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MartinCron | 3 years ago

Someone who is upset enough about being being called out for using gendered language that they post a complaint about the interaction, on hacker news, I would bet real money that the OP is a straight male.

I would also bet that the straight male would say "no" to the question "do you fuck guys?"

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jcims|3 years ago

Your take asserts that words are essentially static in their meaning regardless of usage.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guy

It's exactly like the evolution of the term 'bitch'. Its origins are gendered but its predominant application now has nothing to do with canine sex or mean women.