# Do men who call women "females" come off as insulting? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 15, 2006, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-who-call-women-females-come-off-as-insulting/380580 "2006-11-15T21:54:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 79
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-who-call-women-females-come-off-as-insulting/380580/79 "2012-01-18T09:06:47Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > …their bizarre ideas like, yes, referring to women as “womyn”. In fact that’s a relatively mild example of how bad they got. I’m not saying that no-one has ever used “womyn.” I’m well aware of the word’s history within certain sections of the feminist movement. But you claimed that there are women who actually get angry if others don’t spell it with a “y,” and i really don’t think this is true. To be quite honest, while i agree with you politically about plenty of issues, you’re not someone i place too much faith in when it comes to an evaluation of feminism and the women’s movement. Just about a year ago, you claimed: > [@Zany Zeolite Zipper, you are not well. Seek help. (With bonus Der Trihs pitting!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zany-zeolite-zipper-you-are-not-well-seek-help-with-bonus-der-trihs-pitting/567795/2): > > I’ve certainly heard feminists gush over the virtue of falsely accusing innocent men [of rape] so they can be sent to prison as a “learning experience”. I simply don’t believe that this ever happened, and it makes me rather suspicious of your motivations and attitudes regarding women and feminists. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-who-call-women-females-come-off-as-insulting/380580)._