Firstly, does thinking a “(gender neutral)” at the end of sentance is really weird and awkward truly make me the language police? Come on, it’s clunky at best, a weird lazt lamshapde tl virtue signaling at worst. Just use a different word if your intent is to have something neutral.
But to answer your question. If your lady friends don’t mind being called dude, then why should I?
Firstly, does thinking a “(gender neutral)” at the end of sentance is really weird and awkward truly make me the language police? Come on, it’s clunky at best, a weird lazt lamshapde tl virtue signaling at worst. Just use a different word if your intent is to have something neutral.
But to answer your question. If your lady friends don’t mind being called dude, then why should I?
I read that as lampshade.
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