckos" for informal situations

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[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 42 points 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago (22 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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[–] HappyTimeHarry@lemm.ee 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 28 points 1 year ago

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

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

Accidentally Australian /j

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 12 points 1 year ago

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

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[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 30 points 1 year ago

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

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

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[–] luce@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

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Real and gay

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