For the first time ever I joined a voice call while playing a game (among us) and as soon as I said something everyone immediately started going "Is that a female??" "You're a female??" "There are females here??" I get that it was supposed to be a joke but fuck it felt so alienating to be bombarded with that in my first attempt at gaming socially
Why do people use "female" like that in everyday conversation and why do they not realise they sound like scary death robots?
I can't help but think of the Ferengi