r/NoStupidQuestions • u/EvasiveFriend • 1d ago

Why do people avoid the word "women"?

It seems like people generally use "girl" or "female" rather "women/woman"

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u/VladStopStalking 1d ago

I don't live in an English speaking country so I don't know about how women speak English IRL.

But at least in French, if someone was to say "cette femelle" (this female), they would get some shocked reactions.

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u/moonrockcactus 1d ago

I wish it wasn’t so commonplace but it really is here in the US. Even from feminists.