I am not a native English speaker and I have sometimes referred to people as male and female (as that is what I have been taught) but I have received some backlash in some cases, especially for the word “female”, is there some negative thought in the word which I am unaware of?

I don’t know if this is the best place to ask, if it’s not appropriate I have no problem to delete it ^^

  • ripcord@lemmy.world
    22·
    7 months ago

    My wife tells me that using as an adjective is just as bad and that I should always say “woman”, e.g. a woman politician and never a female politician.

    I generally disagree and it seems fine and not disrespectful at all. But it’s somehat less up to me - I’m not a female.

    • Kazumara@feddit.de
      8·
      7 months ago

      My wife tells me that using as an adjective is just as bad and that I should always say “woman”, e.g. a woman politician and never a female politician.

      Using a noun as an adjective is just weird, honestly.