@onekade @binarybits ...and there's no particular reason to make their local jargon the "correct" sense of the word.
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@mollyknefel I understand that a lot of people draw the distinction. But I think it's still a fairly rarified group.
@binarybits @mollyknefel No way, this is incredibly basic. So wide-accepted that the current academic thing is not even that.
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@sarahjeong@mollyknefel I'd be surprised if 10 percent of American adults had even heard about it. -
@binarybits@mollyknefel If 22% of US population is college educated, and college education is the key here, seems pretty likely. -
@sarahjeong@mollyknefel And I'm pretty sure only a minority of college students were exposed to the idea. -
@binarybits@sarahjeong this is a complete hunch. & yet the preferred language of the communities affected doesn't count as evidence to you? -
@mollyknefel@sarahjeong I don't think the preferences of a small community can make common usage "incorrect." -
@binarybits@mollyknefel It's not just the preferences of affected community. It's also people who think critically about it ("experts"). -
@binarybits@mollyknefel B/c w/o distinction, the words just don't correctly capture what is actually going on. -
@sarahjeong@mollyknefel But that's different from saying it's incorrect to use them in the colloquial way. - 9 réponses de plus
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@binarybits@mollyknefel If you misused sex/gender on any internet forum, someone would correct you. -
@sarahjeong@mollyknefel I'd be interested in evidence for this. I don't think I even heard about the distinction until after college. -
@binarybits@mollyknefel Had to look through your bio again. Okay, computer science. Okay. I can see that.
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