OK what is the deal with using "females" instead of "women" or even "people?" As a writer I have always thought "female" as a noun applies to animals but not human beings, because we have words for that: girl or woman. (wow that link is a monster--will edit this post if it doesn't work). Is "females" now the preferred unbiased term? (Genuinely baffled, not being snarky).

#language #GenderedLanguage #UnbiasedLanguage

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/us/kansas-officer-sexual-assaults-guilty-plea.html?unlocked_article_code=dyHsKXt0xcE1CZgFuzfLjqYKitbfgGbuT51fz1Rbox-R-LRYMpkJesQVJ79I38cjfJJZvGf4HlrTQEmUGgjHO-XYIU-aAS6ANxULuSomHSdLktHEsEijtYWEExmDWHfma7q0aAkTuqW9h7gtbNpplu-4mAue0rhG0pVxpiE62C7sNj2edaWPYmh68_kkye2j1_LAeluEMEIAn12BuFL1otkE86-nKF_UhifsNqMBf7C1YtROTNKJmLkP6LDikf3Rg5juiD7huah1sXZEmNAVcX18SuJz5rBt4bOHGLGTwW4N0S9azhF7t61VJcxlUvz8brt-JcNiAdbaV1aQ37vkccV1jR5BIty_cIXmSrPZQg&smid=url-share