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[–] twelvefloatinghands@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It's also a good substitute for "you guys"

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

“Guys” is an ungendered word. Has been since the 80’s (and likely well before): https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/19074/what-is-a-feminine-version-of-guys

People who are into pronouns and all that crap really need to do more research.

[–] h3mlocke@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

The same night my mom died, so did my pride and that small clock near the door.

What’s your point flipping words?

[–] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

I guarantee you that when most people think of a "guy", they aren't thinking of a woman. This is the same argument as "mailman is gender-neutral".

"so you fuck guys?"

[–] DigitalFrank@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Or in New Jersey, "youse guys"

[–] crypticthree@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Folks enters the chat