Memes @lemmy.ml Cowbee [he/they] @lemmy.ml 5mo ago

You Can Always Use Comrade!

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Finna start using 'citizen' as an honorific
- Pick up that can 😎
  
  I was thinking less 'the combine' and more 'the french revolution'
  
  But. Sure.
- On the one hand, love
  
  On the other, I’m an American by way of birth lottery and hate borders. Comrade for me!
  
  Way I see it, "Comrade" is a term of endearment, like "mate" or "dude" or whatever.
  
  Whereas "Citizen" is a honorific. An ungendered stand-in for "sir/madam".
I prefer the gender neutral dude. We're all dudes on this glorious day.
- 🎶 I'm a dude, he's a dude, she's a dude, we're all dudes!
  
  In context of music, DUDY
- Dude definitely has masculine roots, it isn't really gender neutral even if it is sometimes used as such.
- I dunno, I like 'dudette'. It's a fun and silly word.
  
  Dudette is a silly word. But its sole existence is to make dude gendered.
Por que no los dos?
- It is both, it's "yes" and "YES." As a Marxist, I often use comrade not for the LARP but more often for the gender-neutral utility.
  
  Lol i didn't notice that at first. I'm heavily involved with community/union organizing, so I find myself using it for both at the same time
- Fun thing, it's also gender neutral in spanish
  
  ¿Cómo se comrade en español?
Yall works yall!
Don't use comrade because you're not a dweeb 👉
- Mean...
- I’m a dweeb and a comrade, friend
“Awesome Human” also works!

Doesn’t matter how the stranger IDs, they’re human, and who doesn’t like to be considered awesome.
- Nah, most people I know who appreciate gender neutrality prefer to be referred to as cats
  
  Hi every:3

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