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For the record I was posting in support of inclusive language, but pointing out that context and convention matter.

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[–] [email protected] 70 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

From the Book of the Dude, the holy book of the Dudeism religion:

Incidentally, the term “dude” is commonly agreed to refer to all genders. Most linguists contend that the diminutive “dudette” is not in keeping with the parlance of our times.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

So what you're saying is that ban is religious discrimination?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

I don't want to be called dude or dudette, but I'm 95% certain this will change whenever I finally watch that movie.