Females in the community.

[Chris Wright via Digitalmars-d]

On Tue, 22 Mar 2016 18:03:15 +0000, deadalnix wrote:

> On Tuesday, 22 March 2016 at 18:00:09 UTC, Chris Wright wrote:
>> As an adjective, agreed. "Lady" compounds better than "woman",
>> so you can use that too.
>>
>>
> So now, we are up to language policing already. You guys are true
> wonders of progress. The epitome of the free world.

Not policing. Giving recommendations. Describing usages.

>> Using 'female' as a noun in place of 'woman' is in my experience a
>> hallmark of pick-up artists, men's rights activists, and allied trades.
>> Just don't do it.
> 
> "The word is used by people I don't like,

Used in order to dehumanize a population, specifically.

> no it should be banned".

A recommendation to avoid a certain word is much different from banning 
people from using it.

> Such progress. Much enlightenment. Wow !

Helping others to be polite is in fact progressive and enlightened. Your 
response is neither.