Say that someone makes a post to a fandom community and addresses the members of that community as "ladies." Is it okay to politely respond that not everyone in the fandom/on the comm is a woman? Some of us are men (trans* or cis), some of us are genderqueer, androgynous, or otherwise not women. (And I'd imagine some of the women in the fandom don'
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And don't get me started on "ma'am" which seems to be endemic here now. Worst import from the US ever.
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It's a change on people being assumed to be male by default
Absolutely. As I said in another comment, I'm not worried about the feelings of cis men who, in online fandom and almost nowhere else, get to experience what it's like to not be dominant. My concern is for people like me--trans*, genderqueer, androgynous, etc. folks who have to deal with misgendering all the time.
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As I said, it's not the biggest deal in the world, but I thought I'd mention it.
The OP has responded, being very cool about it--they even said thanks for calling their attention to the error.
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Thanks for asking!
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