I'm quite happy as a bloke to call myself a feminist.
Here we have all sorts of epithets for females, In Sussex it's often 'my love', it can be innocuous, but usage and context are critical.
On an internet forum I try to steer well clear of language like this, it's too sloppy and culturally confusing. Sweetie can clearly be seen as diminutive and condescending, and making a point of gender is, well, odd.
But then I am mansplaining!!
Here we have all sorts of epithets for females, In Sussex it's often 'my love', it can be innocuous, but usage and context are critical.
On an internet forum I try to steer well clear of language like this, it's too sloppy and culturally confusing. Sweetie can clearly be seen as diminutive and condescending, and making a point of gender is, well, odd.
But then I am mansplaining!!
